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Chock and Bates lead for US at world figure skating championships as they chase 3rd straight title

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World Championships Figure Skating

Madison Chock and Evan Bates, of the United States, perform during the ice dance rhythm dance program at the figure skating world championships, Friday, March 28, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

(ASSOCIATED PRESS)

BOSTON (AP) — American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates built a big cushion Friday night as they chase a third consecutive world title, scoring a season-best 90.18 points for their rhythm dance to lead Canadian rivals Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier.

In what has fast become the best rivalry in figure skating, Gilles and Poirier scored 86.