The controversial French pairing of Laurence Fournier-Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron edged out Staff USA’s Madison Chock and Evan Bates to take house gold within the 2026 Olympic ice dance competitors.
It is Fournier-Beaudry and Cizeron’s first Olympic gold as a pair, however Cizeron’s second as a person. He topped the rostrum within the 2022 Video games alongside his retired associate Gabriella Papadakis.
A 3-way shootout for the rostrum
Ultimately, it was all the time going to return down to 3 groups: Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada, Chock and Bates of america and Fournier-Beaudry and Cizeron of France. The three beforehand starred in Netflix’s widespread documentary “Glitter and Gold,” highlighting the ups and downs of getting ready for an Olympic ice dance marketing campaign.
What was shocking, and certainly telling, was simply how a lot every group’s free dance efficiency mirrored its public notion. Gilles and Poirier’s “Vincent” was singular and heartfelt, filled with distinctive particulars and private touches. Chock and Bates’s “Paint it Black” was aggressive, formidable and targeted, and it hit with navy precision. Fournier-Beaudry and Cizeron’s “The Whale” was technically proficient and artistically untouchable, however muddy, darkish and in the end troublesome to help.
It did not matter. The three groups skated so as, put up consecutive private bests and allowed the chips to fall precisely as they’d within the rhythm dance. Gilles and Poirier took third, Chock and Bates took second and Fournier-Beaudry and Cizeron nudged their method into first.
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