2019 U.S. National silver medalists Madison Chock and Evan Bates maintained their lead after the Free Dance in Greensboro, N.C., to reclaim the national title on Saturday. Defending champions Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue finished in second, followed by Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker who also took bronze last year. Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko moved up one spot from last year to pocket the pewter.
Chock and Bates were impressive in their enchanting Egyptian snake dance routine, staying in character throughout. The 2019 Four Continents champions received both the highest technical and component scores of the group, displaying level 4 spins, lifts, twizzles and solid level 3 circular steps. All elements received very high grades of execution (GOE) and the team scored 134.23 points for first in the free dance. Their total score was 221.86.
“It was a good night,” said Chock. “We are very happy to be back in Greensboro, and we had a great skate tonight. We performed, and that was our goal, to have a good performance. We really enjoyed ourselves, and we are just so thrilled.”
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Chock and Bates were impressive in their enchanting Egyptian snake dance routine, staying in character throughout. The 2019 Four Continents champions received both the highest technical and component scores of the group, displaying level 4 spins, lifts, twizzles and solid level 3 circular steps. All elements received very high grades of execution (GOE) and the team scored 134.23 points for first in the free dance. Their total score was 221.86.
“It was a good night,” said Chock. “We are very happy to be back in Greensboro, and we had a great skate tonight. We performed, and that was our goal, to have a good performance. We really enjoyed ourselves, and we are just so thrilled.”
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What are your thoughts on the Ice Dance event? Did the judges get it right? Who do you feel has shown the most improvement this season?
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