It’s pretty clear which three ice dance couples the U.S. will send to PyeongChang. What’s to be decided at nationals this week is which will be its leading couple and only medal favorite.
Siblings Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani won the last two U.S. titles and haven’t been beaten by a U.S. couple in any event in more than two years.
But the gap is miniscule.
The results from the Grand Prix Final, an Olympic preview of sorts, show just how close the top three U.S. dance teams are:
- Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron (FRA) — 202.