Chock and Bates defend title, win 4th U.S. ice dance gold


              Vadym Kolesnik, top, and Emilea Zingas perform during the free dance at the U.S. figure skating championships in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
            
              Emilea Zingas, left, and Vadym Kolesnik react after their performance during the free dance at the U.S. figure skating championships in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Zingas and Kolesnik finished fourth in the event. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
            
              Evan Bates, Anthony Ponomarenko, Vadym Kolesnik, Emilea Zingas, Christina Carreira, Madison Chock, Caroline Green and Michael Parsons, clockwise from top center, hold up their medals after the free dance at the U.S. figure skating championships in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Chock and Bates finished first, Green and Parsons finished second, Carreira and Ponomarenko finished third, and Zingas and Kolesnik finished fourth in the event. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
            
              Caroline Green, Michael Parsons, Madison Chock, Evan Bates, Christina Carreira, Anthony Ponomarenko, Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik, from left, hold up their medals after the free dance at the U.S. figure skating championships in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Chock and Bates finished first, Green and Parsons finished second, Carreira and Ponomarenko finished third, and Zingas and Kolesnik finished fourth in the event. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
            
              Madison Chock, center left, and Evan Bates wave after finishing first during the free dance at the U.S. figure skating championships in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
            
              Eva Pate, left, and Logan Bye perform during the free dance at the U.S. figure skating championships in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
            
              Ian Somerville, left, and Emily Bratti perform during the free dance at the U.S. figure skating championships in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
            
              Katarina Wolfkostin, left, and Jeffrey Chen perform during the free dance at the U.S. figure skating championships in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
            
              Madison Chock, left, and Evan Bates perform during the rhythm dance program at the U.S. figure skating championships in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Josie Lepe)
            
              Evan Bates, left, and Madison Chock perform during the rhythm dance program at the U.S. figure skating championships in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Josie Lepe)
Chock and Bates defend title, win 4th U.S. ice dance gold