11 Facts About Madison Chock and Evan Bates
The PyeongChang Winter Games won’t be the first Olympic stage for ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates. The 25-year-old and 28-year-old skaters placed 8th in Sochi in 2014 (Bates also competed in in Vancouver in 2010 with his previous skating partner). Chock and Bates, who first started performing as a pair in 2011, are ready to show their stuff again, especially following strong performances (and medal wins!) at international competitions in recent years. Read on about this dynamic duo below:
1. They both picked up skating early. Chock, born in Redondo Beach, California, was five; Bates, of Ann Arbor, Michigan was four. (Both now train in Michigan.) During his first time in an ice show when he was five, Bates recalls that he was “dressed as a leprechaun” and that he “wet myself, right down my green pants.” Madison meanwhile, well just look at this photo:
