France’s Papadakis, Cizeron Open Lead At Olympic Ice Dance
Feb 12, 2022, 4:04 PM
BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 12: Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of Team France skate during the Ice Dance Rhythm Dance on day eight of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 12, 2022 in Beijing, China.
BEIJING (AP) — Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron broke their own world record in the rhythm dance at the Beijing Olympics, scoring 90.83 points to begin the ice dance event.
That gave the four-time world champs from France a cushion over Russian rivals Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov heading into the free dance.
New World Record! 🌍⛸
Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron (France) beat their own 2019 top score of 90.03 to set a new WR of 90.83 in #FigureSkating – Ice Dance – Rhythm Dance!#Beijing2022 | #StrongerTogether | @EquipeFRA pic.twitter.com/MwWcjyTeuI
— Olympics (@Olympics) February 12, 2022
Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue were in third, and their American teammates Madison Chock and Evan Bates were in fourth place.
The medals will be decided with the free dance Monday morning in Beijing.
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