Madison Chock and Evan Bates are bidding to become the first ice dancers to win three consecutive world titles in 28 years.
We've reached the final day of the 2025 world figure skating championships in Boston − and the day that Ilia Malinin will hope to defend his title and cement his place as the man to beat at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics.
Silence took hold over the TD Garden crowd as two-time defending world champions, Madison Chock and Evan Bates, assumed their starting position for their free dance program at the World Figure Skating Championships on Saturday.
For the second straight year, Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier finished second behind American rivals Madison Chock and Evan Bates, who claimed their third consecutive title on Saturday at the figure skating world championships in Boston.
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier make it back-to-back silver medals, delivering a spectacular free dance at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships.
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With a record-equalling six quadruple jumps and an audacious backflip, U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin captured his second straight world championships title in Boston on Saturday.
Team USA's Madison Chock and Evan Bates won their third consecutive world title in ice dance − and their first as a married couple.
The American sensation landed six quad jumps to repeat as world champion and cement his status as the Olympic favorite.