Fear and Gibson miss out on medal after penalty

Lewis Gibson and Lilah Fear face 'illegal deductions' Great Britain's Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson agonisingly missed out on an ice dance bronze medal at the World Figure Skating Championships after being deducted two points. Fear and Gibson were third after the rhythm dance and looked to have secured bronze in Saturday's free dance but were penalised for an "illegal element" by the judges. It meant they finished fourth, 0.

22 of a point behind American pair Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik, in Prague. The reason for the penalty was not provided but it is reportedly because of the height of an overhead lift during their routine. , external Meet France's controversial ice dance Olympic champions Olympic champions Guillaume Cizeron and Laurence Fournier Beaudry of France won gold, with 230.

81 points. They are the fourth pair to win Olympic, world and European titles in the same season. They finished 19.

29 points ahead of the field, which is the biggest winning margin in worlds history. Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, who took bronze at Milan-Cortina 2026 won the silver medal, ahead of Zingas and Kolesnik, who finished on 209. 20 points, with Fear and Gibson ending on 208.