Evgeni Plushenko: “What Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron showed us was, without a doubt, art on ice! I was also incredibly impressed by the Spanish duo Smart and Dieck. I’ve already followed them on social media.”
Two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko stated that the free dance by France’s Laurence Fournier Beaudry and [...]
“1st place: The French (despite a mistake); 2nd: Stepanova and Bukin; 3rd: The Canadians; 4th: Perhaps Chock and Bates; 5th: The Americans Zingas and Kolesnik; and only after that, everyone else.” – Averbukh on the Olympic podium If Russian skaters were allowed
Ilia Averbukh believes that Aleksandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin could have contended for second place at the 2026 [...]
“It was the best here today, but for potential Olympic champions, I think it’s got to be faster across the ice, with more ice coverage. Maybe they keep a bit in reserve for the individual event.” Eurosport commentator on Chock/Bates’ FD in the Olympic team event
Eurosport commentator on Madison Chock and Evan Bates' free dance in the Olympic team event. original source: [...]
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “The showdown between Fournier Beaudry/Cizeron and Chock/Bates will be truly intense. This is something you definitely need to see! Most likely, it will be the last time we see these pairs compete together.”
2015 World and European champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva will serve as a correspondent for Okko at the 2026 Winter [...]
“We couldn’t have dreamed of better training partners and better competitors. They’ve supported us from the beginning, when we announced our return.” Laurence Fournier-Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron on Madison Chock and Evan Bates
Laurence Fournier-Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron on European Championships and Olympic preparation. original source: [...]
Alexander Zhulin: “At the Europeans, I would have boldly put Stepanova and Bukin in second place behind Cizeron.” and “Cizeron – yes, he’s good. As for Chock and Bates, they’re a good pair, but for me, they’re not as good as Cizeron.”
Alexander Zhulin believes that Aleksandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin could have taken second place at the 2026 European [...]
Margarita Drobiazko: “With all due respect to the Montreal team, when there’s such a monopoly, you still recognize that Montreal style, no matter how good it is, and you want a different perception, a breath of fresh air.”
World Championship medalist in ice dance Margarita Drobiazko assessed the chances of the French pair Laurence Fournier [...]
“My matador has a feminine role, which is rare in the real world of matadors. To emphasize this, we added a strong feminist element to the design. The matador’s cape was transformed into my skirt.” Madison Chock on her free dance costume
Madison Chock and Evan Bates on Their Free Dance Costumes original source: Sports by Maya Bagriantseva [...]
Madison Chock: “For the RD, I wanted to incorporate animal prints because they’re so quintessentially 90s. That’s why my dress features a lot of tiger patterns and chains – those were hallmark elements from that era.”
Madison Chock on Bringing the 90s to Life Through Her Costume original source: Sports by Maya Bagriantseva [...]
“We’re building a flamenco-contemporary piece full of power, emotion, and precision.” Madison Chock and Evan Bates collaborate with Antonio Najarro on their Olympic free dance.
Madison Chock and Evan Bates collaborate on Spanish-Inspired Olympic program. original source: Instagram [...]
Egor Bazin: “If Russian skaters had participated in this Worlds with fair judging, Stepanova and Bukin could have easily fought for a spot in the top three. If the judging had been fair, Chock and Bates wouldn’t even have been in the top five.”
Egor Bazin about the results in ice dance at the 2025 World Championships. original source: Sport24 View [...]
“I’m sure they’ll make a fantastic pair. It’s great that we’re all training on the same ice again every day.” Madison Chock and Evan Bates about Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry
Madison Chock and Evan Bates about Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry. original source: Sports [...]
Irina Khavronina and David Narizhny: “Chock/Bates are too perfect. The perfect American family. But they somehow lack soul…They are husband and wife, but there’s little chemistry between them.”
Irina Khavronina and David Narizhny about current ice dance. original source: Sport24 dd. 28th December 2024 by [...]
“There was a very awkward fall. It hasn’t happened, it hasn’t happened, and there it is again. It’s generally unclear how they even won Worlds last season.” Bobrova on Chock/Bates’ performance at Skate America
Ekaterina Bobrova on Chock/Bates' new dances and performance at Skate America 2024. original source: Championat [...]
“One of my favorite programs in men’s skating is Javier Fernandez’s short “Malagueña”. The way he skates, you can’t learn it, you need to be born with such a talent.” Tuktamysheva about her favorite skaters and programs
Translation of Elizaveta Tuktamysheva's comments about her favorite skaters and programs. original source: [...]
Madison Chock and Evan Bates: “We haven’t decided whether we will continue skating yet. A sports career requires major sacrifices, so it’s important to carefully weigh the pros and cons.”
Translation of Madison Chock and Evan Bates comments about their victory at the 2024 World Championships and [...]
Madison Chock and Evan Bates: “The biggest victory, is that after eleven World Championships together, we still adore what we do. We are not bored, we still feel the thrill and drive.”
Translation of Madison Chock's and Evan Bates' comments after about their performance in the rhythm dance at the 2024 [...]
“There’s nothing new, just skaters of a certain age who have ‘waited their turn’ and are fighting for some medals.” Russian ice dancer David Narizhny on international ice dances
Translation of Irina Khavronina's and David Narizhny's comments about ice dance performances in the current [...]
“The lyrics of the song really touched us and related to the story we wanted to tell: about how we – as humans – treat our time.” Chock and Bates about their free dance to Pink Floyd
Translation of the interview with Madison Chock and Evan Bates about the idea of their free dance and [...]
“Everything happens at a very slow pace. So I can’t say it had a “wow” effect.” Zhulin about Chock/Bates’ FD
Translation of Alexander Zhulin's comment about Madison Chock and Evan Bates' free dance for 2023/24 season. [...]
Anastasia Skoptsova: “Right after the free skate, Gabriella Papadakis walked into the dressing room and took out a bottle of wine from her suitcase.”
Former ice dancer Anastasia Skoptsova shared a story about Olympic champion Gabriella Papadakis. View this [...]
Alexander Zhulin: “When I skated Vivaldi program, it pleased me a lot that when gay people found out that I was straight they would say: ‘Really? But you… Your lines are so beautiful. They were genuinely disappointed.”
Alexander Zhulin commented on the level of the reigning world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates and shared his [...]
Anjelika Krylova: “Chock/Bates are magnificent, but this season belonged to the Canadians Gilles/Poirier. I had hopes for their victory.”
Interview with Anjelika Krylova. In an interview she shared the plans of her students, emotions from the past season, [...]
“The record of Chock and Bates is significant even in the absence of Russian leading pairs.” Tatiana Tarasova
The world record of American figure skaters Madison Chock and Evan Bates in rhythm dance is important even in the [...]