Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron get 'revenge' after dress malfunction in Olympics figure skating

French pair Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron said their world record performance in the ice dance short programme at Beijing 2022 was a “little revenge” after their hopes were hit by a wardrobe malfunction four years ago. An ill-timed calamity saw Papadakis’ dress come undone during the opening moments of their rhythm routine at PyeongChang 2018. Ad/> Although they put the distraction to one side to complete the routine and followed it up with a world record in the free dance, they were pipped to gold by Canadian legends Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.

Beijing 2022Valieva trains, WADA to investigate figure skater’s entourage after IOC request3 HOURS AGO They returned to Olympic competition in China on Saturday with a stunning routine to a John Legend medley, scoring 90.83 to assert themselves as the leading force ahead of the free skate. The Olympic title is the only one missing from their collection and the pair admit they have extra motivation after their 2018 heartbreak. «We are super happy with our performance, we are in a totally different place from where we were four years ago,” Cizeron told Eurosport.

“Mentally and in terms of preparation too. We did not have a good memory of the short program there. We are super happy with our performance so indeed, it is a little revenge.» The five-time European champions lead ROC’s Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov (88.85) and Americans Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue heading into Monday’s finale (1:15 GMT).

«Everything went well, like a dream. It was a majestic, perfect passage,” said former French figure skater and Eurosport expert Alban Preaubert. Figure skating at the Beijing Olympics: What are the rules, how does scoring work? Valieva trains, WADA to