US Olympic skating stars considering appeal of judge's scoring that denied them gold

American fig skating mates Madison Chock and Evan Bates would see appealing the scoring successful the caller Olympic crystal dancing last that delivered them silver, portion French rivals were awarded gold. 

Chock was asked if they would see appealing successful an interrogation with Access Hollywood. 

"I accidental we would see it. I deliberation skating is specified a subjective sport, but I bash deliberation that for fairness it is bully erstwhile the judges are reviewed for their work. Not conscionable aft this contention but each contention to conscionable marque definite there’s a just and adjacent playing tract for each athletes," Chock said. 

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Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States vie during the fig skating crystal creation squad lawsuit astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

"We did everything we could. We wouldn’t person changed a azygous happening astir our show – oregon immoderate of our performances oregon however we approached the week. We’re ace arrogant of the enactment that we enactment successful – we near nary chromatic unturned, truthful we tin permission the Games feeling satisfied and accomplished with ourselves."

The mates was looking to triumph gold, but came successful 2nd to the French duo of Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron. 

A French justice graded Beaudry and Cizeron higher than Chock and Bates, which yet helped thrust the French squad to golden implicit the Americans. The judging has been the taxable of contention connected societal media, with immoderate arguing that Chock and Bates should person graded higher. 

Chock and Bates were trailing the French mates by 0.46 of a constituent entering the escaped creation Wednesday night, and they were searching for their archetypal crystal creation Olympic medal with hopes that it would evidently beryllium gold.

US OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATERS SPEAK OUT ON JUDGING THAT DENIED THEM GOLD AMID WIDESPREAD QUESTIONS

Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States vie during the crystal dancing escaped skate successful fig skating astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics, successful Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Their matador routine, dancing to a rendition of The Rolling Stones’ "Paint It, Black" drew cheers from the crowd, and they finished with tears successful their eyes.

They finished with 224.39 aft notching a 134.67 people successful their escaped dance.

Chock and Bates are two-time squad golden winners aft Sunday’s Team USA victory, but they had to ticker 1 much regular to spot if they could seizure golden erstwhile Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron took the ice.

But the judges decided the French duo did capable to decision the Americans successful the end.

Beaudry and Cizeron scored a 135.64 successful the escaped creation for a full of 225.82.

Chock has since called for vetting of judges. 

Chock told CBS News, "It would decidedly beryllium adjuvant if it's much understandable for the viewers, to conscionable spot much transparent judging and recognize ... what's truly going on."

"I deliberation it's besides important for the skaters, that the judges beryllium vetted and reviewed to marque definite that they are besides putting retired their champion performance," she continued, "because there's a batch connected the enactment for the skaters erstwhile they're retired determination giving it their all, and we merit to person the judges besides giving america their each and for it to beryllium a just and adjacent playing field."

Bates told USA Today, "We felt similar we delivered our implicit champion show that we could have. It was our Olympic moment. It felt similar a winning skate to us, and that's what we're going to clasp connected to."

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Silver medalists Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States skate with their medals aft competing successful the crystal dancing escaped skate successful fig skating astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics. Milan, Italy, Feb. 11, 2026. (Francisco Seco/AP Photo)

Bates besides praised the fans who are speaking retired successful enactment of the American couple, amid the controversy.

"It means a batch that radical are voicing their opinions connected our behalf," Bates said. "The mode that we skated and the mode that we've approached chasing these goals, hopefully has resonated with radical astatine location adjacent successful our response. I deliberation hopefully that, too, tin bespeak the Olympic spirit."

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