Evan Bates and Madison Chock are taking their relationship to the next level!
The Olympians revealed on Thursday (June 16) that they just got engaged, after six years of dating.
People reveals that Evan popped the question on June 11, aka 6/11, marking their six years as a couple and 11 years skating together.
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Madison Chock and Evan Bates were all smiles during the closing ceremonies during the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics over the weekend in South Korea.
The ice dancers and real life couple even shared a sweet dance together while at the big event, alongside their teammates.
During their Olympic experience, Madison and Evan spent both Valentine’s Day, AND his birthday together there.
While Madison and Evan missed the podium after their skates collided in the free dance, they shared a million thanks to all the support they received afterwards.
“I can’t even begin to describe how grateful I am for all the love and kind messages I have received,” Madison wrote. “It’s been overwhelmingly beautiful. We obviously didn’t have a perfect skate but we put our whole hearts into our performance from start to finish.”
She adds, “It was our goal to share a message of hope and peace with this program and I feel humbled by the amount of support and positivity we have received. Thank you so much.”
Madison Chock and Evan Bates most likely heard your gasps around the world as they fell on the ice during a spin at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics last night.
One of three USA teams competing for a spot on the podium, Madison and Evan spun out during one element of their free skate, which was set to John Lennon‘s “Imagine”. Because of the fall, the team ended up in 9th place overall.
“I think we clicked blades entering the spin, and it’s really impossible to spin with that kind of friction,” Evan shared with Time afterwards. “One moment things were going exactly how we wanted to, and the next moment in a flash, disaster stuck. There’s no other way to put it really.”
Madison adds, “As soon as it happened, I couldn’t believe our butts were on the ice where our skates were supposed to be. It’s just not something you want to have happen.”
“We worked so hard this season to reinvent ourselves, and I think we’ve done that. It just sucks that this happened at the Olympic Games. But it’s okay. Life goes on, and we’ll go on, we’ll be okay.”
After their program ended, you could see how heartbroken Madison and Evan were, but don’t worry — they will be back, and stronger than ever. Their next competition will be at the World Championships in Milan.
“We’ve got to come back. We’ve got to come back and redeem ourselves,” Evan says. “That’s part of our story now.”
If you’re picking up on some chemistry between ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, you’re 100% right in thinking that they are a couple.
The Michigan-based duo, who are competing later today in the Short Dance competition, recently opened up about how they fell for each other on the ice.
“I’ve always had great chemistry with [Evan],” Madison told NBC about her on-again relationship with Evan. “We’ve always gotten along so well. Skating together is something that we love doing, and we love doing it together. Now, we’re together on and off the ice and it makes it even more powerful.”
She adds, “It feels completely genuine and real. It makes training so much more fun and it brings us closer together every day. We’re working together, working towards the same things. When you’re doing that with someone that you love, it really is so much more meaningful.”
Be sure to follow Madison and Evan on social media too — their Instagrams are full of amazing and adorable pics!
The official roster for the U.S. Figure Skating Olympic Team have been announced.
After competing at the 2018 U.S. Championships over the weekend in San Jose, U.S. Figure Skating announced that three men, three ladies, three ice dance teams and one pair team would be headed to the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics set for next month.
During the Olympics, like in 2014, the US team will also compete in the team event consisting of one lady, one man, one pairs team and one ice dance team, which will be announced in the coming weeks.
The 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics will kick off on February 9th in South Korea.
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Love Meryl Davis and Charlie White? You’ll love these two Ice Dance teams even more!
Madison Chock and Evan Bates and Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue have been on the scene for years, but definitely need so much more love because both teams are amazing!
The two ice dance teams placed second and third, behind champs Alex and Maia Shibutani for the second year at the 2017 U.S. Figure Skating Championships this weekend — and their programs were just as cool.
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Look who’s back on the ice — Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir!
Canada’s #1 Ice Dance team has returned to competition with the 2016 Skate Canada International held at Hershey Centre on Friday (October 28) in Mississauga, Canada.
Tessa and Scott lead the short dance competition with USA’s Madison Chock and Evans Bates in 2nd place.
Patrick Chan led the men’s short program, with Olympic champ Yuzuru Hanyu in 4th place. Competition resumes today, starting at 2PM.
“It was a thrill for us to be back out there on the ice, a great start to our season,” Tessa shared with press afterwards. “We’re really looking down the road to PyeongChang and kind of started our journey again today. We left some points on the table level-wise and that we’ll be looking to improve, but for end of October we’re very pleased.”
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