Rinkside Power Rankings (Dance): Davis and White still on top

November 10, 9:58 PMFigure Skating ExaminerJackie Wong

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Meryl Davis and Charlie White (USA) are
the first team to qualify for the Final.
Photo: AP/Koji Sasahara

As if the performances of their first two competitions were not enough, Meryl Davis and Charlie White scored personal best scores in the original dance, the free dance, and the overall total. Their original dance and total scores were also the season-leading scores of any dance team. Their gold medal last week at NHK Trophy made them the first team to qualify for a spot in the Grand Prix Final.

Their biggest rivals this season, Canadians Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir and Americans Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, will be looking to join them at the Grand Prix Final with wins in their second Grand Prix events. Belbin and Agosto will be competing at Skate American this week and Virtue and Moir will be competing at Skate Canada next week.

DANCE
1. (1) Davis/White – Waiting in the Final.
2. (2) Virtue/Moir – Waiting for Skate Canada.
3. (3) Belbin/Agosto – Waiting to win their fifth Skate America title.
4. (4) Faiella/Scali – Awaiting the Skate Canada showdown.
5. (6) Kerr/Kerr – Strong showing at NHK with the silver.
6. (5) Pechalat/Bourzat – Awaiting the Skate Canada showdown.
7. (7) Khokhlova/Novitski – Ready to earn their spot in the Final.
8. (-) Crone/Poirier – Improving this season.

Off the top 8: Cappellini/Lanotte
Key names yet to compete this season: Delobel/Schoenfelder, Domnina/Shabalin