Chock and Bates mesmerize with flamenco free dance to win Skate America. Liu wins women's title

It was a golden day for the U.S. figure skating team at Skate America on Sunday. It bodes well for more gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics in February. Madison Chock and Evan Bates won a record-tying fifth ice dance title at their home Grand Prix event, while world champion Alysa Liu captured her first title on skating's premier series with a free skate that vaulted her from second place into first. Chock and Bates, the three-time reigning world champs, showed exactly why they will be favored to win gold at the Winter Games in...