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Madison Chock and Evan Bates matched the United States record on Saturday, winning their sixth ice dance title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita, Kan.

Chock and Bates join Merrill Davis and Charlie White as the only couples with six U.S. Ice Dance Championships. The former pair took this year’s crown by posting a total score of 223.52, topping second-place finishers Christina Carrera and Anthony Ponomarenko, who recorded 210.79.

“(Davis and White) really knocked down doors and set the path for us as the next generation, to show us what’s possible,” Bates said. “We were able to train with him. I was able to hang out with Charlie for a few years in college.

“They were the ones who showed us what it takes to be the best team in the world, how hard they worked on the ice, how dedicated they were off the ice, how beautiful they were.”

Caroline Green and Michael Parsons rounded out the top three with 205.37.

In other action on Saturday, Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov saw a total score of 211.90 to dethrone Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea as free skate champions. Kam and O’Shea (total score of 189.57) came in third behind Katie McBeate and Danielle Parkman (190.57).

“I think I just gave everything on the ice,” Efimova told NBC Sports. “I had no emotions left, but then I realized I still had some emotions left, and they all went into this little scream in my hands.”

Meanwhile, Ilya Malinin leads Sunday’s free skate with a 114.08-94.94 advantage over Andrew Torgashev. This is the largest lead ever at the US Figure Skating Championships, and Malinin is looking for her third consecutive national title.

-Field Level Media