Olympic Updates: Bates, Chock Shine in Rhythm Dance to Open Games

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Olympic Updates: Bates, Chock Shine in Rhythm Dance to Open Games

2/6/2026 11:02:00 AM | Olympics

Wolverines in Italy Milano Cortina Olympics

By: Leah Howard

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)