Chock and Bates earned silver in ice dancing on Wednesday following the free dance at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. The married couple sat less than half a point behind France's Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron after the rhythm dance.

American duo Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik finished fifth while Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko finished 11th.

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.

Team USA’s Madison Chock and Evan Bates won’t be filing an appeal after all in the wake of the ice dancing final scoring scandal, where a French judge appeared to show favor toward France’s Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron, USA Today Sports reported Sunday.

Team USA’s Madison Chock and Evan Bates will go for the gold in the figure skating free dance finals of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026 at the Milano Ice Skating Arena.

Canadian ice dancer Piper Gilles' quick thinking was hailed as "insane" on social media.