On ice, time itself seems to dance. Watching figure skating at the Winter Olympics is like reading a poem in motion: blades whisper across the ice, bodies arc and spiral in physics-bending grace, and the music and breath of the arena become one. This winter in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, as the world watches these Olympians chase tangos, flams, and The Whale crescendos, something equally dramatic is unfolding off the competition ice.

Netflix’s three-part documentary Glitter & Gold: Ice Dancing. So what is it and should you watch it?

Netflix’s Glitter & Gold: Ice Dancing is a three-episode docuseries that premiered on February. 1, 2026, offering an intimate look at the year leading up to the Winter Olympics. It follows three of the sport’s top ice dance pairs, Madison Chock & Evan Bates (USA), Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier (CAN), and Laurence Fournier Beaudry & Guillaume Cizeron (FRA), as they train, travel the globe, and contend with the pressure and poetry of elite competition. 

Directed by Katie Walsh, the production zeroes in not just on technical training but on the relationships that power the sport, between partners, coaches, and even judges.

The cast, beyond the skating duos, includes voices from within the sport, commentators, friends, rivals and critics, painting ice dancing as both poetry and battleground. 

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As of February 19, 2026, figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics is still unfolding, but only just. The skating program has run from February 6 through February 19 inside Milan’s gleaming Olympic arena, with the women’s singles free skate scheduled for today, marking the final medal event of the discipline. When those last blades carve their arcs tonight, Olympic figure skating will officially close, though the Games themselves continue until the closing ceremony on February 22 in Verona.

Behind that podium sits an intricate coaching ecosystem. French choreographer and coach Benoît Richaud became a visual symbol of skating’s globalization in Milano Cortina, spotted wearing jackets from multiple countries throughout the competition because he is currently working with 16 skaters representing 13 different nations. In a sport officially contested by flags, the creative architects often operate beyond them.

Glitter & Gold: Ice Dancing does not just document the road to Milano Cortina 2026, it invites you into the heartbeat of the sport. Whether you watch for technique, rivalry, personal triumphs, or the controversy that now defines Olympic ice dance, this series amplifies the beauty and complexity of human ambition on ice.

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