{"id":3858,"date":"2026-01-18T05:54:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T05:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/papadakis-pulled-from-nbc-olympic-coverage-for-conflict-of-interest\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T05:54:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T05:54:48","slug":"papadakis-pulled-from-nbc-olympic-coverage-for-conflict-of-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/papadakis-pulled-from-nbc-olympic-coverage-for-conflict-of-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Papadakis Pulled From NBC Olympic Coverage for \u2018Conflict of Interest\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


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After Olympic skater Gabriella Papadakis<\/strong>\u2019s controversial memoir was released earlier this week, NBC is making a change to their broadcast team.<\/p>\n

The French ice dancer released her book, Pour ne pas dispara\u00eetre (So as Not to Disappear)<\/em>, on Thursday, January 17. Soon after, NBC pulled Papadakis off their Winter Olympics coverage because of what the network is calling a \u201cconflict of interest.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe respect Gabriella\u2019s right to tell the story of her life and career. At the same time, her new book creates a clear conflict of interest,\u201d NBC said to Sportico<\/em> in a statement. \u201cOur responsibility is to deliver coverage that our audience can trust to be free of bias\u2014whether actual or perceived\u2014and we regret that is no longer possible given the circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the book, Papadakis, 30, describes her former partner, Guillaume Cizeron<\/strong>, as \u201ccontrolling, demanding\u201d and \u201ccritical\u201d during their time as partners.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tOlympic ice dancing gold medallist Guillaume Cizeron is accusing his former partner of engaging in a smear campaign against him through the release of her new memoir. Gabriella Papadakis released her memoir, Pour ne pas dispara\u00eetre (So as Not to Disappear), on Thursday, January 15. In it, she accuses Cizeron, 31, of being \u201ccontrolling, demanding, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

She added that eventually she refused to skate with him without a coach present and often felt she was \u201cunder his grip.\u201d<\/p>\n

Papadakis told Agence France-Presse<\/em> earlier this week that NBC called her \u201ca few days ago because after the cease-and-desist from my former partner, they changed their minds, which makes me very sad.\u201d<\/p>\n

She has worked for NBC as recently as last week, providing ice dance analysis at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.<\/p>\n

Cizeron responded to Papadakis\u2019 allegations via a statement to French media on Thursday, calling the memoir a \u201csmear campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn the face of this smear campaign, I want to express my incomprehension and disagreement with the labels attributed to me,\u201d he said. \u201cThe book contains false information, including statements I never made, which I consider serious. For more than 20 years, I have shown deep respect for Gabriella Papadakis, despite the gradual erosion of our bond, our relationship was built on equal collaboration and marked by success and mutual support.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cizeron, 31, added that he has instructed his lawyers to \u201cput all parties involved on notice to immediately cease the dissemination of defamatory statements about me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Papadakis and Cizeron were childhood skating partners until their split in 2024. They won the Olympic gold medal in 2022 and won silver in 2018 while skating for Team France. They have also won five World Championship gold medals together between 2015 and 2022.<\/p>\n

Cizeron is preparing to skate in the 2026 Winter Games with his new partner, Laurence Fournier Beaudry<\/strong>, in the midst of this new controversy.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tSimone Biles and MyKayla Skinner had a history long before the retired gymnast\u2019s controversial comments about Team USA\u2019s work ethic. \u201cBesides Simone, I feel like the talent and the depth just isn\u2019t what it used to be. I mean, obviously, a lot of girls don\u2019t work as hard. The girls just don\u2019t have the work [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Ice dancing is set to begin on Friday, February 6, the same day as the opening ceremony in Milan, Italy.<\/p>\n

Papadakis has since retired from competing.<\/p>\n

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