Figure Skating

This special extra episode of On Edge, chronicles the Beijing 2022 experience of our six teams as their months of training and preparation culminates in success for all of them in the Olympic Ice Dance competition.

Filmed in the last six months leading up to Beijing 2022, On Edge is the Olympic Channel’s first weekly figure skating reality docuseries featuring athletes Madison Chock and Evan Bates (USA), Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron (FRA), Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue (USA), Olivia Smart and Adrian Diaz (ESP), Laurence Fournier-Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen (CAN), Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson (GBR), and coaches Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer and three time Olympic Gold medallist Scott Moir.

Originals

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The Journey Ends with Triumph at Beijing 2022 | On Edge

In this 12th and final episode of On Edge, the teams put the final touches on their programs ahead of the Beijing 2022 Olympics. Gabby and Guillaume, back from a win at the French National Championships, are focused on beating their Russian rivals at the Games. Madison and Zach, skating for their last time at the US National Championships, go head to head against Madison and Evan. Scott Moir explains what it takes to make an Olympic podium. 

Filmed in the last six months leading up to Beijing 2022, On Edge is the Olympic Channel’s first weekly figure skating reality docuseries featuring athletes Madison Chock and Evan Bates (USA), Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron (FRA), Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue (USA), Olivia Smart and Adrian Diaz (ESP), Laurence Fournier-Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen (CAN), Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson (GBR), and coaches Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer and three time Olympic Gold medallist Scott Moir.

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The Final: Full House for Beijing 2022 | On Edge

It's down to the wire as Olivia and Adrian travel to Jaca, Spain, to compete against their rivals for the Spanish Olympic spot. Losing is not an option. Back in Montreal, Madison and Evan who decided to be safe and spend the holidays in Canada, share their hopes and expectations from the coming Olympic Games.

Filmed in the last six months leading up to Beijing 2022, On Edge is the Olympic Channel’s first weekly figure skating reality docuseries featuring athletes Madison Chock and Evan Bates (USA), Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron (FRA), Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue (USA), Olivia Smart and Adrian Diaz (ESP), Laurence Fournier-Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen (CAN), Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson (GBR), and coaches Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer and three time Olympic Gold medallist Scott Moir.

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A Spanish Duel for the Holiday Season | On Edge

The teams are getting ready for the second half of the Olympic season. Olivia and Adrian make ballroom dancing fine touches to their program ahead of the decisive Spanish nationals. Madison shows off her manicure skills while chatting with Lilah about the meaning of competing at the Olympics. COVID derails the Grand Prix Final and Nikolaj demonstrates his knife-making hobby to Zach who discusses his impending retirement. 

Filmed in the last six months leading up to Beijing 2022, On Edge is the Olympic Channel’s first weekly figure skating reality docuseries featuring athletes Madison Chock and Evan Bates (USA), Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron (FRA), Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue (USA), Olivia Smart and Adrian Diaz (ESP), Laurence Fournier-Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen (CAN), Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson (GBR), and coaches Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer and three time Olympic Gold medallist Scott Moir.

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Training Tensions and Hobbies | On Edge

With the sixth and final Grand Prix completed, coach Marie-France Dubreuil reflects on what each of the teams have achieved so far. Zach is curious about Madison and Adrian’s wedding plans. Gabriella makes an intriguing prediction about the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics podium. 

Filmed in the last six months leading up to Beijing 2022, On Edge is the Olympic Channel’s first weekly figure skating reality docuseries featuring athletes Madison Chock and Evan Bates (USA), Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron (FRA), Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue (USA), Olivia Smart and Adrian Diaz (ESP), Laurence Fournier-Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen (CAN), Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson (GBR), and coaches Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer and three time Olympic Gold medallist Scott Moir.

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Wrapping Up the Grand Prix Season | On Edge

Coach Marie-France Dubreuil’s two top teams arrive in Torino for the Italian Grand Prix 2021: Madison and Zach, and Grabriella and Guillaume. Both coming from fresh wins at Skate America and Finlandia Trophy, this is the first time they compete against each other in this season 2021-2022 season.

Filmed in the last six months leading up to Beijing 2022, On Edge is the Olympic Channel’s first weekly figure skating reality docuseries featuring athletes Madison Chock and Evan Bates (USA), Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron (FRA), Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue (USA), Olivia Smart and Adrian Diaz (ESP), Laurence Fournier-Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen (CAN), Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson (GBR), and coaches Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer and three time Olympic Gold medallist Scott Moir.

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The Top Teams Face Off in Torino | On Edge

Back from Finland, the teams are prepping for the beginning of the ice dancing Grand Prix season. Four of the teams compete in Skate America 2021 in Vegas, where Madi and Zach defend their title, and Madi and Evan try to go for the win. Lilah and Guillaume talk about the homophobic remarks that came out of Finland. 

Filmed in the last six months leading up to Beijing 2022, On Edge is the Olympic Channel’s first weekly figure skating reality docuseries featuring athletes Madison Chock and Evan Bates (USA), Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron (FRA), Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue (USA), Olivia Smart and Adrian Diaz (ESP), Laurence Fournier-Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen (CAN), Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson (GBR), and coaches Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer and three time Olympic Gold medallist Scott Moir.

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From Helsinki to Vegas | On Edge

It’s the teams’ first chance of the season to try their brand-new ice dancing programs in competition and in front of a live audience. Olivia and Adrian have a decisive performance for their Olympic qualification. Gabriella and Guillaume compete for the first time in 20 months. Madison and Evan get to see how the crowd react to try their new program. Lilah and Lewis are in for a great start. 

Filmed in the last six months leading up to Beijing 2022, On Edge is the Olympic Channel’s first weekly figure skating reality docuseries featuring athletes Madison Chock and Evan Bates (USA), Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron (FRA), Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue (USA), Olivia Smart and Adrian Diaz (ESP), Laurence Fournier-Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen (CAN), Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson (GBR), and coaches Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer and three time Olympic Gold medallist Scott Moir.

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A Great Start to the Season | On Edge

It’s 4 months until Beijing 2022. Four of the teams arrive to Helsinki, Finland, for their first big competition of the season. Olivia and Adrian come face to face with the other Spanish team fighting for the same Olympic spot. Guillaume talks about his coming out story. Madison and Evan are eager to try their brand-new program.  
Filmed in the last six months leading up to Beijing 2022, On Edge is the Olympic Channel’s first weekly figure skating reality docuseries featuring athletes Madison Chock and Evan Bates (USA), Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron (FRA), Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue (USA), Olivia Smart and Adrian Diaz (ESP), Laurence Fournier-Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen (CAN), Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson (GBR), and coaches Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer and three time Olympic Gold medallist Scott Moir.

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Competition Season Officially Begins | On Edge

The teams are prepping for one of the first major competitions of the season: Finlandia Trophy. Madison and Evan take their music changes to the rink. Lilah and Lewis reflect on how they started ice dancing together revealing that their targets are both Beijing 2022 and Cortina 2026. Madison Hubbell tries on costumes and speaks out about her relationship with Adrian. 
Filmed in the last six months leading up to Beijing 2022, On Edge is the Olympic Channel’s first weekly figure skating reality docuseries chronicling the day-to-day lives of six teams from five countries training at the Ice Academy of Montreal.

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Last Touches Before the Start of the Season | On Edge

Madison and Evan take the risk of changing their program’s music in the last minute. Madison and Zach are headed to Boston for their first competition of the season. Olivia and Adrian reflect on the coaches’ disappointment and work on improvements. Laurence and Nikolaj open up about Nikolaj’s injury and road to recovery.  
Filmed in the last six months leading up to Beijing 2022, On Edge is the Olympic Channel’s first weekly figure skating reality docuseries featuring athletes Madison Chock and Evan Bates (USA), Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron (FRA), Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue (USA), Olivia Smart and Adrian Diaz (ESP), Laurence Fournier-Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen (CAN), Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson (GBR), and coaches Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer and three time Olympic Gold medallist Scott Moir.

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Big Last-Minute Changes | On Edge

It is 5 months until Beijing 2022 and as coach Romain Haguenauer puts it: “There is a mountain of problems to solve” technically, artistically and physically for the athletes to be ready.
In this second episode of the weekly series On Edge, get an intimate look at how the coaching system at the Academy operates and what it takes to prep the athletes’ programs. Madison and Evan reveal their new routine theme and work on the costume design. Olivia and Adrian  perform their new program in front of the coaches and training mates for the first time. 
Filmed in the last six months leading up to Beijing 2022, On Edge is the Olympic Channel’s first weekly ice dancing reality docuseries chronicling the day-to-day lives of six teams from five countries training at the Ice Academy of Montreal.

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A Mountain of Problems to Solve | On Edge

Meet the six teams training together at the Ice Academy of Montreal in Canada for the Olympic Games Beijing 2022. Gabriella and Guillaume reflect on their PyeongChang experience. Madison and Zach have some on-ice tension and speak about their emotional connection and Scott Moir tells us what it takes to be an Olympic champion.  
Filmed in the last six months leading up to Beijing 2022, On Edge is the Olympic Channel’s first weekly figure skating reality docuseries chronicling the day-to-day lives of six teams from five countries training at the Ice Academy of Montreal. 

Featuring athletes Madison Chock and Evan Bates (USA), Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron (FRA), Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue (USA), Olivia Smart and Adrian Diaz (ESP), Laurence Fournier-Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen (CAN), Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson (GBR), and coaches Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer and three time Olympic Gold medallist Scott Moir.

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Meet this Big, Competitive Ice Dance Family | On Edge

On Edge chronicles the journeys of six of the world’s best ice dancing teams on the road to the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. The series features athletes Madison Chock and Evan Bates (USA), Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron (FRA), Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue (USA), Olivia Smart and Adrian Diaz (ESP), Laurence Fournier-Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen (CAN), Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson (GBR), and coaches Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer and three time Olympic Gold medallist Scott Moir

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On Edge | Series Trailer

The short dance was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena on 19 February 2018.

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Ice Dance (Short Dance) - Figure Skating | PyeongChang 2018 Replays

The free dance was held at the Gangneung Ice Arena on 19 February 2018.

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Ice Dance (Free Dance) - Figure Skating | PyeongChang 2018 Replays

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Olympic figure skating champion Nathan Chen received special praise from Elton John in Greensboro, North Carolina on Tuesday (19 April).
Along with fellow Beijing 2022 medallists Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue, recently-retired world bronze medallist Alysa Liu, and former U.S. champion Jason Brown, Chen is part of the Stars on

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Elton John gives shout-out to Nathan Chen at concert

While plenty of Olympic figure skaters are leaving the door open as to what comes next in their careers, Americans Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue are certain: They've skated their last dance on competitive ice.
The ice dance duo announced prior to the 2021-22 season - including the Olympic Winter

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14: Bronze medalists Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue of Team United States react during the Ice Dance Free Dance flower ceremony on day ten of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 14, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

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Ice dancers Hubbell and Donohue cap career with fourth world medal: We have 'no regrets'

Some 156 days after the Olympic figure skating season kicked off in full at Skate America in Las Vegas, the World Championships wrapped up on Sunday (27 March) in Montpellier, France, signalling the finish of another Olympic quad.
Over five months, three continents and one stop at the Olympic Winter

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 20: Competitors interact with mascot Bing Dwen Dwen following the Figure Skating Gala Exhibition on day sixteen of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 20, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

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Things we learned from the 2021/22 Olympic figure skating season

This year saw, without a doubt, a different ISU World Figure Skating Championships.
For a start, this was a post-Olympic Worlds – and two of the world's top men and Olympic champions in their own right, Nathan Chen and Hanyu Yuzuru, were not present, each opting out through injury. Pairs

Figure Skating - World Figure Skating Championships - South of France Arena, Montpellier, France - March 26, 2022 France's Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron celebrate winning the Ice Dance with their medals REUTERS/Juan Medina

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What we learned from the 2022 World Figure Skating Championships

Just a three-hour car ride away from where Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron first began skating together some 15 years ago, the French Olympic champions captured their fifth world title on Saturday night.
It seemed the whole France was in attendance to witness them at the Sud de France Arena

Figure Skating - World Figure Skating Championships - South of France Arena, Montpellier, France - March 26, 2022 France's Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron celebrate winning the Ice Dance REUTERS/Juan Medina

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Papadakis and Cizeron storm to historic fifth world ice dance title in front of home crowd in Montpellier

Re-live updates from Montpellier, France, as the 2022 ISU World Figure Skating Championships competition concluded with the men's free skating and ice dance free dance on Saturday (26 March).

Figure Skating - World Figure Skating Championships - South of France Arena, Montpellier, France - March 26, 2022 France's Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron celebrate winning the Ice Dance with second placed Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue of the U.S. and third placed Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the U.S. REUTERS/Juan Medina

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World Figure Skating Championships 2022: Men's free skate and ice dance free dance as it happened

Even before they skated on Friday (25 March), Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron had won the day.
Plastered onto World Figure Skating Championships posters, their images splashed on the sides of event water bottles and French fans queueing to see them in Montpellier, it was a golden homecoming for the

Figure Skating - World Figure Skating Championships - South of France Arena, Montpellier, France - March 25, 2022 France's Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron in action during the Ice Dance Rhythm Dance REUTERS/Juan Medina

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With new record rhythm dance score, Papadakis/Cizeron on cusp of fifth title at World Championships

Re-live updates from Montpellier, France, as the 2022 ISU World Figure Skating Championships continued with the ice dance rhythm dance and women's free skating on Friday (25 March).

Figure Skating - World Figure Skating Championships - South of France Arena, Montpellier, France - March 25, 2022 Japan's Kaori Sakamoto celebrates winning the women's free skating on the podium with second placed Belgium's Loena Hendrickx and third placed Alysa Liu of the U.S. REUTERS/Juan Medina

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World Figure Skating Championships 2022: Women's free and ice dance rhythm dance as it happened

A golden finish to the Olympic figure skating season is within reach for Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron.
The French ice dance team, which captured the title at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 last month, is seeking a fifth World Figure Skating Championships crown this weekend.
They're doing so

BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 14: Gold medalists Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of Team France pose with their medals during the Figure Skating Ice dance Free Dance medal ceremony on Day 10 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at Medal Plaza on February 14, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

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After Olympic title, Papadakis and Cizeron look for golden finish to season in front of home crowd at Worlds: Preview

While figure skating is a sport of just one or two competitors on the ice at a time, the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 reminded us there is a strong community aspect to it, too.
Over the 11 days of skating inside the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, Olympians and

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'Is that Bing Dwen Dwen... on ice?' 7 stronger together figure skating moments at Beijing 2022

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Don't miss our summary of day 10's mixed ice dance figure skating events at the Olympics where G. Papadakis and G. Cizeron (FRA) won gold, V. Sinitsina and N. Katsalapov (ROC) won silver, and M. Hubbel and  Z. Donohue (USA) who completed the podium

Highlights

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Sport Highlights | Beijing 2022 - Figure Skating - Mixed Ice Dance - Day 10

This event took place on 14/02/2022 at the Beijing Medals Plaza. Medal winners for Speed Skating - Women's 500m, Biathlon - Men's 10km Sprint, Short Track Speed Skating - Women's 3000m Relay, Biathlon - Men's 12.5km Pursuit, Short Track Speed Skating - Men's 500m, Biathlon - Women's 10km Pursuit and Figure Skating - Ice Dance

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14/02/2022 - Victory Ceremonies | Beijing 2022 Replays

This event took place on 14/02/2022 at the Capital Indoor Stadium.	
Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron (FRA) claimed the Gold with a total score of 226.98 while Victoria Sinitsina/Nikita Katsalapov (ROC) got Silver with 220.51 and  Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue (USA) completed the podium with 218.02

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Ice Dance Free Dance - Figure Skating | Beijing 2022 Replays

This event took place on 04/02/2022 at the Capital Indoor Stadium. Nathan Chen (USA) won the Men's Short Program with a score of 111.71. Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue (USA) achieved 1st place with a score of 86.56 in Rhythm Dance Competition. Wenjing Sui and Cong Han (CHN) won the Pairs Short Program with a score of 82.83. The results are provisional.

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