French pair Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron claimed gold in the ice dancing competition at the Winter Olympic Games on Monday. Photo: VCG

The pair won with a world record-breaking score of 226.98 points. Photo: VCG

Dancing to Gabriel Fauré’s “Élégie,” the pair, who have known each other since childhood, beat their previous score to become the first French duo to win gold in the event since 2002. Photo: IC Photo

Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov of Russia took the silver in the ice dancing final. Photo: VCG

The duo placed second after the rhythm dance and received 131.66 points for their free skate, pushing them ahead of the U.S. with 220.51 total points. Photo: VCG

Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue of the U.S. ended their Olympic careers with a bronze medal by earning a final score of 218.02 points. Photo: VCG

The American duo danced their final performance to “Drowning” by Anne Sila. Photo: IC Photo

China’s Wang Shiyue (right) and Liu Xinyu ranked 12th after their dance, the country’s best ever showing in an Olympics ice dancing event. Photo: IC Photo

The pair scored 111.01 points in the free dance and 73.41 points in the rhythm dance, giving them 184.42 overall. Photo: IC Photo

Wang and Liu perform. Photo: IC Photo