On Saturday at TD Garden, Madison Chock and Evan Bates, the venerable American ice dancers, captured their third consecutive world championship gold medal. After comfortably winning the rhythm dance portion, Chock and Bates delivered a clutch free dance with their trademark refinement and energy. Their score of 131.88 comfortably delivered the gold with a total score of 222.06, confirming their elite status in the sport.
Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won silver with a score of 216.54. Great Britain’s Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson took bronze with a 207.11.
The figure skating couple of Chock and Bates is an American institution. They are the first to win three consecutive world championship ice dancing golds since Russians Oksana Grishuk and Evgeni Platov won four straight between 1994 and 1997. The only other American pair to win at worlds was Meryl Davis and Charlie White in 2011 and 2013. They also won silver in 2010 and 2012.
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