Winter Olympics 2014: Meryl Davis and Charlie White Win First Ever U.S. Gold in Ice Dance

Ice skating duo competed in the ice dance competition Monday and took home the title

By Brandi Fowler Feb 17, 2014 8:33 PMTags
Meryl Davis, Charlie White, 2014 OlympicsRichard Lautens/Toronto Star via Getty Images

Meryl Davis and Charlie White made history at the ice dance competition at Sochi Monday.

The duo nabbed the gold medal, making them the first Americans to ever win the event's title.

Davis and White performed their nearly flawless routine to "Sheherazade," with Davis resting her head on White's back in "exhausted elation" when they finished their routine, according to ESPN.

The ice skating pair scored 116.63 points in the free dance and finished with 195.52, just 4.53 ahead of Canadian duo Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, who took home silver.

Christian Charisius/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

Russia's Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov won bronze.

After finishing the competition, White, who started skating with Davis in 1997, said, "That in itself justified 17 years of hard work."

"We have grown up in every sense of the word," Davis added.

Davis and White also won bronze in the new team event in Sochi.

Don't forget to tune in to E! for all of our coverage on Sochi!