Billy HeyenWed, February 11, 2026 at 3:18 AM UTC·1 min readWhat time do Chock and Bates actually skate? What to know about ice dance free skate Olympic final schedule originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Madison Chock and Evan Bates will take their final stage on Wednesday.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIt'll be the 2026 Winter Olympics final in the ice dance with the free skate portion of events.
A gold medal is on the line, along with silver and bronze.
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The United States duo is well known and talented, and they'll be doing their best to reach the podium.
The event itself starts at 1:30 p.m. ET, which is 7:30 p.m. in Italy. But that's not the time they'll be taking the ice.
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What time do Chock and Bates actually skate?
The American pairing is 19th in the order for this event after it begins at 1:30 p.m. ET.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementGiven that, you're looking at multiple hours in before they take the ice.
The Olympics actually put out an official time list for this. Their estimated start time for Chock and Bates is 4:35 p.m. ET.
The duo will be dancing to Paint It Black.
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Chock and Bates are the second-to-last pair to go. That means by that point, they'll know, at minimum, what score it'll take to medal.
We'll see if they can pull it off, but if you're tuning in at the start of the final, you'll have to wait a while to see them compete.
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