Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron of France won the Olympic ice dancing title at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games.

Who won the Olympic ice dancing?

Quick Scoop

The 2026 Olympic ice dancing gold medal went to Laurence Fournier Beaudry & Guillaume Cizeron (France), who edged out the favorites Madison Chock & Evan Bates (USA) by a very narrow margin.

  • Gold: Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Guillaume Cizeron (France)
  • Silver: Madison Chock / Evan Bates (USA)
  • Bronze: Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier (Canada)
  • Winning total score: 225.82 points for Fournier Beaudry / Cizeron

The result is already one of the big storylines of the 2026 Winter Olympics, because the French team only came together about a year before the Games and still managed to dethrone the long-dominant Americans.

How the podium shook out

1. Gold – France’s surprise super-team

  • Team: Laurence Fournier Beaudry & Guillaume Cizeron (France)
  • Score: 225.82 total points
  • Edge of victory: They beat Chock/Bates by just 1.43 points, a photo-finish in ice dance terms.
  • Fun historic note: Cizeron previously won Olympic gold at Beijing 2022 with Gabriella Papadakis, so he becomes the first ice dancer to win Olympic titles with two different partners.

Their free dance, skated to music from the film “The Whale,” was described as smooth, avant‑garde, and technically clean enough to hold off the American favorites despite the pressure.

2. Silver – Chock & Bates finally on the Olympic podium

  • Team: Madison Chock & Evan Bates (USA)
  • Result: Silver medal, their first individual Olympic medal after four Olympic appearances.
  • Backstory:
    • Narrowly missed the podium in Beijing 2022 (4th place).
* Dominated the last quad with three straight world titles and wins in most of their events.

Many observers saw them as the “sure thing” for gold in 2026, which is why the French win is being treated as a mild upset and a huge storyline in skating circles and sports media.

3. Bronze – Best-ever Olympic finish for Canada

  • Team: Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier (Canada)
  • Result: Bronze medal with 217.74 points.
  • Milestone: This is their best Olympic placement so far, improving on 8th in 2018 and 7th in 2022.

A bit of context and history

To give a little more flavor to the result:

  • France now has back-to-back Olympic ice dance golds : Papadakis/Cizeron in 2022 and Fournier Beaudry/Cizeron in 2026.
  • Cizeron’s achievement (gold with two different partners) echoes earlier figure skating legends, like Irina Rodnina in pairs, who also won multiple Olympic titles with different partners.
  • Chock/Bates’ silver is being framed as both a triumph and a heartbreak: a long-awaited medal, but just short of the gold many expected them to finally secure.

Why this is trending and in forums

Sports and skating forums are buzzing around a few recurring themes:

  • Was this the “right” result between the more established Chock/Bates and the newly formed French team?
  • How remarkable it is that Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron came together only about a year before the Games yet managed to overtake a dominant world‑champion pair.
  • What this means for the future of ice dance, with France cementing itself as a powerhouse nation in the discipline.

If you were asking about a different year’s Olympics (for example, Beijing 2022), the answer would be Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron (France) there as well—but for the latest Games, the winners are Fournier Beaudry & Cizeron in 2026.

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