WATCH LIVE | The ice dance Olympic champion's explanation begins with rhythm dance
The Olympic ice dance competition commencing tonight features a live broadcast of the rhythm dance event with commentary from notable sports analysts.
Tonight at 20:30, the ETV+ and ERR Sports portal will broadcast a live performance of the rhythm dance segment of the Olympic ice dancing competition taking place in Milano Cortina. Commentary will be provided by sports analysts Liina-Grete Lilender and Taavi Rand. This highly anticipated event will see 23 pairs competing, with significant attention on American favorites Madison Chock and Evan Bates, who have won the last three World Championships. The pair from the USA faces fierce competition with their greatest challenge expected from the French duo of Laurence Fournier and Guillaume Cizeron, who have also made their mark as European champions. There's additional interest in the Canadian pair Piper Gillies and Paul Poirier, who claimed second place in the previous two World Championships behind Chock and Bates. The event showcases not only world-class talent but also highlights the absence of an Estonian pair, while featuring neighboring athletes like Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis from Finland and Allison Reed with Saulius Ambrulevicius from Lithuania. This competition holds potential significance for the athletes and their national standing in ice dancing, especially given Cizeron's previous success at the last Olympics in Beijing where he won gold. As audiences tune in from around the world, the event emphasizes the high stakes and emotional investment of skaters who aspire to claim victory at this prestigious international level.