Davis and White win ice-dancing worlds, first ever for U.S.

Davis and White win ice-dancing worlds, first ever for U.S.

For the first time in American ice dancing history, the U.S. can boast a champion. Meryl Davis and Charlie White won the gold medal at the world figure skating championships in Moscow on Saturday, beating out friends and training partners Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir from Canada and Maia and Alex Shibutani from the U.S.

Virtue and Moir had a small lead over Davis and White after the short dance. The Canadians skated first, delivering an energetic and passionate dance that was quite a departure from the routine that won the pair Olympic gold in 2010. They earned high marks on their lifts, turns and twizzles, and garnering a score of 107.5. That put them 11 points ahead of the Shibutanis with just the American champions left to skate.

Davis and White needed to score their season's best to wrest the gold from the Canadians, and they delivered
and their twizzles drew huge cheers from the Russian crowds. This dance was athletic and showed off Davis and White's speed and close connection on the ice.  Every turn was in unison, wowing the fans. The judges agreed, awarding Davis and White a score of 111.51 and the gold medal.
Davis was emotional after winning the gold, finally beating Virtue and Moir and becoming the first Americans to win ice-dancing gold.
"It's been a triumph of all of our efforts. We're really honored to be the team," Davis said to the ice-side reporter.

Watch their gold-medal winning routine here.  

Watch this video to see that every lift was perfect 

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