Elliott: Evan Bates and Madison Chock put on otherworldly show to help U.S. take silver
LA TimesEvan Bates and Madison Chock compete in free dance during the team competition at the Beijing Olympics on Monday. “Astronaut” Evan Bates teamed with “alien” Madison Chock of Redondo Beach to perform an exquisite free dance to music by Daft Punk and defeat the reigning world champions, Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov of the Russian Olympic Committee. “I think a silver medal is something to be incredibly proud of,” said Bates, a four-time Olympian who became the oldest U.S. Olympic medalist in any skating discipline at age 32. “It just feels great to contribute in a meaningful way.” The only downside of the day for the Americans was that Vincent Zhou, who competed in the men’s free skate Sunday and is scheduled to compete in the men’s singles event starting Tuesday, tested positive for the coronavirus in a routine daily test performed Sunday. Bates acknowledged the concept of the couple’s astronaut-alien free dance was “outside the box.” Chock initially feared it might have been too out there for judges to appreciate.
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