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)](https://thumb.spokesman.com/FRTLZpfBi6JJeAZygnGsxAi0JWw=/810x0/media.spokesman.com/photos/2010/01/21/srx_Skate_Thur26.jpg)
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