Madison Chock and Evan Bates used their win at Skate America last year as a springboard to their first world championship.
Perhaps their victory on Sunday will be a springboard to the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics.
Madison Chock(T), and Evan Bates of the United States, compete in the ice dance free dance program during the Grand Prix Skate America Series in Allen, Texas on Oct. 22, 2023. Roger Steinman/AP Photo
