Chock and Bates Skate to Historic Seventh U.S. Ice Dance Title, Malinin Wins Fourth Straight Gold to Conclude 2026 U.S. Championships
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Key Points:
- Madison Chock and Evan Bates won their seventh U.S. ice dance title at the 2026 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships, surpassing Meryl Davis and Charlie White for the most U.S. ice dance titles ever. Their free dance to a flamenco version of "Paint It Black" earned them 137.17 points and a total score of 228.87.
- Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik achieved their best U.S. Championships result with a silver medal, scoring personal bests in the free dance (127.67) and overall (228.87) with a passionate interpretation of Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet."
- Ilia Malinin secured his fourth
