Team USA's Madison Chock and Evan Bates took home the silver medal in the ice dance competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Chock and Bates won the silver medal, but plenty of Americans think they should have won gold.

The International Skating Union issued a defense of a controversial Olympic judge after Madison Chock and Evan Bates fell short of the gold medal by a narrow margin to the French duo in ice dance.

The ice dance competition began Monday at the Winter Olympics with the rhythm dance. Madison Chock and Evan Bates finished in second place.

The International Skating Union (ISU) on Friday defended the judging of the ice dance event at the Milano Cortina Olympics after the silver-medal performance by Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates sparked widespread debate among fans.

The International Skating Union has addressed questions over the judging of ice dance at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, where the scores from a French judge played a big role in a French couple winning gold over the U.

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Both disciplines feature pairs of skaters performing together on the ice, but they are definitely not the same.

Ice dancers were assigned a 90s theme for the rhythm dance this season