Figure skating fans who tuned in to see the highly anticipated performance from Madison Chock and Evan Bates at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Wednesday may have noticed a slight change in their routine.
Chock and Bates came just short of winning gold with their Wednesday ice dance free skate performance, despite earning a season-best score of 134.67.
The two-time Olympic gold medalists in the team event performed to an instrumental version of “Paint it Black” from the dystopian sci-fi show “Westworld.”
Eagle-eyed Olympics watchers may have noticed Chock changed the skirt of her flamenco-inspired matador costume from one she wore during a practice session on February 2.
Madison Chock and Evan Bates from the Figure Skating Ice Dance free skate at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb 11, 2026. Credit: Associated Press.She competed in a skirt that fades from black to red for the competition, a slight change from a skirt with an all-black exterior and red lining she wore during the practice session.
Feb 2, 2026, ITALY; Madison Chock and Evan Bates (USA) practices at the Milano Ice Skating Arena in preparation for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Credit: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters via Imagn ImagesChock uses the colors of the skirt to enhance the routine in which she plays the role of a matador and Bates the bull.
Though their performance earned a season-best score of 134.67, Chock and Bates came just short of winning gold.
French ice dancers Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron took first with a score of 90.18 amid a controversy related to their former partners.
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