Madison Chock and partner win 3rd straight gold at World's Figure Skating championship

The US ice dance team of Evan Bates and Madison Chock finished their performance at World''s.

It seems that the ice dance team of Madison Chock and Evan Bates have been around for years. And, they have!

Chock and Bates won their third straight gold medal at the 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships on Saturday (March 2).

“This one definitely feels extra special. To do it in front of a home crowd and to have two of our best skates of the season, I don't think we could have done anything better than that,” Chock said. 

“To have the programs come to fruition like you imagine them at the beginning of the season and to execute them like that at the world championships is a dream come true and one that we've worked really hard for.”

Madison's full name is Madison La'akea Te-Lan Hall Chock, reflecting her Chinese-Hawaiian heritage on her father's side.

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In winning their third crown at World's, Chock and Bates, became the most decorated US ice dance team at the World Championships in history, became the first US ice dance team ever to win three World titles and the first ice dance team to three-peat worldwide. With three golds, a silver, and two bronze medals, the duo has brought home hardware from half of their dozen appearances in the global championships.

“This has been such a magical week,” Chock said in the press conference after their winning performance. 

“We had two incredible skates. I could not be prouder of Evan, and I am so grateful for our coaching team and our family and friends who have supported us. It’s certainly not easy to do this and chase your dreams year after year, so we are just grateful and appreciative to everyone who has helped us on this journey.”

The three-peat makes the husband-wife team and marks them as gold medal favourites heading into the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games to win the ice dancing gold medal, an accomplishment that has eluded them in the past four  Olympics.

"We're going to soak this one in for now," Bates said. "Certainly our goal is to be on top of the podium in Milan. This doesn't really change that."

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