“Sinister energy” triumphed over the heartwarming story Wednesday. France’s polarizing figure skating duo of Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron narrowly edged America’s Madison Chock and Evan Bates to win gold in the ice dance competition at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. For as exciting as the competition may have been, with the French team’s 225.82 score just beating Team USA’s 224.39 mark, the off-the-ice drama made the result all the more intriguing. The French duo has