Chock and Bates Withdraw From World Championships, Signaling Possible End to Competitive Career

Their season-ending choice follows a narrow Olympic silver that drew scrutiny over judging.

Overview

Madison Chock and Evan Bates confirmed they will skip the World Figure Skating Championships in Prague, ending their season after the Milan Cortina Olympics.
U.S. Figure Skating named Caroline Green and Michael Parsons as replacements for the ice dance slots at worlds.
Chock and Bates said their season felt complete after delivering four Olympic programs, sharing the update in statements echoed on Instagram.
The duo helped Team USA win the Olympic team gold and took ice dance silver by 1.43 points behind France’s Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron.
The result drew attention to judging after French judge Jézabel Dabouis posted unusually wide margins, even as five of nine judges had the Americans ahead.