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Chock and Bates Weigh Appeal After Olympic Ice Dance Silver and Judging Outcry

Public pressure is rising for an IOC and ISU review of a French judge's scoring, with no inquiry announced.

MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 11: (EDITORS NOTE: An infrared camera in combination with on-camera filter was used to create this image.) Madison Chock and Evan Bates of Team United States compete in the Ice Dance - Free Dance on day five of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 11, 2026 in Milan, Italy. on February 11, 2026 in Milan, Italy. "Infrared" is a series of pictures taken at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics with mirrorless cameras that have been modified to capture the electromagnetic spectrum beyond what's visible to the human eye. (Photo by Pauline Ballet/Getty Images)
MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 12: Madison Chock and Evan Bates attend the Winter House on February 12, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The Americans finished with 224.39 points to France’s 225.8, missing gold by about 1.4 points in Milan.
  • A French judge scored the gold medalists roughly eight points higher than Madison Chock and Evan Bates in the free dance, prompting accusations of bias and widespread online analysis.
  • Chock said they may appeal and urged routine reviews of judges’ work to safeguard fairness across competitions.
  • A Change.org petition calling for the IOC and ISU to investigate the judging drew nearly 9,000 signatures by Thursday evening.
  • Five of nine free-dance judges placed the U.S. pair first, yet the overall result stood and the duo emphasized pride in their performances as no formal review was announced.