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

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

Alberta,Canada,PremierDanielleSmithjoins‘FoxNewsLive’todiscussthelatestontariffsbetweentheUnitedStatesandCanadaandPresidentDonaldTrump’soffertomakeCanadathe51ststate. AmericansMadisonChockandEvanBatesbecamethefirsticedancerstowinthreeconsecutiveworldchampionshipsinnearlythreedecadesSaturdaynight,andtheAmericanswereholdingontofirstplacewiththeirjazzyfreeskateafterastrongperformancebyCanadianrivalsPiperGillesandPaulPoirier. ChockandBatesfinishedwith222.06points,whileGillesandPoiriertookthesilvermedalforthesecondstraightyearwith216.54.LilahFearandLewisGibsonlandedonthepodiuminthird,earningBritain’sfirstworldmedalsinceJayneTorvillandChristopherDeanfinishedtheirrunoffourstraighticedancetitlesin1984. OksanaGrishukandEvgeniPlatovwerethelasttowinthreeinarow,triumphingfourstraighttimesforRussiafrom1994-97. CLICKHEREFORMORESPORTSCOVERAGEONFOXNEWS.COM “Cominginhere,weweren’tthinkingabouta