Chock and Bates followed up their sublime rhythm dance with a winning free dance, totaling 223.52 points to easily outdistance second-place Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko.
Chock and Bates win record sixth ice dance national title as Malinin soars Madison Chock and Evan Bates have been the best American ice dancers for years.
• Free Dance (Groups 1, 2), 12.50-2.30pm, Peacock.
• Free Dance (Group 3), 3.30-4.30pm, Peacock.
They only served to underscore that fact on Saturday, when they won their fourth consecutive title at the US figure skating championships and sixth overall, which matched the record held by longtime standard-bearers Meryl Davis and Charlie White.
