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Chock and Bates Chase Olympic Gold in Final Bid

12/31/2025

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Story summary

Madison Chock and Evan Bates aim for Olympic gold at the Milano-Cortina Games, their fourth Olympics, and they acknowledge it could be their last.
Chock and Bates are 100% all in for the competition.
Their Olympic free dance features the Rolling Stones' Paint It Black, which they found emotionally compelling.
They aim to win a record seventh U.S. ice dance title at the U.S. Championships in St. Louis.

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Story summary

Madison Chock and Evan Bates aim for Olympic gold at the Milano-Cortina Games, their fourth Olympics, and they acknowledge it could be their last.
Chock and Bates are 100% all in for the competition.
Their Olympic free dance features the Rolling Stones' Paint It Black, which they found emotionally compelling.
They aim to win a record seventh U.S. ice dance title at the U.S. Championships in St. Louis.