The Love Story Behind Madison Chock and Evan Bates’ Olympic Ice Dancing Triumph
Inside Madison Chock and Evan Bates’ journey from skating partners to married Olympic champions
When you watch Madison Chock and Evan Bates dance across the ice, their chemistry is undeniable—and that’s largely because on top of their professional relationship as ice dancing partners, the two have been romantically linked since 2016. While the two started out in the sport individually, they found their way to each another over the years as they participated in the same athletic circuit. Fast forward a few years, and this duo just took home gold in the figure skating team event at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. Here, read all about their relationship both on and off the ice and what they’ve said about dancing alongside their spouse.
Madison Chock and Evan Bates met in their teens
Though Evan Bates began his career as a singles skater, in 2000, he linked up with skater Emily Samuelson and worked with her until 2010, when an achilles injury temporarily sidelined his career. Bates and Chock knew each other from the local skating scene and even briefly dated before splitting when school and skating got to be too much to juggle, but by 2011, the stars aligned once again and Bates began working alongside Chock.
“We’d still see each other when a skater threw a party, or we’d grab ice cream,” Bates explained to Bustle about the time after they had broken up. “Then in 2010, I moved to her rink and started training under the same coach. I had a really rough injury that summer and had to take a year off to recover. When I got back in 2011, Maddie’s partner had unexpectedly retired. It was just ‘right place, right time’ and the rest is history.” Over the course of their career as a pair, the duo have won three world championships and have aided Team USA in taking home two gold medals! Though their on-ice partnership began in 2011, it wasn’t until 2016 when things turned truly romantic, and in 2017 they went public with their relationship.
Are Madison Chock and Evan Bates married?
The couple got engaged in 2022 and in 2024, they made things official when they tied the knot. Today, the husband-and-wife duo prioritizes their relationship above everything else. “Obviously we’re a married couple now, but just the perspective has shifted. As we’ve gotten older, I think the relationship has become the main focus,” Bates shared with People ahead of this year’s Olympic Games. “Skating is kind of like our means of strengthening ourselves and our relationship and going through all the experiences of life together, and so the appreciation for the partnership has grown.”
Chock and Bates host a podcast together
If their chemistry on the ice wasn’t enough, this ice dancing duo dive even deeper into their careers and relationship on their podcast, Unlaced with Chock and Bates. Madison Chock and Evan Bates continue to captivate audiences both on and off the ice!
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