MILAN (AP) — The new French ice dance team of Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron upset the dominant team of the past four years, American stars Madison Chock and Evan Bates, and claimed Olympic gold at the Milan Cortina Games on Wednesday night.

American duo Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik finished fifth while Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko finished 11th.

Ice dance is one of the Winter Olympics signature offerings. But just what is it? And how does it compare to figure skating more broadly?

The text message that popped up on Nathan Chen’s phone underscored the enormity of the moment, its arrival shortly after the American figure skater had won his long-awaited gold medal with a soaring free skate at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

Spain's presence in Wednesday's Olympic ice dancing competition offered a snapshot of two contrasting pathways converging on the same stage, as the country fielded two couples in the event for the first time.

The Quad God took to Instagram stories to show support for preserving the ice rink at Portland’s Lloyd Center mall.

Maxim Naumov's parents dreamt of their son competing at the Winter Olympics. They died in a plane crash last year, but he felt them on the ice in Milan.