Chock and Bates Lead World Ice Dance Championships, Eye Historic Third Title

The American duo scored a season-best 90.18 in the rhythm dance, positioning themselves nearly four points ahead of Canadian rivals Gilles and Poirier heading into the free dance.

• Madison Chock and Evan Bates lead the World Figure Skating Championships after a standout rhythm dance performance, scoring 90.18 points.
• The pair aims to become the first ice dance team to win three consecutive world titles since the 1990s.
• Canadian rivals Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are in second place with 86.44 points, following a strong but slightly flawed performance.
• Britain's Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson are in third place with 83.86 points, on track to potentially secure Britain's first ice dance medal at a World Championship or Olympics since 1994.
• The rhythm dance theme, featuring social dances from the 1950s to 1970s, allowed Chock and Bates to captivate the home crowd with their dynamic 'tour of the decades' program.

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