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PARIS — Olympic ice dance champions Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron have announced their retirement following a glittering career. The French figure skaters broke their own world record in claiming gold at the Beijing Games two years ago. The 29-year-old Papadakis and the 30-year-old Cizeron also won an Olympic silver medal, five world championships and five European Championships. They also won the Grand Prix Final twice and were credited with some of the most innovative and clinical sequences to music that figure skating has seen. In a joint statement they say "it's with immense gratitude that we've decided to turn the page."
