French Judge Who Cost Madison Chock, Evan Bates Gold Has Dubious History
Summary
At a recent ice dance event, a French judge's scoring caused controversy when Madison Chock and Evan Bates from the U.S. were placed second to a French pair. The judge gave a significantly higher score to the French skaters, raising concerns about fairness in the judging process.Key Facts
- Madison Chock and Evan Bates, U.S. ice dancers, competed for gold but came in second.
- The winning French pair was Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron.
- A French judge, Jezabel Dabouis, gave a notably low score to the U.S. pair and a high score to the French pair.
- Dabouis's scoring showed a 7.71 point difference against Chock and Bates.
- SB Nation reported that Dabouis has a history of biased scoring in favor of the French.
- The final score gap for the gold medal was just 1.43 points.
- The U.S. judge in the event gave Chock and Bates their highest score and scored the French team lower than Dabouis.
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