Triple world ice dance champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates will leave the Milano Cortina Olympics with silver medals, but also an outpouring of support from fans questioning the judging that denied them gold.

Madison Chock and Evan Bates put up their best individual performance in the Olympics on Wednesday, coming away with a silver medal in figure skating’s ice dance competition.

U.S. ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates called their second-place finish in the free dance "bittersweet" at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

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

Madison Chock and Evan Bates respond to Olympic ice dance judging questions after finishing second to French duo Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron in Paris.

Team USA's top pair of Madison Chock and Evan Bates go for Olympic gold in figure skating Ice dance finals on Feb. 11, 2026.

At their fourth Olympics, Madison Chock and Evan Bates finally have an Olympic medal in ice dance. It’s not the gold the U.S. duo was hoping for, but a silver, 1.43 points behind gold medalists Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron of France.

On Wednesday at the Winter Olympics, Chloe Kim nailed her debut in Milano Cortina while Evan Bates and Madison Chock earned silver in ice dance free dance.