Olympic Updates: Ice Dancing at the 2026 Winter Olympics
2/6/2026 11:02:00 AM | Olympics
Wednesday, Feb. 11 | 
University of Michigan alumnus Evan Bates and his partner Madison Chock claimed the ice dance silver medal at the 2026 Olympic Games on Wednesday (Feb. 11) at the Milano Ice Skating Arena. It was Bates and Chock's first individual Olympic medal after placing fourth in Beijing four years ago.
• Bates Claims Olympic Silver in Individual Ice Dance (MGoBlue.com)
• Stats and Video (NBCOlympics.com)
Monday, Feb. 9
Michigan alumnus Evan Bates and his partner Madison Chock stand in second place after rhythm dance, earning 89.72 points for their Lenny Kravitz-inspired rock-and-roll routine -- less than half of point behind France's Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron with 90.18. The duo received a slight technical deduction on a pattern step.
The ice dancing competition began less than 24 hours after Chock and Bates claimed team gold medals for the second straight Olympic Games, but the duo is still looking for its first Olympic medal in pairs competition after finishing fourth in Beijing in 2022.
The rhythm dance scores carry over to Wednesday's free dance and will be combined to determine medal winners. Since the scores carry over from the rhythm dance instead of the placement, the American and French skating pairs are virtually tied in what is expected to be a two-way battle for the gold medal.
• Evan Bates/Madison Chock (Rhythm Dance): 89.72 (2nd place)
• Stats and Video (NBCOlympics.com)
Sunday, Feb. 8 | 
University of Michigan alumnus Evan Bates and his partner Madison Chock captured Olympic figure skating team event gold medals at the Milano Cortina Games on Sunday (Feb. 8) at the Milano Ice Skating Arena. The duo contributed first-place finishes in both ice dancing categories the previous two days to help the USA defend its team gold from four years ago.
• Bates Captures Second Straight Team Olympic Gold with Partner Chock (MGoBlue.com)
• Stats and Video (NBCOlympics.com)
Saturday, Feb. 7
Michigan alumnus Evan Bates and his partner Madison Chock closed out the free dance portion of the team event at Milano Ice Skating Arena with a season-high 133.23 points -- their second season high in as many days -- and a first-place finish to net 10 points for Team USA. Taking the ice to an orchestral rendition of the Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black," the three-time and reigning World champions earned Level 4s on four elements, including a curve-curve combination lift that tallied 14.74 points, which was the highest-scoring element of the competition.
Team USA also earned a runner-up effort from Ilia Malinin in the men's short program to maintain first place in the team race with 44 points. Japan (39), Italy (37), Canada (35) and Georgia (32) round out the top-five leaders. The team event concludes on Sunday with the pairs, women's and men's free skates.
• Evan Bates/Madison Chock (Team Free Dance): 133.23 (1st place)
• Stats and Video (NBCOlympics.com)
Friday, Feb. 6
Michigan alumnus Evan Bates and his partner Madison Chock put up a world-best 91.06 points in the rhythm dance portion of the figure skating team event at the Milano Ice Skating Arena, hours before the Games' opening ceremony. Skating to a medley of Lenny Kravitz songs, Bates and Chock scored top marks for their pattern dance type step sequence and earned 52.77 points for their technical elements score overall, putting the USA just ahead of France (89.98) and Great Britain (86.85).
The United States' Alysa Liu took second place in the women's short program, while the American pairs' short program placed fifth place as USA leads the team race after day one with 25 points. The reigning gold medalist from 2022 Beijing, USA has medaled in the team event since it started in 2014.
• Evan Bates/Madison Chock (Team Rhythm Dance): 91.06 (1st place)
• Stats and Video (NBCOlympics.com)
