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Reigning national champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates made history with their rhythm dance score during the third day of the 2024 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
The four-time national champions weren’t the only competitors who impressed with their performances Thursday in Columbus, Ohio.
Here’s a look at the results, remaining schedule and highlights from Thursday’s competitions.
Junior Women: Free Skate (Top 5)
Logan Higase-Chen, Broadmoor SC: 119.70Keira Hilbelink, Portland ISC: 116.85
Annika Chao, Glacier Falls FSC: 111.64
Cleo Park, Glacier Falls FSC: 111.60
Emilia Nemirovsky, Detroit SC: 105.37
Championship Pairs: Short Program (Top 5; Free Skate to come)
Emily Chan, SC of Boston/Spencer Howe, SC of Boston: 65.86Ellie Kam, Thunderbirds FSC/Danny OShea, SC of New York: 64.57
Katie McBeath, Winterhurst FSC/Daniil Parkman, SC of New York: 64.21
Valentina Plazas, Panthers FSC/Maximiliano Fernandez, SC of New York: 63.18
Alisa Efimova, SC of Boston/Misha Mitrofanov, SC of Boston: 60.48
Championship Ice Dance: Rhythm Dance (Top 5; Free Dance to come)
Madison Chock, All Year FSC/Evan Bates, U.S. Figure Skating: 92.17Christina Carreira, SC of New York/Anthony Ponomarenko, SC of San Francisco: 83.19
Caroline Green, Pavilion SC of Cleveland Heights/Michael Parsons, Washington FSC: 80.91
Emily Bratti, Washington FSC/Ian Somerville, Washington FSC: 78.14
Emilea Zingas, St. Clair Shores FSC/Vadym Kolesnik, SC of New York: 77.59
Championship Women: Short Program (Top 5; Free Skate to come)
Isabeau Levito, SC Of Southern New Jersey: 75.38
Amber Glenn, Dallas FSC: 74.98
Clare Seo, Broadmoor SC: 67.41
Lindsay Thorngren, SC of New York: 65.33
Josephine Lee, All Year FSC: 65.28
Remaining Schedule
Championship Men / Short Program: 3:15 p.m. ET
Championship Women / Free Skate: 7:45 p.m. ET
Championship Ice Dance / Free Dance: 1:50 p.m. ET
Championship Pairs / Free Skate: 7:35 p.m. ET
Championship Men / Free Skate: 2:45 p.m. ET
Highlights
Chock and Bates set an all-time national championships record with their rhythm dance score of 92.17.
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A round of applause for the reigning national champions, Madison Chock and Evan Bates, after their Queen-inspired rhythm dance. 👏@USFigureSkating x #PrevagenUSChamps pic.twitter.com/QSbv3qcgMF
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Record score! 🚨
Madison Chock and Evan Bates received the highest number EVER in the rhythm dance at the national championships with a score of 92.17.@USFigureSkating x #PrevagenUSChamps pic.twitter.com/sSTa8LOoGe
At ages 31 and 34, Chock and Bates last year became the oldest ice dance world champions in history.
This year they’re looking to make more. If Chock and Bates earn a top-three spot at the national championships, it will mark the pair’s 12th consecutive podium and tie the sport’s all-time record.
Later that day, Josephine Lee, 15, earned a 65.28 to take first place at the championship women short program.
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Her reaction. 🥰
15-year-old Josephine Lee is filled with emotion after a stellar short program on the national stage.
📺 @USANetwork & @peacock | #PrevagenUSChamps pic.twitter.com/eemzNCsLDm
Lee took fourth place heading into Friday’s free skate in what will be a hotly contested podium.
Isabeau Levito, the defending champion, finished Thursday with a 0.4-point edge over Amber Glenn for first place after the short program. Levito beat out Glenn in part due to her more difficult jumps, per NBC Sports.
Earlier that day, in Spencer Howe and Emily Chan’s first performance since Howe underwent surgery on a torn labrum in his right shoulder, the two took first place in the championship pairs short program.
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Emily Chan and Spencer Howe take first place after the pairs’ short program!
It is the first time the pair is competing since the world championships last year due to Howe’s shoulder injury. #PrevagenUSChamps pic.twitter.com/IK6TmJnMNY
Chan and Howe withdrew after the competition, ahead of Saturday’s free skate, for health reasons, according to NBC Sports.
Howe, who described himself before the skate as being at “95 percent,” is hoping to be fully ready for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
Chan and Howe will still be eligible for 2024 World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal, Canada, per NBC Sports. The pair finished fifth at the 2023 edition of the competition.
A U.S. Figure Skating committee will choose three pairs to travel to worlds in Montreal following the national championships.
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