82.25 and fifth place for France's Evgeniia Lopareva and Geoffrey Brissaud.

And now, the moment you've all been waiting for...

It's time to for Great Britain's Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson!

Kat Downes
Figure Skating commentator on BBC Two

They are always so quirky and always so individual!

Blue da-ba-dee da-ba-di indeed. From the outfits to the entire mood.

Plenty of audacious spins and lifts, a pacy routine - that gets my vote!

Geoffrey Brissaud collects a giant stuffed panda before he leaves the ice. Okay...

Robin Cousins
Olympic gold medallist figure skater on BBC Two

That was better than in the team event for Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier.

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An interesting peek-a-boo moment with Paul Poirier jumping up from behind Piper Gilles and a bit of Vogue-inspired choreography before they completely win me over with some lifts at the back end of their routine.

How you balance, let alone skate, on ice with another human wrapped around your neck I do not know.

86.18 points and second place for the Canadian pair. Another season's best.

Up next, France's Evgeniia Lopareva and Geoffrey Brissaud dancing to a Daft Punk medley.

Emma Smith
BBC Sport at Milano Ice Skating Arena

There was a big cheer in the arena when Lilah Fear, waiting backstage, appeared on the big screen.

I wondered if it was British exceptionalism that was getting us excited about Fear and Gibson - but having spoken to dedicated figure skating journalists, they are universally regarded as the real deal and one of the most exciting couples in world ice dance.

It would not only be popular in the UK if they produce a top-class performance here.

British medal hopes Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson will be on the ice shortly.

They are looking to become the first British pair to win a figure skating medal since Dame Jayne Torvill and Sir Christopher Dean earned bronze in Lillehammer in 1994.

The omens are good for the British pair – last year, they won GB's first figure skating World Championship medal in more than 40 years with bronze in Boston.

Here they are teaching Max Balegde a thing or two.

Emma Smith
BBC Sport at Milano Ice Skating Arena

With world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates still to come, the Americans will consider themselves to have three partnerships in medal contention here.

Robin Cousins
Olympic gold medallist figure skater on BBC Two

This was one of those routines that ticks every box.

Is Anthony Ponomarenko's blazer leather effect or suede? I can't decide. Either way, both outfits are quite jazzy.

Both skaters gave it a lot of character but look a little underwhelmed with their score of 78.15 and sixth place after 18 pairs.

Great Britain's Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson are coming up shortly but we've got two pairs before we get to them, starting with Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier and another interpretation of I'm Too Sexy.

Robin Cousins
Olympic gold medallist figure skater on BBC Two

I don't think anything is too sexy for Milan. That was brilliant.

Multi-coloured rhinestones, some entertaining lifts - at one point Allison Reed is behind her partner's head - and beautifully in-sync pirouettes, and all smiles at the end.

Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius collect a tidy 82.95 points to take third place.

It's back to North America for the last pair in this group - coming up, American duo Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko.

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Emma Smith
BBC Sport at Milano Ice Skating Arena

When was the last time you heard I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred? Possibly at a wedding in the early 2000s.

Well, it'll be back in your ears imminently as one of the songs for Lithuania's Alison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius.

Reed and Ambrulevicius have danced together for nine years and won European bronze in 2025. But this is their first Olympics, after Australia-born Reed gained Lithuanian citizenship.

The judges liked it.

USA's Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik are the second couple to earn a score above 80. They collect a season's best 83.53 and take second place.

Now for Lithuania.

Robin Cousins
Olympic gold medallist figure skater on BBC Two

There is so much to like. Just such attack on the move.

It starts with a lot of armography, segues into some twizzles and a spinning lift where Vadym Kolesnik is keeping a tight hold of Emilea Zingas' right thigh and little more, and finishes with a smile right in front of the judges' table.

It felt a little low-key after the boppy and high octane effort from Canada but to my expert eye, it was a clean routine.

Canada's Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha also come up with a season's best (79.66) and take second place.

We're staying with the North Americans. Up next, it's USA's Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik.

Emma Smith
BBC Sport at Milano Ice Skating Arena

Now that was a crowd-pleasing routine from the Canadians!

Untidy at times, but some of the most daring lifts we have seen so far tonight.

Curious musical choices from Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha - I was completely pumped up with Get Ready for This but the rest of the medley left me flat.

What didn't leave me flat, however, were the spinning lifts they delivered, with Lagha whirling Lajoie around by an arm and a leg. Consider my jaw dropped.

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Emma Smith
BBC Sport at Milano Ice Skating Arena

More than enough to send Smart and Dieck through, but they will probably be a bit underwhelmed by their performance there.

The step sequences were out of time. For a top 10 ranked duo in the world, they would expect better.