Meryl Davis, Charlie White lead U.S. Figure Skating Championship

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Michigan athletes Meryl Davis and Charlie White sambaed their way into the dance lead at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Friday.

They scored 76.89 in the short dance, more than four points ahead of second-place sibling team Maia and Alex Shibutani of Ann Arbor.

It was also well ahead of what anyone scored this week at the European championships.

Davis and White train at the Arctic Figure Skating Club in Canton.

Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue were a distant third with 57.56. The free dance is on Sunday.

Many of the ice dancing competitors are from Michigan. Here are the complete short dance results:

  1. Meryl Davis, West Bloomfield, Mich., and Charlie White, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., 76.89.
  2. Maia and Alex Shibutani, Ann Arbor, Mich., 72.61.
  3. Madison Hubbell, Okemos, Mich., and Zachary Donohue, Madison, Conn., 57.56.
  4. Lynn Kriengkrairut, Bismarck, N.D., and Logan Giulietti-Schmitt, Oak Park, Ill., 56.37.
  5. Madison Chock, Redondo Beach, Calif., and Evan Bates, Ann Arbor, Mich., 55.49.
  6. Anastasia Cannuscio, Egg Harbor Township, N.J., and Colin McManus, Saugus, Mass., 53.82.
  7. Anastasia Olson, West Bloomfield, Mich., and Jordan Cowan, Los Angeles, 53.44.
  8. Emily Samuelson, Novi, Mich., and Todd Gilles, Colorado Springs, Colo., 53.24.
  9. Charlotte Lichtman, Northville, Mich., and Dean Copely, Newark, Del., 52.55.
  10. Isabella Cannuscio, Egg Harbor Township, N.J., and Ian Lorello, Gambrills, Md., 50.03.
  11. Ginna Hoptman, Vienna, Va., and Pavel Filchenkov, Nijniy Novgorod, Russia, 46.27.
  12. Brittany Schmucker, Broken Arrow, Okla., and Adam Munday, Sammamish, Wash., 43.18.
  13. Meredith Zuber, Audubon, Pa., and Kyle Herring, Centreville, Va., 43.13.
  14. Carina Glastris, Winnetka, Ill., and Kevin Allison, Wheaton, Ill., 28.22.