Madison Chock & Evan Bates
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It's wonderful! I just sent it to a friend at work that I'm "educating" before the Olympics. We are going to watch together (virtually) and cheer for them. I love all the free dances, but I think Wind & Fire is my favorite. I have had full body chills while watching, and the ability these two have to transport me to another world of their own making is beyond compare.
I will probably be making something similar in honor of the host country to east while watching.
Evan compliments the next generation
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The NBC video of the Snake free dance now has been viewed more than 4 million times! What makes me especially happy is that people are still discovering and commenting on the dance more than six years later. Madi and Evan gave ice dance a wonderful gift when they gave us that program.
Scorching "snake charmer" free dance captures U.S. championship for Chock and Bates | NBC Sports
Madison Chock and Evan Bates perform their snake and snake charmer free dance en route to winning their second national title at the U.S. Championships #NBCS...
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Congratulations to Madi & Evan on back to back Team Gold! Both times their contributions were essential. I'm especially happy about the SBs in both programs. The day of the rhythm dance, I was complaining to my sister about the rhythm dances this season. Well, Madi & Evan's rhythm dances are usually my favorite but I was so impressed with their performance in Team. The signature "sparkle" is just something that I don't see in anyone else, even though many ice dancers have qualities that I can appreciate. I like the new RD dress more than the zebra stripes, and I think the return of the red skirt lining for the FD dress was a good choice as well.
I'm a bit surprised and concerned about Madi & Evan competing so many times in a few days, but maybe I underestimated how much the gold team medal means to them, or how well prepared they are. I will just have to trust them. Hopefully their positive momentum will carry them to another gold!
I'm a bit surprised and concerned about Madi & Evan competing so many times in a few days, but maybe I underestimated how much the gold team medal means to them, or how well prepared they are. I will just have to trust them. Hopefully their positive momentum will carry them to another gold!
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Being able to get their gold medal right away without the years of litigation has to have been particularly satisfying for them! Both of their performances were wonderful!
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I also feel some concern but one other thing is that it did let them build momentum. I think the judges pretty clearly indicated to them now that the individual gold medal is theirs to lose so we just have to hope they can skate cleanly tonight and Wednesday.
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I feel your pain. But in the end, I'll be happy if Madi and Evan come away with an individual medal of any color. It's the only thing missing from their trophy case.Well, now I am sad
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Wind and Fire is my favorite too
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Well, they have 2 gold team medals and now a silver individual medal. Congratulations guys on skating four excellent programs in such a narrow space of time!
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Here is their statement:
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I hope that, in the fullness of time, the mixed feelings they have will slowly become more positive. They deserve to feel happy with their performance (one of the best I've ever seen him give) and with their careers, though it is very sad that they were not quite able to cap it off like they hoped. Realistically though, if you told any 10 year old skater in the entire world that they'd go to 4/5 Olympic games, finishing 4th and 2nd at two of them, have 6 world medals including 3 golds, 7 gpf medals including 3 golds, have 14 consecutive US Championship Medals including 7 gold medals 5 of which were consecutive, would medal at all 8 4CC they went to including 3 gold, and have too many GP medals to count, that skater would absolutely and immediately expire of happiness. They have so much to be proud of.
On a personal note I first saw them live in 2014 when they skater Les Mis. Before that they hadn't impressed me but when I saw them live I knew I'd been wrong and they were something incredibly special. It's given me A LOT of joy to watch them and I'm grateful they were able to keep competing for so long and give so much to the sport. I will very much miss them.
On a personal note I first saw them live in 2014 when they skater Les Mis. Before that they hadn't impressed me but when I saw them live I knew I'd been wrong and they were something incredibly special. It's given me A LOT of joy to watch them and I'm grateful they were able to keep competing for so long and give so much to the sport. I will very much miss them.
.. fans are really important to them. Very best of everything moving forward! 
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Absolutely. Four great performances in 6 days! At Olympics!
Individual Event
Chock & Bates FD
https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/videos/madison-chock-and-
Chock & Bates RD
https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/videos/chock-and-bates-rock-the-rhythm-dance/
Individual Event
Chock & Bates FD
https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/videos/madison-chock-and-
Chock & Bates RD
https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/videos/chock-and-bates-rock-the-rhythm-dance/
Madi and Evan should be proud of themselves because they did a wonderful job at these Olympics. The free dance was great. I hope someday that Madi and Evan will be proud of their individual silver medal in Milano Italy. BTW, Their Snake Chamer Free Dance is my favorite.
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