Former Olympic ice dancer Gabriella Papadakis released her controversial memoir, Pour ne pas disparaître (So as Not to Disappear), on January 15, creating a stir in the ice dancing community. In the book, Papadakis details some of the struggles that she has faced throughout her life and ice dancing career, including allegations that her former partner, Guillaume Cizeron, as "controlling, demanding" and "critical" during their time as partners. Soon after the book's release, Cizeron responded to Papadakis' claims, calling the memoir a "smear campaign.