{"id":17190,"date":"2026-03-29T22:45:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T22:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=17190"},"modified":"2026-03-29T22:45:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T22:45:24","slug":"the-olympic-glow-is-real-%e2%9c%a8%e2%9b%b8%ef%b8%8f-fresh-off-their-historic-gold-in-milano-cortina-laurence-fournier-beaudry-and-guillaume-cizeron-just-delivered-a-masterclass-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=17190","title":{"rendered":"The Olympic glow is real! \u2728\u26f8\ufe0f Fresh off their historic gold in Milano Cortina, Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron just delivered a \u2018masterclass\u2019 in the Rhythm Dance at the 2026 World Championships."},"content":{"rendered":"
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ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2026: Olympic champs Fournier Beaudry\/Cizeron take lead with new rhythm dance personal best<\/h4>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Olympic gold medallists were a class apart in Prague, opening up a lead of over six points in the ice dance category with a new rhythm dance personal best \u2014 the second-highest score recorded in the segment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Olympic\u00a0ice dance\u00a0champions\u00a0Laurence\u00a0Fournier Beaudry\u00a0and\u00a0Guillaume Cizeron<\/strong>\u00a0are in pole position to add the world title to their\u00a0Milano Cortina 2026<\/strong>\u00a0gold medal after recording the second-highest rhythm dance score under the ISU Judging System\u00a0at the\u00a02026\u00a0ISU World Figure Skating Championships<\/strong>\u00a0on Friday (27 March).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The French team\u2019s score of\u00a092.74 points<\/strong>\u00a0trails only Madison Chock and Evan Bates\u2019 93.91 set at the 2023 World Team Trophy. It was another footnote added to Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron\u2019s successful first season skating together, one that looks set to end with another triumph.<\/p>\n

There was very little to pick apart in their rhythm dance, set to Madonna\u2019s \u201cVogue\u201d, on Friday. The duo received high grades of execution for all their elements, and hit technical level fours on their twizzles, pattern dance type step sequence, and rotational lift. They received level threes for their Midline step sequence.<\/p>\n

think relaxing and not stressing so much,\u201d Cizeron explained of how they managed to hit their new personal best at the end of such a long season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a shame because we can\u2019t help it, we get stressed. But we know we perform well when we\u2019re a little bit more relaxed, and today was just the right amount of stress.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think having so many people in the audience really gave us a lot of strength, a lot of motivation, it gives us that magical feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s\u00a0Piper Gilles\u00a0and\u00a0Paul Poirier<\/strong>, the Olympic bronze medallists, sit second on\u00a086.45<\/strong>\u00a0after achieving a season\u2019s best of their own.<\/p>\n

However, they face the daunting task of making up over six points to Fournier Beaudry and Cizeron in the free dance on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we really took the pressure off ourselves and we treated it like we were at home, like we skate at home,\u201d Gilles said afterwards. \u201cThe arena felt so comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rounding out the top three on\u00a085.09<\/strong>\u00a0points were the \u201cDisco\u00a0Brits\u201d, Great Britain\u2019s\u00a0Lilah Fear\u00a0and\u00a0Lewis Gibson<\/strong>, performing their Spice Girls routine competitively for the last time.<\/p>\n

Fear and Gibson dropped points on their\u00a0twizzles, which only received level threes from the technical panel, although Gibson expressed satisfaction with their routine.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cLooking back, it was really the joy that we felt right at the end (which was most satisfying). We were both just so happy and elated with the skate that we did, and to feel the audience also on our side in the moment was so special, especially on the last rhythm dance of the season as well.\u201d<\/p>\n