American ice dancers defeat Canadian rivals for championship as tensions between countries continue

Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates became the archetypal crystal dancers to triumph 3 consecutive satellite championships successful astir 3 decades Saturday night, and the Americans were holding onto archetypal spot with their jazzy escaped skate aft a beardown show by Canadian rivals Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier.

Chock and Bates finished with 222.06 points, portion Gilles and Poirier took the metallic medal for the 2nd consecutive twelvemonth with 216.54. Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson landed connected the podium successful third, earning Britain’s archetypal satellite medal since Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean finished their tally of 4 consecutive crystal creation titles successful 1984.

Oksana Grishuk and Evgeni Platov were the past to triumph 3 successful a row, triumphing 4 consecutive times for Russia from 1994-97.

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"Coming successful here, we weren’t reasoning astir a three-peat oregon immoderate benignant of rubric defense. It was a standalone event," Bates said. "We were arsenic prepared arsenic we could perchance be, and we skated arsenic good arsenic we could have."

The Americans and Canadians person dominated crystal creation successful caller years, winning six of the 9 medals awarded successful the past 3 years. 

The rivalry betwixt the teams of Chock and Bates and Gilles and Poirier has go 1 of the astir aggravated successful caller years, and this twelvemonth had the added spice of geopolitical hostility betwixt their respective countries. 

Silver medalists Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada, golden medalists Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States and bronze medalists Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson of Great Britain airs for a photograph aft medaling successful crystal creation during the 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships astatine TD Garden successful Boston March 29, 2025.  (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

The U.S. and Canada are engaged successful an unprecedented commercialized warfare aft President Donald Trump imposed a bid of tariffs against Canada, prompting retaliatory tariffs successful response. 

The hostility from the ongoing commercialized warfare has spilled into sports. 

The sports hostility was archetypal exposed during the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off tourney from Feb. 12-20. Fans successful Canada booed the U.S. nationalist anthem portion fans successful the U.S. booed the Canadian nationalist anthem up of aggregate games. 

It started Feb. 13, erstwhile Canadian fans successful Montreal booed the U.S. nationalist anthem aft Trump's threats to enforce tariffs connected Canada and proposition the state should go America's 51st state.

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The booing prompted brawls betwixt Canadian and U.S. players successful the archetypal gathering of the tourney betwixt the 2 teams Feb. 15. The U.S. won that crippled 3-1.

The Canadian nationalist anthem was past booed astatine TD Garden successful Boston earlier a 4 Nations crippled betwixt Canada and Finland. 

The U.S. and Canada past met successful the last Feb. 20, and American fans successful Boston again booed the Canadian nationalist anthem, albeit with a lighter tone. Canada won the crippled successful overtime, 3-2. 

Since then, hostile rhetoric betwixt the 2 countries, including successful sports, has lone escalated. NHL games involving teams based successful Canada and the U.S. person often featured booing during pregame nationalist anthems of the visiting team. 

Fans astatine WWE Elimination Chamber successful Toronto booed "The Star-Spangled Banner" up of the event. Star sports commentator Pat McAfee loudly lambasted the Canadian fans for booing and the state arsenic a full successful effect during the Peacock broadcast. 

"It benignant of sucks that it's successful the unspeakable state of Canada that booed our nationalist anthem to commencement this full thing," McAfee shouted astatine the broadcast table. 

Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States execute during the ISU World Figure Skating Championships astatine TD Garden successful Boston March 28, 2025.  (Jurij Kodrun/International Skating Union/International Skating Union via Getty Images)

McAfee has since said helium has received decease threats against his babe girl for the comments. 

Canadian men’s shot manager Jesse Marsch blasted Trump for his "51st state" remarks, calling them "insulting." During CONCACAF Nations League media day, Marsch said helium was "ashamed" of however Canada had been insulted by the president.  

"If I person 1 connection to our president, it’s laic disconnected the ridiculous rhetoric astir Canada being the 51st state," Marsch said. "As an American, I’m ashamed of the arrogance and disregard we’ve shown 1 of our historically oldest, strongest and astir loyal allies. But 1 thing’s for sure: When I look guardant a period from now, this volition substance our team. The mentality we have, the volition we person to play for our country."

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NHL fable Wayne Gretzky has besides been criticized by chap Canadians for his evident enactment of Trump, who precocious said helium had asked Gretzky to go the adjacent "governor of Canada" aft Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced helium would beryllium resigning. 

After Gretzky expressed enactment for "Canada remaining a abstracted country, alternatively than becoming a cherished and beauteous 51st State," Trump declared Gretzky a "free agent."

Gold medalists Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States observe aft winning the satellite title successful crystal creation during the 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships astatine TD Garden successful Boston March 29, 2025.  (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Now, the U.S. has notched a triumph successful the heightened sports rivalry courtesy of Bates and Chock, but the stakes volition beryllium higher successful the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics adjacent year. 

Chock and Bates were portion of the U.S. squad that won squad golden astatine the 2022 Games successful Beijing aft a protracted probe into Russian doping. But, for each their success, Chock and Bates person ne'er stood connected an Olympic podium successful crystal dance, finishing successful 4th spot 3 years ago.

"I deliberation the Olympic play surely carries a antithetic value than the different 3 years," Chock said. "You person this unthinkable accidental to scope the full world, and it makes it truly peculiar due to the fact that it amplifies our voices connected and disconnected the ice."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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