Team USA's Madison Chock and Evan Bates took home the silver medal in the ice dance competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Watch and follow Winter Olympics action, with Team GB's Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson going for a figure skating medal later on day five.
Day 5 of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics included another eight gold medals being earned, headlined by Jordan Stolz of Team USA in the men's speedskating 1,000-meter. The American phenom entered the event as a heavy favorite, living up to the hype by setting a new Olympic record en route to his first gold medal.
Figure skating Ice dance Olympic medals are awarded tonight, and Team USA's Madison Chock and Evan Bates sit in second entering the free dance.
Ilia Malinin is in first place in men's figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics after scoring 108.16 in the short program on Tuesday in Milano Ice Skating Arena in Assago, Italy.
The ice dance competition began Monday at the Winter Olympics with the rhythm dance. Madison Chock and Evan Bates finished in second place.
Ilia Malinin reclaimed momentum to lead the Olympic men’s short program, steadying the ice as Americans Andrew Torgashev and Maxim Naumov delivered breakout, emotional debuts to advance to the free skate.
Malinin’s incredible performance in the Free Skate on Sunday helped give the United States its second straight Olympic gold in the Team Event, narrowly squeaking by the strong Japanese squad. Kagiyama actually posted a better score than Malinin in the Short Program late last week.
Here's everything you need to know about men's figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, including TV channel and streaming options for the competition in Milan.
The 21-year-old American topped the leaderboard in the men's singles short program on Tuesday. Malinin goes into Friday's free skate with a five-point advantage over his closest rival, Japan's Yuma Kagiyama.