Madison Chock Breaks Her Silence After Petition Targets French Judge and Her Final Words Leave Fans More Convinced She Deserved Gold

Madison Chock Breaks Her Silence After Petition Targets French Judge and Her Final Words Leave Fans More Convinced She Deserved Gold
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John Williams

United States figure skating pair Madison Chock and Evan Bates felt like they skated a gold medal-winning run only to finish with a silver medal following a controversial scoring round from France’s judge.

Competing for in their first Olympics as a married couple, Chock and Bates scored a 134.67 in the free dance portion, giving them a total score of 224.39, passing Canadians Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier at 217.74. However, their French rivals, Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron posted a 135.64 for a total of 225.82 to grab gold after teaming up just a few months earlier.

“We really gave it our best,” Chock said. “And that’s what we set out to do coming to these Games. So I think we’ve got a lot to be proud of and a lot to be grateful for because we’ve had an incredible career and we’ve been so well supported by our families and our coaches by each other. And sometimes that’s just how it shakes out.”

Her comments came immediately following the event, which was shrouded in controversy amid questionable judging.

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After a petition emerged suggesting the French judge should be investigated, Chock took to social media to deliver a final message. Instead of focusing on coming up just short of a gold medal, she focused her post on the support the couple has received during the competition.

“It’s truly an honor to skate on Olympic ice and we’re so proud of how hard we worked to get here and deliver our very best,” she said in a message on Instagram. “Thank you to our families, friends, fellow skaters and all the fans back home and around the world for your support. We are so incredibly grateful for all of the love.”

After winning the silver medal, Chock expressed optimism for the future of American skaters.

“We are really proud … and grateful to our coaches and our families. They came all this way and have supported us through it all,” she said. “It means so much to us to be a part of this sport, and to have contributed years of work and creativity to hopefully inspire the next generation of skaters.”

Chock and Bates won gold in the team event earlier this Olympics.

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