Madison Chock and Evan Bates skated to a world-best 91.06 points in the rhythm dance section of the team competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics

Figure skaters Madison Chock and Evan Bates rock-and-rolled their way to a world-best 91.06 points in the rhythm dance Friday at the Milan Cortina Olympics​.

The Olympic figure skating team event got underway Friday morning with the rhythm dance, pairs short program and women's short program. Ten national teams compete for a place in the final and the chance to stand on the Olympic podium.

The 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics opening ceremony starts on Feb. 6 Madison Chock (L) and USA's Evan Bates compete in the figure skating team event ice dance-rhythm dance during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on February 6,

The three-time world champions, Chock and Bates are the favorites to win individual Olympic gold later in the Winter Games. But they'll be pushed by the new French team of Laurenc

Cemented in partnership and honed by Olympic pressure, chemistry and trust have fueled Team USA ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates back to figure skating’s grandest stage for their fourth Winter Games — the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on NBC and Peacock.