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Chock and Bates delivered season-best performances with four programs in six days while aiming for individual ice dance gold and leading Team USA to a strong position.
- On Saturday, Feb. 7, Madison Chock and Evan Bates helped Team USA take the lead in the figure skating team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics with a five-point advantage.
- Amid a packed Olympic schedule, Chock and Bates face four programs in six days, including back-to-back duty on Feb. 6 and 7, pursuing an individual ice dance gold.
- After the free dance, Madison Chock and Evan Bates were calm with reporters and said they feel mentally and physically prepared; their skating partnership began 2011 and they married in 2024.
- Their performances set up Team USA for a shot at a second straight team gold, while Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron, France, and Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson, Great Britain, did not skate the team free dance, giving rivals extra rest.
- On Monday, Feb. 9, the rhythm dance begins at 1:20 p.m. ET, leading into the free dance that will decide medals on Feb. 11, NBC and Peacock note.
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