Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates World Championships In nearly three decades Saturday night, the Americans ranked first with jazz freeboarding after Canadian rivals Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier.
Chock and Bates It ended with a score of 222.06, while Gilles and Poirier won 216.54 silver medals for the second consecutive year. Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson took the podium in third place, the first world medal in the UK since 1984 when Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean finished four straight ice dance championships.
Oksana Grishuk and Evgeni Platov were the last of three consecutive championships, with four consecutive victories for Russia starting in 1994-97.
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“Come here, we didn’t think about three games or any type of title defense. It was an independent event,” Bates said. “We were as prepared as possible and we skated as much as possible.”
Americans and Canadians have dominated Ice Dance in recent years, winning six of nine medals in the past three years.
The competition between Jock and Bates and Giles and Priel teams has become one of the most intense in recent years, adding to the growth of geopolitical tensions between their respective countries this year.
Silver medalists Piper Gilles and Canada’s Paul Poirier, US gold medalists Madison Chock and Evan Bates and bronze medalists Lilah Fear and Great Britain’s Lewis Gibson won post-ice dance photos at the 2025 ISU World Fancy Championships at TD Gardens in Boston in 2025 for ice dance, this is a photo. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
The United States and Canada faced an unprecedented trade war that prompted retaliatory tariffs after President Donald Trump imposed a series of tariffs on Canada.
Tensions in the ongoing trade war spread to the movement.
Sports tensions were initially exposed during the NHL 4 national confrontation match from February 12 to 20. Canadian fans booed the U.S. national anthem, while American fans booed the Canadian national anthem before several games.
It began on February 13, when Canadian fans in Montreal booed the Canadian national anthem after Trump threatened tariffs on Canada, the country should become the 51st state in the United States.
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The booing prompted Canadian and American players to fight in the first match between the two teams on February 15. The United States won the game 3-1.
The Canadian National Anthem followed by a 4-country match between Canada and Finland at TD Garden in Boston.
At the time when the United States and Canada met in the final on February 20, American fans in Boston booed the Canadian national anthem again, albeit with a lighter tone. Canada won the game 3-2 in overtime.
Since then, hostile rhetoric between the two countries, including sports, has only escalated. NHL games involve teams in Canada and the United States often appear Boos before the game Visit the team’s national anthem.
Fans are WWE Elimination Room In Toronto, the “Stars and Stripes” were booed before the event began. Star sports commentator Pat McAfee slammed Canadian fans’ booing and responded in full swing throughout the country during Peacock’s radio.
McCaffe yelled at the radio table: “In the horrible country of Canada, it’s incredible that our national anthem started the whole thing.”
Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States performed at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in TD Gardens in Boston on March 28, 2025. (Jurij Kodrun/International Skating Federation/International Skating Federation via Get Images)
Since then, McAfee says he has Threat of death Oppose his baby daughter to comment.
Canadian men’s football coach Jesse Marsch blew up Trump with his “51st State” remarks, calling them “insults.” During CONCACAF National Alliance Media Day, Marsch said he was “shamed” about how Canada was insulted by the president.
“If I had a message to the president, it would have dispelled the ridiculous remarks about Canada being the 51st state,” Mahi said. “As an American, I show us the arrogance and disregard of the oldest, most powerful, most loyal ally in our history. But when I look forward to it for a month, it will push our team. Our mindset, we have to play for our country.”
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NHL Legend Wayne Gretzky Canadians have also been criticized for their apparent support for Trump, who recently said he had asked Gretzky to be the next “Canadian governor” to Canada after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he would resign.
Gretzky expressed support for “Canada remains an independent country, not a precious and beautiful 51st state” Trump declared Gretzky a “free agent.”
Gold medalist Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States celebrated after winning the World Ice Dance World Championship at the 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in TD Garden in Boston on March 29, 2025. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Now the U.S. has won the Bates and Chock competition, but next year Milan Cortina’s stakes will be higher.
Chock and Bates are part of the U.S. team’s gold medal win at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, which has conducted a lasting investigation into Russian doping. But despite their success, Jock and Bates never stood on the podium with the Olympics in ice dancing, ranking fourth three years ago.
“I think the weight in the Olympic season is certainly different from the other three years,” Jock said. “You have an incredible opportunity to get to the whole world, which really makes it special because it amplifies our sound on and on the ice.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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