Madison Chock and Evan Bates withdraw from the Ice Dance World Championship
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Team USA’s power skating duo of Madison Chock and Evan Bates have withdrawn from the upcoming Ice Dance World Championships.
The decision will end their season and their competitive careers after their performance at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
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Team USA’s Madison Chock and Evan Bates pose with their gold medals after winning the team figure skating event at the Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 8, 2026. (Photo by Stephanie Scarbrough/AP)
Chock and Bates joined their Olympic teammate, former gold medalist Alysa Liu, in withdrawing from the worlds, after Liu announced her retirement this past weekend, much to the surprise of many fans.
Chock and Bates helped the US secure the Olympic figure skating team gold medal in February, then added a silver in the individual event. They were second behind two French players, Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron, which is a highly watched result due to scoring by the French judge, Jézabel Dabouis.
We left everything on the ice in Milan,” said Bates. “Our season feels complete with those four games where we did our best.”
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USA’s Madison Chock and Evan Bates with silver medals (left) and France’s Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry with gold medals (right) after the Figure Skating Ice Dance, free dance, at the Milano Ice Skating Arena, on day five of the Milano Cortina 2021, 2021 Winter Olympics. (Photos by Fabrizio Carabelli/PA via Getty Images)
This decision caused a lot of criticism from fans who believed that the judge did not give accurate scores. However, the couple ultimately chose not to pass on the report.
Chock and Bates haven’t officially retired, but they’ve announced for the better part of four years that they’ll be stepping away from competition after the Milan Cortina Games. They will do so as the two most decorated athletes in US history, winning a record seven national titles, three Grand Prix Final gold medals and the most Grand Prix events.
They have been on the podium in the last four races and won in the last three.
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Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States compete during the ice skate dance in the free skate at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
“Although we have decided not to participate in the world championships, but we remember the wonderful things about winning three years ago,” said Bates. “Those achievements mean a lot to us. We couldn’t be more grateful for all the love and support.”
Caroline Green and Michael Parsons will fill in for Chock and Bates on the US ice dance team in Prague. They will join the Olympic teams of Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko and the duo of Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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