Ice Dancers Madison Chock & Evan Bates Open Up About Their Off The Rink Love Story

Madison Chock and Evan Bates made headlines over the past week with their exciting and dramatic performance during the Team Figure Skating Event at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, and they’re about to take the ice again for the Rhythm Ice Dance competition today (February 12).

The two skaters, who are an item off the rink as well, have opened up in recent interviews about how their ice dance journey is a love story.

The couple actually went on their first date when they were just teenagers, but after just being fellow ice dancers, and then later partners, they gave a romantic relationship another go, which turned into a serious love story.

“Evan took me out to dinner for my 16th birthday and we went to Bahama Breeze,” Madi remembered of their actual first date. “It was really fun and he got me a hoodie, a zip-up hoodie from PINK, and it had turquoise letters. It was a very long time ago, but that was our first official date.”

She credits that first date and their friendship for being a “base was what sort of led to the romance.”

Madison and Evan opened up about what the key to their relationship is and Evan revealed that “humor is at the core of our partnership.”

You can see Evan and Madison in the Rhythm Dance competition, which starts at 6 am on NBC. It will also air later that same day.

Click inside to see Madison and Evan’s cutest off-the-ice pics together!