Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States won their first ice dance title at the figure skating world championships on Saturday.
First, after the rhythm dance, Chock and Bates finished first in the free dance at Saitama Super Arena with 134.07 points for a total of 226.1.
Reigning European champions Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri of Italy were second with 219.85 points while Grand Prix Final Champions Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada were third with 217.88.
“We’ve been pursuing this goal for so many years,” Bates said. “It was exciting and stressful all at the same time. I know that the ice dance field is so competitive. We’ve competed against all these teams for so many years. We really just wanted to focus on ourselves and skate our best.”
Chock and Bates, the three-time Four Continents champions, have been together for 12 years.
They won the silver medal at the 2015 world championships in Beijing, bronze in Boston in 2016, and bronze last year in Montpellier, France.
They have also competed at six Grand Prix Finals, winning four medals — all silver.
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![Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the U.S. perform during the ice dance free dance program in the World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Saturday, March 25, 2023. (AP Photo)]()
Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the U.S. perform during the ice dance free dance program in the World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Saturday, March 25, 2023. (AP Photo)
![Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the U.S., center, with gold medals, Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri of Italy, left, with silver medals, and Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada, with bronze medals, stand on the podium and pose for a photo during the award ceremony for the ice dance free dance in the World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Saturday, March 25, 2023. (AP Photo)]()
Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the U.S., center, with gold medals, Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri of Italy, left, with silver medals, and Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada, with bronze medals, stand on the podium and pose for a photo during the award ceremony for the ice dance free dance in the World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Saturday, March 25, 2023. (AP Photo)
![Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the U.S., center, with gold medals, Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri of Italy, left, with silver medals, and Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada, with bronze medals, pose for a photo at the end of the award ceremony for the ice dance free dance in the World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Saturday, March 25, 2023. (AP Photo)]()
Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the U.S., center, with gold medals, Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri of Italy, left, with silver medals, and Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada, with bronze medals, pose for a photo at the end of the award ceremony for the ice dance free dance in the World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Saturday, March 25, 2023. (AP Photo)
![Madison Chock (L)/Evan Bates of the United States compete during the ice dance free dance of ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, March 25, 2023. (Photo by Xinhua)]()
Madison Chock (L)/Evan Bates of the United States compete during the ice dance free dance of ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, March 25, 2023. (Photo by Xinhua)
![Madison Chock (L)/Evan Bates of the United States compete during the ice dance free dance of ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, March 25, 2023. (Xinhua)]()
Madison Chock (L)/Evan Bates of the United States compete during the ice dance free dance of ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, March 25, 2023. (Xinhua)
![Madison Chock (R)/Evan Bates of the United States compete during the ice dance free dance of ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, March 25, 2023. (Xinhua)]()
Madison Chock (R)/Evan Bates of the United States compete during the ice dance free dance of ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, March 25, 2023. (Xinhua)
![Madison Chock (R)/Evan Bates of the United States hug each other after the ice dance free dance of ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, March 25, 2023. (Photo by Xinhua)]()
Madison Chock (R)/Evan Bates of the United States hug each other after the ice dance free dance of ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, March 25, 2023. (Photo by Xinhua)
![Madison Chock (R)/Evan Bates of the United States compete during the ice dance free dance of ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, March 25, 2023. (Photo by Xinhua)]()
Madison Chock (R)/Evan Bates of the United States compete during the ice dance free dance of ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, March 25, 2023. (Photo by Xinhua)
![Charlene Guignard (R)/Marco Fabbri of Italy competes during the ice dance free dance of ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, March 25, 2023. (Photo by Xinhua)]()
Charlene Guignard (R)/Marco Fabbri of Italy competes during the ice dance free dance of ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, March 25, 2023. (Photo by Xinhua)
![Charlene Guignard (R)/Marco Fabbri of Italy competes during the ice dance free dance of ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, March 25, 2023. (Photo by Xinhua)]()
Charlene Guignard (R)/Marco Fabbri of Italy competes during the ice dance free dance of ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, March 25, 2023. (Photo by Xinhua)
![Piper Gilles (R)/Paul Poirier of Canada compete during the ice dance free dance of ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, March 25, 2023. (Photo by Xinhua)]()
Piper Gilles (R)/Paul Poirier of Canada compete during the ice dance free dance of ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, March 25, 2023. (Photo by Xinhua)
![Piper Gilles (front)/Paul Poirier of Canada competes during the ice dance free dance of ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, March 25, 2023. (Photo by Xinhua)]()
Piper Gilles (front)/Paul Poirier of Canada competes during the ice dance free dance of ISU World Figure Skating Championships held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, March 25, 2023. (Photo by Xinhua)
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