French ice dancers Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron returned to the global stage for the first time in three years at the 2022 Winter Olympics and quickly reminded the world why they are four-time world champions.
The team that has been together for more than 15 years set a world record score with its Olympic rhythm dance performance.
Papadakis and Cizeron's 90.83 points bested the 90.03 score they earned at the 2019 NHK Trophy, a Grand Prix event held in Japan, which was the previous high score under the current system.
Performing to a John Legend medley, the 2018 Olympic silver medalists -- who are hungry to improve to gold after a four-year wait -- floated flawlessly above the ice with the speed, beauty and originality that have served them well through their lengthy careers. Despite not competing at one of the sport's premier championship events since the 2019 World Figure Skating Championships (after the 2020 worlds were canceled due to the pandemic and then pandemic-related travel issues left them unable to train, causing them to withdraw from the 2021 worlds), they are nearly two points ahead of the field entering the free dance.
"These Olympics are so different from four years ago," Cizeron said. "We are in a very different place. I think with all the experience we've gained we have become more mature. We know better what we are doing, so we are enjoying it better."
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