Taiwan has won a silver and bronze medal at the 2010 International Cheer Union (ICU) World Championships taking place in Orlando, Florida, according to the head of the national team. Chen Hsi-hung told the Central News Agency that the team grabbed the bronze medal in the coed premier division, the toughest challenge at the championships, and the silver medal in the partner stunt division. Teams from 50 countries had applied to compete in the championships, taking place from April 22-26, but some European teams were forced to drop out after their travel plans were disrupted by the volcanic eruption over Iceland, according to Chen. The United States won the gold medal in the coed premier division while Costa Rica took silver. At the 2009 ICU world championships, Taiwan won a silver in the cheerdance freestyle division and a bronze in cheerdance jazz. 