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Olympic Ice Dance Results: French Pair Upsets Chock And Bates In ...
French pair Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron scored a season-best 90.18 to lead the ice dance rhythm dance, narrowly ahead of U.S. champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates.
- On Feb. 9 at the Milano Cortina Olympics, Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron won the rhythm dance with a season-best 90.18, edging Madison Chock and Evan Bates.
- After teaming up last March, Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron reached the top in only their fifth international event, aided by Beaudry’s French citizenship gained in November.
- The judges' sheet showed Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron with 51.94 TES and 38.24 PCS for 90.18 total, while Madison Chock and Evan Bates had 51.54 TES and 38.18 PCS for 89.72, and Cizeron said, `We really tried to skate as best as we could`.
- Facing four programs in six days, Madison Chock and Evan Bates must come from behind in the free dance on Feb. 11 after helping Team USA defend team gold 24 hours earlier.
- The season-best 90.18 positions Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron as serious medal contenders, sharpening a rivalry that will be decided in the free dance on Feb. 11, 2026.
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France’s extremely talented and extremely controversial ice dancers, explained
Laurence Fournier Beaudry and partner Guillaume Cizeron are gold medal favorites in ice dance. They also are the most controversial pairing in the event. | Sarah Stier/Getty Images When Olympic ice dance pair Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillame Cizeron take to the ice on Wednesday, they’ll do so as the favorites for gold. The French duo currently leads the pack with a score of 90.18, a slim margin over the Americans Madison Chock and Evan B…
France ice dancing team in the hunt for gold face controversy
The ice dance leaders heading into Wednesday’s free dance are a pair of skaters from Team France shrouded in controversy. French ice dancing duo Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron posted their world-best score of 89.98 points during Monday’s rhythm dance event, besting U.S. favorites Madison Chock and Evan Bates. During the team event, the American duo posted a score of 91.06 points, higher than their 89.72 points on Monday. No matt…
Duluth News Tribune
Chock, Bates shrug off rhythm-dance deficit before free-dance showdown
MILAN, Italy -- Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates brushed off a razor-thin second-place finish in the rhythm dance on Monday, insisting they are right where they want to be heading into the free-dance showdown that will decide the Olympic ice dance medals. Just 24 hours after celebrating a second straight team gold, they were back at the Milano Ice Skating Arena with another poised, high-energy skate that kept them squarely in the hunt but …
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