MILAN — Madison Chock and Evan Bates are undecided on their future after the American husband-and-wife duo won silver in ice dance at the 2026 Winter Olympics, falling 1.43 points short of gold-medal winners Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron of France despite turning in a season-best free skate.
When asked if this was their last dance, Bates candidly said, "I'm not sure."
"We've got a lot to be proud of and a lot to be grateful for because we've had an incredible career," added Chock. "Sometimes that's just how it shakes out. This is this story for us and I wouldn't change anything."
Milano Cortina was widely expected to be Chock and Bates' fourth and final Games. Although the couple didn’t implicitly state they would retire afterwards, Bates said they "put all of our effort and emphasis to peak at this event."
"Immediately right now it's really hard to say what the career plans will be, but TBD," Bates added.
