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Davis/White edge out Belbin/Agosto to start dance competition

Meryl Davis and Charlie White glide through their compulsory dance routine and finish in first place with a score of 45.52 on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at the Spokane Arena. (Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)
Nancy Malone

Ice skaters competing in Compulsory Dance this morning, performing the same selected dance – the Golden Waltz – to the same music. The skaters compete at 6 p.m. Friday in the Original Dance and 11:40 a.m. Saturday in the Free Dance.

The top-standing skaters after this morning’s competition:
1. Meryl Davis/Charlie White, 45.42
2. Tanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto, 45.02
3. Kimberly Navarro/Brent Bommentre, 37.60
4. Emily Samuelson/Evan Bates, 37.36

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Passport To Gold 2010." Read all stories from this blog