Russians Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin are looking to take what many thought would be theirs last year (until they withdrew with injury), as they lead the world championships in ice dancing after the compulsories. Americans Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto are in second place, while Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are in third. American Champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White are in fourth place, a placement that apparently drew boos from the crowd, according to the Associated Press. I'll post more information as it comes in.
UPDATED: The scores are below; a bit more than a point separate the top three teams, but in ice dancing that can definitely be enough to make a huge difference! And even beyond the top three, still very close.
| Pl. | Name | Nat. | TSS= | TES+ | PCS+ | SS | TI | PF | IN | Ded. | StN. |
| 1 | Oksana DOMNINA Maxim SHABALIN |
RUS | 40.77 | 21.10 | 19.67 | 7.85 | 7.60 | 7.95 | 8.20 | 0.00 | 24 |
| 2 | Tanith BELBIN Benjamin AGOSTO |
USA | 39.65 | 20.26 | 19.39 | 7.80 | 7.55 | 7.75 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 25 |
| 3 | Tessa VIRTUE Scott MOIR |
CAN | 39.37 | 20.48 | 18.89 | 7.60 | 7.35 | 7.60 | 7.75 | 0.00 | 23 |
| 4 | Meryl DAVIS Charlie WHITE |
USA | 37.73 | 19.30 | 18.43 | 7.45 | 7.15 | 7.50 | 7.45 | 0.00 | 29 |
| 5 | Jana KHOKHLOVA Sergei NOVITSKI |
RUS | 37.34 | 19.02 | 18.32 | 7.50 | 7.05 | 7.40 | 7.40 | 0.00 | 21 |
| 6 | Nathalie PECHALAT Fabian BOURZAT |
FRA | 36.54 | 18.92 | 17.62 | 7.10 | 6.90 | 7.05 | 7.15 | 0.00 | 30 |
| 7 | Federica FAIELLA Massimo SCALI |
ITA | 36.30 | 18.58 | 17.72 | 7.25 | 6.70 | 7.20 | 7.30 | 0.00 | 26 |
| 8 | Sinead KERR John KERR |
GBR | 35.30 | 18.12 | 17.18 | 7.05 | 6.45 | 7.00 | 7.10 | 0.00 | 27 |
| 9 | Pernelle CARRON Matthieu JOST |
FRA | 34.39 | 18.22 | 16.17 | 6.50 | 6.25 | 6.50 | 6.70 | 0.00 | 19 |
| 10 | Vanessa CRONE Paul POIRIER |
CAN | 33.33 | 17.46 | 15.87 | 6.40 | 6.05 | 6.35 | 6.70 | 0.00 | 22 |
| 11 | Anna CAPPELLINI Luca LANOTTE |
ITA | 33.30 | 17.28 | 16.02 | 6.40 | 6.25 | 6.50 | 6.55 | 0.00 | 16 |
| 12 | Alexandra ZARETSKI Roman ZARETSKI |
ISR | 32.85 | 17.42 | 15.43 | 6.25 | 6.05 | 6.20 | 6.20 | 0.00 | 20 |
| 13 | Emily SAMUELSON Evan BATES |
USA | 32.51 | 16.90 | 15.61 | 6.40 | 6.10 | 6.20 | 6.25 | 0.00 | 28 |
| 14 | Kristin FRASER Igor LUKANIN |
AZE | 30.35 | 16.02 | 14.33 | 5.85 | 5.55 | 5.70 | 5.85 | 0.00 | 18 |
| 15 | Anna ZADOROZHNIUK Sergei VERBILLO |
UKR | 30.34 | 15.54 | 14.80 | 6.05 | 5.60 | 5.95 | 6.15 | 0.00 | 17 |
| 16 | Katherine COPELY Deividas STAGNIUNAS |
LTU | 28.46 | 15.26 | 13.20 | 5.40 | 5.05 | 5.35 | 5.35 | 0.00 | 7 |
| 17 | Lucie MYSLIVECKOVA Matej NOVAK |
CZE | 28.29 | 15.38 | 12.91 | 5.15 | 5.00 | 5.20 | 5.40 | 0.00 | 8 |
| 18 | Cathy REED Chris REED |
JPN | 27.24 | 14.60 | 12.64 | 5.20 | 4.70 | 5.15 | 5.25 | 0.00 | 12 |
| 19 | Zoe BLANC Pierre-Loup BOUQUET |
FRA | 27.16 | 14.86 | 12.30 | 4.90 | 4.75 | 4.95 | 5.15 | 0.00 | 15 |
| 20 | Carolina HERMANN Daniel HERMANN |
GER | 26.65 | 13.90 | 12.75 | 5.25 | 4.90 | 5.10 | 5.15 | 0.00 | 11 |
| 21 | Phillipa TOWLER-GREEN Phillip POOLE |
GBR | 26.38 | 14.84 | 11.54 | 4.70 | 4.40 | 4.75 | 4.65 | 0.00 | 14 |
| 22 | Xintong HUANG Xun ZHENG |
CHN | 26.11 | 14.30 | 11.81 | 4.80 | 4.50 | 4.80 | 4.85 | 0.00 | 9 |
| 23 | Caitlin MALLORY Kristian RAND |
EST | 25.11 | 13.76 | 11.35 | 4.55 | 4.35 | 4.65 | 4.70 | 0.00 | 10 |
| 24 | Joanna BUDNER Jan MOSCICKI |
POL | 23.43 | 12.70 | 10.73 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 4.30 | 4.40 | 0.00 | 3 |
| 25 | Leonie KRAIL Oscar PETER |
SUI | 22.32 | 12.38 | 9.94 | 4.05 | 3.60 | 4.20 | 4.20 | 0.00 | 4 |
| 26 | Nikki GEORGIADIS Graham HOCKLEY |
GRE | 21.51 | 12.24 | 9.27 | 3.70 | 3.45 | 3.90 | 3.90 | 0.00 | 6 |
| 27 | Danielle OBRIEN Gregory MERRIMAN |
AUS | 19.81 | 10.94 | 8.87 | 3.75 | 3.30 | 3.50 | 3.65 | 0.00 | 5 |
| 28 | Ina DEMIREVA Juri KURAKIN |
BUL | 19.75 | 10.98 | 8.77 | 3.55 | 3.35 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 0.00 | 13 |
| 29 | Emese LASZLO Mate FEJES |
HUN | 18.95 | 10.46 | 8.49 | 3.55 | 3.10 | 3.60 | 3.40 | 0.00 | 2 |
| 30 | Ksenia SHMIRINA Yahor MAISTROV |
BLR | 17.96 | 9.72 | 8.24 | 3.55 | 3.00 | 3.35 | 3.30 | 0.00 | 1 |