Mexican figure skater Donovan Carrillo begins his participation in the 2026 Figure Skating World Championships in Prague, where he seeks to close the season with a solid performance against the best exponents of the international circuit. This follows his presence at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, where the tapatío skater was part of the Mexican delegation and competed in his second Olympic final, solidifying his career in the elite of the discipline. For this season, the Mexican maintains the routines he presented in his Olympic cycle, with a musical proposal defined in two programs that combine different styles. Short program: “Hip Hip Chin Chin” (in various versions and mixes). Free program: “My Way”, “Jailhouse Rock”, “Trouble”, “A Little Less Conversation”. The long program incorporates a personal component in the musical selection. The Mexican Donovan Carrillo kicks off his participation in the 2026 Artistic Skating World Championships in Prague, where he seeks to close his season with a solid performance against the best exponents of the international circuit. This occurs after his presence at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, where the tapatío skater was part of the Mexican delegation and disputed his second Olympic final, consolidating his trajectory in the elite of the discipline. Where and when to watch Donovan Carrillo LIVE at the 2026 Figure Skating World Championships? The participation of the Jalisco native can be followed in Mexico during the early morning due to the time difference with Europe, with presentations scheduled at key moments of the competitive calendar. Thursday, March 26 – 04:30: Short program. In case he advances, he will compete again on Saturday, March 28 at 05:30 in the free program. The broadcasts will be available through Sky México, which holds the broadcasting rights for events organized by the International Skating Union (ISU). Additionally, the most outstanding moments are later published on the official ISU YouTube channel, called Skating ISU, where replays and clips of the most relevant routines of the event are broadcast. Donovan Carrillo seeks to close the season with a better result. The World Championship is held from March 24 to 29 in Prague, Czech Republic, and represents the last competition of the 2025-2026 calendar for Carrillo, who arrives with the objective of improving his recent performance in this event. At the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, the Mexican finished in 22nd place, matching his result from Beijing 2022, although with an improvement in his score in both the free program and the total accumulated. For this World Championship, the first competitive objective is to advance to the free program, reserved exclusively for the top 24 skaters. Regarding the inclusion of “My Way”, Carrillo explained: “It's a song I always wanted to skate on (...) I was saving it for a special moment,” in statements collected by Olympics.com. Rivals and context of the 2026 Figure Skating World Championship. The competition in Prague brings together some of the main international references in figure skating, in an event that brings together dozens of athletes from multiple countries. Among the highlighted names are American Ilia Malinin, as well as Japanese Yuma Kagiyama and Shun Sato, who are among the competitors with recent results on international podiums. In this scenario, Donovan Carrillo presents as the only Latin American representative in the men's individual event, within an edition that marks the closure of the season and brings together the best skaters in the world at the same venue.
