ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2024: Men's, Ice Dance Free Skate Results

It was a great day to be an American during Saturday's action at the ISU World Figure Skating World Championships.

The events of the day in Montreal were the Ice Dance and the Men's Free Skate. The U.S. had winners in each event.

The Ice Dance went to the team of Madison Chock and Evan Bates, who defended their title from a year ago and completed an undefeated season.

Chock and Bates scored 222.2 points to take home the top prize. Chock reflected on finishing the season on a positive note and working through adversity within the routine.

"It was incredibly fun to perform today. We're so happy to finish the season with a strong skate. We're so happy to be in our adopted hometown of Montreal," Chock said, per the ISU website. "Even on that first misstep on the first lift we just got back into it. We put so much into the program and it's come so far this season. We're proud to deliver what we practiced. The improvements we made to the program after Nationals really elevated the program."

Bates credited the crowd with providing him and Chock with the push they needed, and was proud for how hard the duo worked to earn the accomplishment.

"You could hear the energy of the crowd right over the boards and they were really with us," Bates said, per the ISU. "We left it all there on the ice and did everything we could, so we're satisfied and fulfilled with the effort."

The Canadian team of Piper Gillies and Paul Poirier finished second with a score of 219.68, while the Italian duo of Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri finished third with a score of 216.52.

The U.S. success continued in the later event, with American Ilia Malinin taking first with a score of 333.76. Yuma Kagiyama of Japan finished second with a score of 309.65 and Adam Siao Him Fa of France took third with a score of 284.39.

The event has its finale Sunday, with the feature presentation being the exhibition gala.