Olympic Ice Dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates Address Retirement Rumors

Olympic ice dance partners Madison Chock and Evan Bates have no plans to hang up their skates just yet. “We’re definitely still skating. We’re actually going to get back on the ice tomorrow,” Bates, 37, said on the Thursday, August 13, episode of Shawn Johnson East and Andrew East’s “Couple Things” podcast. “We’ve taken a little hiatus, which has been really nice and needed. We haven’t skated in six weeks, which for us is like an eternity.” Chock, 34, and Bates led Team USA to gold in the team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. The married couple, who tied the knot...

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