21.   Fusar-Poli and Margaglio, second in the world championships last year, easily won the free dance to sweep all three sections of the competition.

22.   Galit Chait and Sergei Sakhnovski of Israel finished second after a lively free dance to Israeli folk music.

23.   Has moved, will be UPDATED with free dance.

24.   Ice dancers Anissina, born in Moscow, and Peizerat reversed positions with Russians Irina Lobacheva and Ilya Averbukh in the free dance.

25.   In most dance events, not just the Olympics, there is almost no movement in the standings from compulsories to the free dance.

26.   In the ice dancing, Russians Anjelika Krylova and Oleg Ovsiannikov took the gold with their waltz in the free dance.

27.   Just place the Russians on top, from compulsories through the free dance.

28.   Kazakhstan, Japan and China held the top three places in ice dancing, with the free dance yet to come.

29.   Judges are using instant replay to review the free skate and free dance for the first time at worlds.

30.   Later Thursday night, Elizabeth Punsalan and Jerod Swallow went after their fourth American dance crown in the free dance.