This story has been shared 213,004 times. Natalie Taschlerova and Filip Taschler of the Czech Republic. She feels her character so much; I was captivated and thats why Im so excited about them.. Vedenin said that the French couple had skated beautifully and would be hard to beat. But, in reference to Cizeron, who is gay, Vedenin said the French skate with class but are cold, adding, The partner doesnt have a traditional orientation and he cant hide it., By contrast, Vedenin said, Sinitsina and Katsalapov can express true love., The French Figure Skating Federation filed a complaint with the sports international governing body, the International Skating Union, which condemned the remarks. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron (FRA): 90.83, 2. I am very glad it happened as it did and that we skated to an Olympic medal.". Madison Chock and Evan Bates took bronze, completing a podium of three dance couples that train together in Montreal that all produced personal bests. Full list of gold, silver and bronze medallists as well as photos and videos of medal-winning moments. Hubbell and Donohue led the rhythm dance portion, while Chock and Bates posted the best score in free dance. Papadakis/Cizeron had broken their own world record in the short dance, scoring 90.83 to secure a two-point advantage heading into the free dance. Despite the past success, this event is still open with several experienced teams looking to top the medal stand. Jackie Wong, a prominent skating analyst from New York, has likened their performances to music floating around the ice., During the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, where the French couple finished second, by less than a point, to the Canadian champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, Gia Kourlas, the dance critic for The New York Times, wrote that Papadakis and Cizeron made ice dancing as ethereal as ballet. . W ith the results of the ice dance event at the Beijing Olympics, it's official. Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov (ROC): 88.85 3. Gold for Papadakis and Cizeron, silver for Russia, and bronze for Hubbell and Donohue. A variety of newsletters you'll love, delivered straight to you. For his part, Katsalapov said: "We are extremely happy about today's skating, it was clean, confident, inspired. The 2018 champions Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir and bronze medalists Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani retired from competition. "I think that's what draws people in.". Heres another American couple in which the woman is named Madison. "There is so much work going on in our heads to skate well on our own that there is simply no time, energy and wish to think about rivals, think about points. They were great. Natalia Kaliszek and Maksym Spodyriev of Poland had a fall. With them, Im not afraid to go deep imagining and creating stuff that I wouldnt create for anyone else, she said. Hubbell, who taught herself nail art techniques during the pandemic, is the go-to manicurist for nearly the entire team. Getty Images (2) Chock and Bates, the 2022 U . He and 46 other Russians appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, a kind of Supreme Court for international sports, but all 47 appeals were denied. (Laughs. Russia's Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov took silver, while the United States' Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue finished third. I feel like we have a strong identity in the sport as a team who will push the boundaries creatively, and who are not afraid to take chances, said Bates. It was enough to score 130.89 and overcome their American teammates. Upon their finish it was clear the four-time world champions would now be rewarded with an Olympic title. The elite training center for ice dance is now in Montreal. The French team of Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron, who train at I.AM, decisively won gold, improving on their silver medal finish four years ago in Pyeongchang, while the American team of Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue, who also train at I.AM, won bronze. Papadakis and Cizeron, as the leaders following the rhythm dance, took to the ice last. Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue of the United States won the bronze medal, ahead of another American team, Madison Chock and Evan Bates. Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron (FRA): 226.98 (90.83 Rhythm Dance, 136.15 Free Skate) 2. Now its time to play the amusing guessing game of, Which of These Couples Is Actually Dating in Real Life? The four-time world champion French ice dancers soared to victory at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 on Monday (14 February), skating to a world record total score of 226.98 to claim a long-awaited Olympic title after registering 136.15 in the free dance. 1. Chock and Bates have won a total of three U.S. national titles. The event's encore belonged indeed to the French, who skated last and would earn France just its third medal of these Winter Games. This is the medal that we wanted. And its not just lip service. One American ice dancing pair claimed Olympic bronze on Monday in Beijing, but in doing so bumped their teammates off the podium. Laurence Fournier Beaudry, ofGreenfield Park, Que.,and NikolajSoerensen, of Montreal, received a score of 113.81 to bump their total to 192.35, putting them in ninthplace to close out their first Games. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. Sinitsina/Katsalapov won at Europeans last month, however, the French did not compete. Since then, Papadakis and Cizeron have lost only one competition, the 2020 European championships, where they were edged out by their Russian rivals Sinitsina and Katsalapov. The Ice Academy of Montreal (I.AM), founded in 2014, fielded 11 of the 23 teams competing at this Games, and now claims four Olympic medals. Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin of Russia competing on Saturday. Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha of Canada. That was so much goosebumps. Its a little disappointing, in the same Olympics in which an earlier pair dressed as the Joker and Harley Quinn, and one of the men dressed as Jesus Christ himself. When she leans, he leans. Virtue and Moir praised Dubreuil and Lauzon for their holistic approach after they won gold in Pyeongchang, becoming the most decorated ice dancers in Olympic history. Is she dating Donohoe? With a performance of the free dance during the team competition at these Olympics under their belt, the Russian team should not be bothered by the nerves that can accompany a first performance at the Games. The Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates are in contention for a bronze. One fun benefit of the reverse order is it gives everyone a shot at momentary glory. It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Four months later, the quality of the French performances was unsurpassed in Beijing. The three-time and reigning world champion was near his stirring best on Thursday (10 February) inside the Capital Indoor Stadium at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, skating to Elton John's "Rocketman"for his free skate and blasting to a score of 218.63 for the program, which launched him to . In Beijing, they finished third in both the rhythm dance (87.13) and free dance (130.89) in what they have said will be their last season competing together. Check out these full results for Winter Olympics Skating events They're around two points clear of reigning world champions Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov of the ROC, who bettered their own personal best by just over a tenth of a point, scoring 88.85, but couldn't match the French duo's brilliance. The Russians were next, skating to Rachmaninov and displaying the classic speed and flow that kept Russian teams dominant in the sport for decades. 11 HAWAYEK Kaitlin / BAKER Jean-Luc USA 189.74 Papadakis and Cizeron are an obvious a favorite after taking silver four years ago in PyeongChang, South Korea, to go with four world championships together. Add some good to your morning and evening. Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States. READ MORE: Inside the School Where the Best Olympic Ice Dance Teams Train, We do our best to develop each team individually with their own personality, Dubreuil told TIME prior to the Games. Magazines, Digital Reigning American champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates are fourth after Chock slipped but stayed upright when her blade caught in the ice. The 47-year-old Dubreuil and Lauzon, who's 46, opted to remain neutral. Madison Chock / Evan Bates (USA):. The French duo of Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron claimed gold in the ice dance final, while the teams from the Russian Olympic Committee and USA c. You will hear the word a lot during the Winter Olympics, as twizzles are one of the biggest moves in ice dancing. Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States competing in the rhythm dance competition. Dubreuil and Lauzon believe their program's success is in the holistic, fun and safe training environment they constantly strive for. 17 KALISZEK Natalia / SPODYRIEV Maksym POL 167.31 The duo of Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis, the first Finnish ice dancing pair to compete at the Winter Olympics since 1994, led in the free dance competition through the first five teams, with 15 pairs remaining. The French pairing's masterpiece shouldn't overshadow how well their competitors did in their own right. From there, several teams vaulted into first place, but the top medal contenders remain in the final group. Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin of the ROC are fifth; Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, the reigning world bronze medallists, lie in sixth; and Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri of Italy sit in seventh after the rhythm dance. It helped ease any jitters in her Olympic debut. I would love to work with that couple, Cheryl Burke, professional dancer and choreographer on Dancing With the Stars tells TIME after watching the event. The skaters in Beijing echoed those sentiments. Silver SINITSINA Victoria / KATSALAPOV Nikita ROC 220.51 A variety of newsletters you'll love, delivered straight to you. U.S. national bronze medalists, Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker, made a statement with their understated and technically precise program to Chopin, while Chinas Shiyue Wang and Xinyu Liu are hoping to earn the countrys first Olympic ice dance medal. Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France, the four-time world champions, won the gold medal for the ice dance after falling just short at the 2018 Olympics. "Growing up a Japanese Canadian, it was always, 'Wow, that'd be that'd be pretty cool to be able to go . Its important for us to have that message behind our program every season, and especially in the Olympic season when we feel we have the opportunity to share our creating and inspire others around the world., Dubreuil said that Chock and Bates allow her imagination run wild when it comes to choreographing their programs. They left it all out on the ice but came up just short: . are out of this WORLD. Ice dance pairs perform these rotations quickly, often while side by side and close to each other on the ice, but without touching. , everyone. Chock and Bates are the reigning American national champions, and both American couples helped the United States win a silver medal in the Olympic team competition in Beijing. "Our coaches are extremely professional. Ice dance dominance: 10 Olympic teams, including champions, call Montreal home | CBC Sports Loaded. This is way better. Im fascinated by how the skaters decide whether or not to coordinate their outfits. So happy for them all. win a silver medal in the Olympic team competition. "We're all really good friends," he said. We knew the Russians probably would do something classical, and Gabby [Papadakis] and Guillaume [Cizeron] already had music with piano. Dubreuil, Lauzon and former French skater Romain Haguenauer co-founded the academy in 2014. In the case of Chock and Bates, the answer is yes they are a couple on and off the ice. Instead, there were numerous warm embraces, and congratulatory high-fives after stepping off the ice. 10 FEAR Lilah / GIBSON Lewis GBR 191.64 The first group of teams kicks off the free dance. Since 2018, Papadakis and Cizeron have lost only one competition to Sinitsa and Katsalapov at the 2020 European championships. Canada's Gilles and Poirier miss podium, France's Papadakis and Cizeron take gold | CBC Sports Loaded. It was the fifth consecutive Olympics that an American couple has won a dance medal. In the hours before the rhythm dance at the Beijing Olympics, Marie-France Dubreuil could feel the familiar pre-competition nerves. "Four years ago [when the duo had a costume issue and finished second], it was kind of a nightmare, and here it was very enjoyable. They met their team, long-time coach Romain Hageneaur rink side, and then were congratulated by Hubbell/Donohue and Chock/Bates after their scores had come through - all three teams calling Montreal their training base. Unlike the American teams, however, their program didnt tell a story, and included an abrupt change in music and pace in the last third, creating a sharp contrast between the serene beginning of the routine. For most couples, a competitive Valentines Day might be trying to outdo each other with gifts. In the free dance, the skate blades of Chock and Bates tangled and they fell. It's been a long time since we've given that much pleasure while skating, and that was our goal to just live in the moment and have a great experience. "They train shoulder-by-shoulder every day long, it's competition all day long, they'll push each other and that's why people get better," he said. Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron (FRA): 226.98 (90.83 Rhythm Dance, 136.15 Free Skate) 2. Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov, representing the Russian Olympic Committee, won the silver medal, and Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue from the United States bronze. Twizzle sequences, when executed properly, are often the highlight of ice dance programs. In this competition, however, theres a lot of legit skin, with the womens skimpy tops presumably held together by toupee tape and prayer. We can say that most likely this is the best skate of the season. Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of Team France skate during the Ice Dance Rhythm Dance on day eight of the . Katsalapov has battled a recent back injury, which forced the couple to withdraw from the recent Russian championships. The two are also a couple off the ice. WATCH | Canada's Gilles, Poirier place 7th: There certainly wasn't a sense of fierce competition between the teams in Beijing. Their program, a contemporary tango, actually came together in an unusual way. Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov (ROC): 88.85, 3. Papadakis and Cizeron are the 2018 Olympic silver medalists and four-time world champions. 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. 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If you keep score while playing the quiz, please share in the comments! With a technically precise and artistically fluid program, the French team easily overcame the Russians in both technical elements and program components, with a score of 136.15. If you look closely, you can see quite a bit of chest hair peeking out from the deep V-neck in the shirt. Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis of Finland. "I was just so hungry, so focused. Both wore chic black coats. A large American contingent, including the mens singles gold medalist Nathan Chen, is in the arena to cheer on the two American pairs in the final group. Official results of the figure-skating Ice Dance event at the Beijing Winter Olympics. A twizzle is characterized by how fluid it is, and yet the move is also risky and technically demanding. Hubbell and Donohue finished fourth in the ice dance in the 2018 Olympics, but the duo guaranteed themselves the bronze this time around after a phenomenal free dance. Her bold decision to wear all one color makes for a relaxing viewing experience, a change from the riotous patterns some of the skaters wear. [1] A total of 144 quota spots were distributed to the sport of figure skating, a decline of four from the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. WATCH | France's Papadakis and Cizeron skate to gold in Beijing: The last figure skaters on the ice for the free dance, Papadakis and Cizeron scored 136.15 points for their performance to "Elegie" by the early 20th century French composer Gabriel Faure. Last October, in their first competition in 20 months, in Finland, Papadakis and Cizeron took first place but faced what appeared to be a cynical attempt by a Russian skating judge to promote the Olympic prospects of Sinitsina and Katsalapov. With a whispery, lyrical performance, Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France won the ice dancing competition on Monday at the Beijing Olympics, skating with such flowing precision and unison that they appeared at times to be skating as a single person instead of a couple. 15 TURKKILA Juulia / VERSLUIS Matthias FIN 173.88 Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha are sitting in 13th after scoring 72.59, slightly under their season best of 74.45. Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the USA set a new personal best on their way to winning the ice dance fre. Gold PAPADAKIS Gabriella / CIZERON Guillaume FRA 226.98 Canada's Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon coached an incredible 10 of the 23 dance teams competing in Beijing at the Ice Academy of Montreal, including France's newly crowned Olympic champions Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron. After they initially started with a more traditional tango, they decided to modify the style after working with a modern dance choreographer, alongside Dubreuil and the Academys choreographer Sam Chouinard. Man. 1. )Figure Skating Ice Dance Rhythm Dance1 Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizer. February 11, 2022 8:00 AM EST. Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Chock and Bates bettered training partners Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue over two programs, totaling 227.37 points in Nashville. My brain doesnt understand it." "For years this was the only medal that we wanted and the past four years were just about that moment. All year I wanted to win and was doing my best for it," Hubbell said. Chock and Bates put together a strong free dance (130.63) on Monday after a few bumps in their rhythm dance (84.14), but came up short of a medal for the third straight Olympics. The I.O.C.s screening of prospective athletes included their drug-testing histories. Canada's Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon coached an incredible 10 of the 23 dance teams competing in Beijing at the Ice Academy of Montreal, including France's newly crowned Olympic . It was just a moment, I think, for both of us to say goodbye to Olympic ice, Hubbell said, and thank this journey thats created, you know, the people that we are today.. It marked the first Olympic ice dancing medal for Hubbell and Donohue, who placed fourth overall in the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang. Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier and Italy's Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri remain within striking distance as well and are experienced enough to get to the podium. Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov of Russia finished second in the rhythm dance but could have an advantage over their French rivals in aiming for the gold medal. Were down to pairs from the Russian Olympic Committee and France. Fournier Beaudry said sitting in the locker room, lacing up her skates before going on the ice, she was surrounded by her training mates from Montreal. Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue, of the United States, perform their routine in the ice dance competition during the figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in . A tango is for showing passion in many different ways, for letting go, Chouinard tells TIME after the event. 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Neither American team has an Olympic medal or world championship in ice dancing, but both have been close. "It's funny because Patrice asked me that in the car today," Dubreuil said after Saturday's rhythm dance. Finishing seventh, the placementis an improvement on their eighth-place finish fouryears ago in Pyeongchang. 7 GILLES Piper / POIRIER Paul CAN 204.78 The deep, carving edges but also the majesty of their body lines. After getting through their twizzle sequence, they would melt into the music, earning 27 different 10 marks for their Program Components - out of 36 total. .
They earned 87.13 points for 3rd place.
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You can see they want that gold. "So being able to re-create that in ice dance is something that we're extremely grateful for.". They slide into second place for now and are probably out of medal contention. Winter Olympics 2022 Medal Count Day 8 (THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS! Results from the Ice Dance Figure Skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The podium race was a close one, with Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov of ROC setting a season's best to win silver with a total score of 220.51. 1. Its memories, its eye contact that I will never forget.. The short program from 2018 dissolved into memory. And actually having so many teams, I guess makes it easier. Still, it was enough to best Hubbell and Donohue for silver. Maria Kazakova and Georgy Reviya of Georgia. And while Diaz and Hubbell might be dueling it out on the ice, theyre not the only couple competing in the event. Whether Papadakis and Cizeron continue to skate into the next Olympics, I.AM will most likely continue to be well represented at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games by younger teams training in Montreal. They finished the free skate in first place after posting a world-record overall score of 226.98. None of the skaters said they felt short-changed by their coaches' split allegiances. I think Ive never been that stressed in my life, but there also was some kind of serenity," said Cizeron on French TV. The duowere ineighth headed into the free dance after scoring78.54in the rhythm dance. "There's an unbelievably healthy reputation among all of us. If anything, it's like going to a party with all your friends and it's just a great time.". 9 FOURNIER BEAUDRY Laurence / SOERENSEN Nikolaj CAN 192.35 Hubbell/Donohue skated after their U.S. teammates and Montreal-based training partner and did not shy away from the challenge, their moving "Drowning" program earning another career-best, a 130.89 assuring them a spot on the medal podium. When Virtue and Moir launched their comeback in 2016, they moved to Montreal to train with Dubreuil and Lauzon, instead of their former Michigan-based coach Marina Zoueva. Our program is deeply rooted in the message of accepting and finding love with someone who is different than you, Chock told TIME. Hubbell and her ice dance partner, Zach Donohue, are serious medal contenders, having come into the free dance component in third place on Monday. ), Added Cizeron: We just relied on our trust, and we borrowed energy of all of our teammates and coaches. The medals will be awarded after the free dance portion, which will take place Monday atCapital Indoor Stadium. But Dubreuil and Lauzon stress the benefits of friendly rivalryrather than the jealousy and selfishness that can turn the competitive spirit toxic. 6 STEPANOVA Alexandra / BUKIN Ivan ROC 205.07 In that event, Papadakis experienced a wardrobe malfunction in the short dance, leaving her left breast briefly exposed, which seemed to unnerve the couple during the routine. Both Hubbell and Donohue and Chock and Bates helped USA claim a silver medal in the team event last week, though the final results of that competition are still pending the doping case of Kamila Valieva, who led Russia to a gold medal. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. We have been waiting for this. They did, however, win both their Grand Prix events this season - while also registering the highest score of any team, a 221.05 at the French Grand Prix. It doesn't feel crowded. With I.AM teams taking two of the three medals in ice dance, its clear that the formula of working with, rather than against, your competition may be the secret to success. Official results of the figure-skating Ice Dance event at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Official Figure skating results from the Beijing 2022 Olympics. In contrast, a spin is a multi-rotational turn centered on a single point on the ice. Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker of the United States performed a twizzle gliding across the ice while spinning on one blade and not touching each other during Saturdays ice dancing competition. With the results of the ice dance event at the Beijing Olympics, its official. Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin of Russia finished fifth in the rhythm dance last week. Having skated together for more than a decade, Papadakis, 26, and Guillaume, 27, have won four world championships, establishing a transporting harmony that has elevated ice dancing often dismissed as frivolous and kitschy, with results that seem preordained beyond sport into art. Canada's pair of Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier missed out on medals in ice dancing at Beijing 2022, finishing the free dance portion of the competition with a total score of 204.78. Papadakis/Cizeron were silver medallists in 2018 and are four-time world champions. At those Games, Papadakis experienced a wardrobe malfunction during the short, or rhythm, dance and her left breast was briefly exposed. The 36-year-old Canada native who. . Some of the pairs in the earlier groups appeared to have gotten dressed in whatever spangly thing they could find at the Spangly Clothing Store, never mind if it had anything to do with their partners color scheme. After doing the snake program, we couldnt go back to something very classical, she said. Asked if they would skate on into the next Olympic quad, Papadakis only could commit to next mont's worlds - which are in France. Diaz and his partner Olivia Smart are coming into the free dance component in 12th place. The duo scored 90.83 in the rhythm dance, topping the 22 other teams in Beijing, China. Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov (ROC): 220.51 (88.85 Rhythm,. Papadakis/Cizeron broke their own world record in the rhythm dance to take a two-point lead over Sinitsina/Katsalapov into the free dance, which Papadakis/Cizeron then won by 5 points and narrowly missed breaking their own world record. Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov (ROC): 88.85 3. Their U.S. teammates, and training mates at I.AM, Hubbell and Donohue, were next to skate, with a very different, and intensely personal program. Hubbell with her skating partner, Zachary Donohue, in the rhythm dance on Saturday. A month later, they won a silver medal at the 2018 world championships and have since collected two additional world medals and two United States titles.