However, French judge Jezabel Dabouis scored the French duo more than seven points higher than the Americans -- a wide margin. In the end, Beaudry and Cizeron won the event by just 0.43 points. Despite some criticism of the judging process, the ISU said a wide range of scores across multiple judges is normal.

Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron arrived at the Milan Cortina Olympics amid a swirl of controversy, with the French ice dancers hoping to upset the dominant American duo of Madison Chock and Evan Bates when it mattered most.