The best figure skaters in the world are in Boston this week for the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships. This year’s event officially runs from March 26-30, with the competition kicking off with the women’s short program on Wednesday and concluding with the exhibition gala on Sunday. Want to watch this year’s World Figure Skating Championships? Here’s what you need to know. How to Watch 2025 World Figure Skating Championships on TV This year’s World Figure Skating Championships will air across USA Network and NBC, with USA airing live coverage of select groups of the men’s, women’s, pairs and ice dance competition. NBC will have live coverage of the women’s free skate on Friday night and the men’s free skate on Saturday. NBC will also broadcast the exhibition winners gala on Sunday, preceded by an encore presentation of Legacy on Ice, a tribute event held earlier this month to honor the skaters who died in January’s D.C. plane crash. If you want to watch the World Figure Skating Championships on TV, you’ll need a basic cable package that includes both USA and NBC. How to Watch 2025 World Figure Skating Championships Online Want to watch the competition online without cable? The best way to stream the World Figure Skating Championships is through Peacock, which will have a live stream of every single event, in addition to a live rinkside cam at select practice sessions. How to Watch 2025 World Figure Skating Championships Online Free While Peacock doesn’t offer a free trial, there are a few ways for viewers to watch the Figure Skating Worlds online for free. Peacock, DirecTV Stream and Fubo all let you stream the World Figure Skating Championships on your computer, phone, tablet or smart TV. 2025 World Figure Skating Championships Athletes, Contenders Team USA is expected to be a medal contender in all four disciplines this year, with defending world champions Ilia Malinin and ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates leading the U.S. team once again. Amber Glenn leads the women’s team, having won all five of her events in 2024-25, including December’s Grand Prix Final. And newly-crowned pairs champs Misha Mitrofanov and Alisa Efimov will be looking for a podium spot hot off their victory at the recent U.S. Nationals. Other top contenders include Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama and Shun Sato in the men’s competition; three-time women’s world champ Kaori Sakamoto, who is aiming to add a fourth title to her collection; Canadians Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, who are hoping to deny a Chock and Bates three-peat; and reigning pairs champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada. At 40 years old last year, Stellato-Dudek became the oldest female figure skater to win a world title in any of the four disciplines. On the line for this year’s Worlds: spots for next year’s Milan Cortina Olympics. Watch the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships live online through Peacock here.