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Chock and Bates scored a world-best 91.06 points in the rhythm dance, securing maximum points and giving the U.S. an early lead in the Olympic team event.
- On Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, Madison Chock and Evan Bates set a world-best 91.06 in the rhythm dance in Milan, giving the U.S. an early team lead.
- The three-time world champions Chock and Bates are favorites for individual Olympic gold and the only holdovers from the Beijing Games gold-medal team.
- Ahead of the Americans, Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron achieved a world-best 89.98 points minutes before Chock and Bates, pressuring the U.S. pair.
- Short programs for women and pairs were scheduled later Friday, just hours before the opening ceremony, with Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea skating and Alysa Liu performing her short program.
- Cheered by a crowd that included Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, they performed a Lenny Kravitz–inspired rhythm dance that reinforces their frontrunner status in the U.S.-Japan team medal rivalry.
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California's Chock and her partner Bates rock the ice with world-best score to open figure skating
Madison Chock and Evan Bates rock-and-rolled their way to a world-best 91.06 points in the rhythm dance Friday to open the team competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics, where the American figure skaters are the reigning champions.
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Michigan’s Chock and Bates rock the ice with world-best score to open figure skating at Milan Cortina Olympics
Madison Chock and Evan Bates rock-and-rolled their way to a world-best 91.06 points in the rhythm dance Friday to open the team competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics, where the American figure skaters are the reigning champions.
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