davis and charlie white have become fan favorites. now, they're heavily favored going into their own competition next week. dorothys.'s best hope to strike gold rests with the duo of meryl davis and charlie white. yesterday, they twirled their way to first place, helping the u.s. win a bronze if the first ever team competition. >> this program got better and better as they went on. >> it's fun when you can come from behind and win a medal. and, you know, i think we were able to do that by going out and skating for each other. >> reporter: they've won the u.s. nationals six times. they're the reigning world champions. this week end, they won more fans with their thrilling performances. >> charlie and meryl, as of now, are the only shoo ins to be on the podium here in sochi for the americans. they play the part. they have a lot to back that up. >> reporter: davis and white are not taking chances. hiring "dancing with the stars" derek hough to help give them an edge. the master of the mirrorball raved about their performance on instagram writing, congrats to the american team and of course, meryl davis and charlie wh