Chock and Bates win ice dance silver medal
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France’s polarizing figure skating duo of Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron narrowly edged America’s Madison Chock and Evan Bates to win gold in the ice dance competition at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron arrived at the Milan Cortina Olympics amid a swirl of controversy, with the French ice dancers hoping to upset the dominant American duo of Madison Chock and Evan Bates when it mattered most.
American duo Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik finished sixth after the rhythm dance, while Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko finished 11th.
Madison Chock and Evan Bates took home a silver medal in ice dance at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan on Wednesday, Feb. 11. The pair cried during interviews after as they talked about the "bittersweet" medal.