Russians Domnina and Shabalin Lead Ice Dancing Competition After Compulsories

Russian reigning world champions Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin won the compulsory dance portion of the Olympic ice dancing competition in Vancouver tonight with a dramatic Tango Romantica.  They lead Canada's Virtue and Moir by about a point.  The American team of Meryl Davis and Charlie White are in third place, while America's reigning Olympic silver medalists sit in fourth place, separated from the leaders by just under three points.  Compulsories are Domnina and Shabalin's strength, but the other top teams have been more successful in the original dance and free dance portions. The competition continues on Sunday with the original dance.

Some other big news is that 2008 world champions Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder are way down in sixth place, nearly six points away from the leader. 

Americans Samuelson and Bates are in 14th place.