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Madison Chock and Evan Bates claimed a metallic medal astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics connected Wednesday pursuing a stunning escaped creation routine, falling conscionable 1.43 points down Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron, the arguable duo from France.
The Americans were 0.46 points down Beaudry and Cizeron successful the bushed creation programme connected Monday. They performed Wednesday's escaped creation programme to "Paint It Black" by Ramin Djawadi, scoring 134.67, and waited for the French's crook connected the ice. Beaudry and Cizeron scored 135.64, edging retired the joined American mates by 0.94 points successful the escaped dance.
Madison Chock and spouse Evan Bates of Team United States vie successful the Ice Dance - Free Dance connected time 5 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games astatine Milano Ice Skating Arena connected Feb. 11, 2026.
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Chock and Bates person been skating unneurotic for 15 years. Beaudry and Cizeron person been a brace for little than a year.
In the squad event, for which they helped Team USA triumph its second consecutive gold, Chock and Bates dominated the rhythm dance and the escaped creation successful what is their 4th consecutive Winter Olympic Games together.
While they person 2 golds unneurotic successful the squad event, Wednesday's metallic is their archetypal Olympic medal successful crystal dance.
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