Evan Bates and Madison Chock.
David Ramos/Getty ImagesOlympic gold medalists Evan Bates and Madison Chock making the perfect pair on and off the ice.
Chock and Bates, who first partnered in the 2011-2012 figure skating season, began dating in 2017.
“We really love each other on the ice and we bond,” Bates exclusively spoken We are every week in February 2018, it was noted that she had a crush on Chock when they were teenagers. “I like his personality. I love his zest for life.”
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“When we’re training, we kind of have a quiet life,” he said we. “We stay at home a lot and go to bed early!”
After five years together, Bates proposed in June 2022 during vacation in Thailand. While preparing for their wedding in 2024, they still enjoy skating together in competitions.
“We still love what we do and we enjoy the process,” Chock said Olympics.com in 2023. “You have to put in the work every day for many years, you have to love the process. That’s something we’ve done and we still have those feelings.
Keep scrolling through the timeline of Chock and Bates’ cool-as-ice relationship:
2011
The pair first teamed up during the 2011 season. (Bates previously placed 11th at the 2010 Olympics with former teammate Emily Samuelson.)
Years later, Chock came out NBC Sports that she and Bates “got along really well” even before they were together, indicating that they had “great chemistry from the beginning.”
2017
In the midst of their long careers, Bates and Chock began dating.
2018
They adopted two toy poodles, Stella and Henry.
“Our dogs are like us! My dog is blonde and has curly hair, his dog is black and has, like, very different eyebrows,” Bates joked about we in February. “We have beautiful dogs. They are amazing!”
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February 2022
Chock and Bates went to the Olympic Games together in 2014, 2018 and 2022. They were named co-captains of the 2022 ice skating team during the tournament in Beijing.
June 2022
“Left home with my girlfriend, came back with my fiance! 🥰❤️❤️❤️“He wrote via Instagram, confirming that Bates popped the question.
January 2024
They won their first Grand Prix Final title in December 2023, a month before officially becoming Olympic gold medalists.
Chock, Bates and the rest of Team USA finished first and second behind the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) during the team figure skating event. After a long investigation, ROC star athlete Kamil Valiev was disqualified for doping, leading Team USA to take home the gold instead.
“It was very unexpected,” Chock said on TODAY show during the interview with Bates and their colleagues. “We don’t have a lot of information and people always ask us. … I didn’t realize how much it weighed on me, and maybe, it weighed on all of us, until we found out (found out) the news .It seems like a weight has been lifted to feel this closure from the Beijing games.
June 2024
Bates and Chock were married June 20 in the bride’s native Hawaii, later said People about the traditions of the ceremony.
“Leis represent unity and the coming together of different elements to make a whole greater than the sum of its parts,” Chock said. “In marriage, you come together as individuals to create a partnership.”
January 2025
Chock and Bates won their sixth US ice dancing championship on January 24, tying the record for most wins by an American team with retired skaters. Meryl Davis and Charlie White.