Figure skating medal count: Ice dance medals announced

The ice dance medals were announced following the conclusion of the short dance and the free dance at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Here are the final standings.

It was a banner night for ice dance dance at the 2018 Winter Olympics as the ice dance champions took to the podium in celebration after the free dance portion of the ice dance competition. It was Canada with gold, France with silver and United States with the bronze.

Team USA’s Madison Chock and Evan Bates suffered a fall during a spin element that devastated their overall score. They finished with a 100.13, which combined with their short program score of 75.45 for an overall score of 175.58.

In the end, everything came down to the last group of skaters. The final five teams to skate included two American teams, France, Italy and the reigning champion Canadian team of Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.

Maia and Alex Shibutani were relaxed and calm in their skate. Skating to Coldplay’s “Paradise,” the Shib Sibs looked every bit the medal contenders as they went through their routine. They earned a 114.86, which combined with their 77.73 from their short program was good for a 192.59 overall, which put them in 1st place with three teams left to skate.

Team France rallied with a strong routine following their devastating wardrobe malfunction in the short dance. Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron had a flawless program that put them in 1st place with a 205.28.

Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue were the penultimate team to take the ice. Donohue lost his balance slightly, impacting their score to give them a 187.69. That put them in 3rd place heading into the final skate.

In the end, it was Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir who captured the gold with 206.07. Canada took gold, France took silver and the Shib Sibs claim bronze for Team USA.

MEDAL RESULT | Ice Dance

Tessa Virtue

Scott Moir

Gabriella Papadakis

Guillaume Cizeron

Maia Shibutani

Alex Shibutani

Here are the final overall standings in the ice dance competition:

1. Canada – Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir – 206.07
2. France – Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron – 205.28
3. United States – Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani – 192.59
4. United States – Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue – 187.69
5. Olympic Athletes from Russia – Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev – 186.92
6. Italy – Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte – 184.91
7. Canada – Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje – 181.98
8. Canada – Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier – 176.91
9. United States – Madison Chock and Evan Bates – 175.58
10. Italy – Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri – 173.47
11. Great Britain – Penny Coomes and Nicholas Buckland – 170.32
12. Spain – Sara Hurtado and Kirill Khaliavin – 168.33
13. Olympics Athletes from Russia – Tiffani Zahorski and Jonathan Guerreiro – 162.24
14. Poland – Natalia Kaliszek and Maksym Spodyriev – 161.35
15. Japan – Kana Muramoto and Chris Reed – 160.63
16. Germany – Kavita Lorenz and Joti Polizoakis – 150.49
17. France – Marie-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac – 149.59
18. South Korea – Yura Min and Alexander Gamelin – 147.74
19. Turkey – Alisa Agafonova and Alper Ucar – 147.18
20. Slovakia – Lucie Mysliveckova and Lukas Csolley – 142.57

Next: Best Olympian from each state

The final event in the 2018 Winter Olympics figure skating competition is the women’s event, which begins with the women’s short program on February 20.