"The judge, Jezabel Dabouis, favored Beaudry and Cizeron by nearly eight points over the three-time world champions in the free dance, a margin so large that if her score was removed from the equation entirely, Chock and Bates would have won gold. "It is normal for there to be a range of scores given by different judge in any panel and a number of mechanism are used to mitigate these variations," the ISU said,"
""Any time the public is confused by results, it does a disservice to our sport," said Chock, who along with Bates won a second straight team gold medal earlier in the Games. "I think it's hard to retain fans when it's difficult to understand what is happening on the ice. "People need to understand what they're cheering for and be able to feel confident in the sport that they're supporting.""
ISU stands by the ice dance judging at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics despite scoring that heavily favored the French couple Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron over Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates. Judge Jezabel Dabouis gave the French pair a nearly eight-point edge in the free dance, a margin large enough that removing her score would have changed the gold-medal result. ISU noted normal scoring ranges and mechanisms to mitigate variation and expressed confidence in scores. The U.S. team faces little recourse if ISU declines investigation. Dabouis previously produced controversial scores for the French couple, and public confusion over results drew criticism from Chock.
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