U.S. Figure Skating Championships continued on Friday, as the Rhythm Dance and Women's Free Skate events took place in Wichita, Kansas.

Among those athletes competing in Wichita are former and hopefully future Olympians, many of whom are also defending national champions.

Led by Ilia Malinin, Americans are finding their form with world championships coming to Boston in March and Milan-Cortina Olympics a year away.

Two-time defending world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates danced their way through three decades of popular American music on Friday night, and right into a big lead after the rhythm dance at the U.

Amber Glenn repeated as U.S. figure skating champion, overtaking Alysa Liu by the second-closest margin under a two-decade-old scoring system. Glenn totaled 216.79 points between Thursday’s short program and Friday’s free skate in Wichita, Kansas. She turned a 5.45-point deficit to Liu after the short to a victory over Liu by 1.46 points.

This week's Prevagen U.S. Championships, however, are shaping up to be a showcase of the world's best skaters in three of the four disciplines. Ilia Malinin, Amber Glenn and ice d

Glenn, a 25-year-old Texan, had a triple axel in her long program to come from behind to win gold at US nationals.

Madison Chock and Evan Bates followed up their sublime rhythm dance with a winning free dance at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Saturday.