Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier claim gold on home soil at Skate Canada International, their first competition since Gilles' ovarian cancer diagnosis. They are the first team to win four consecutive Skate Canada gold medals since Victor Kraatz and Shae-Lynn Bourne.
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier have once again claimed gold on home soil, finishing on top of the ice dance program at Skate Canada International.
Great Britain’s Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson, who had the audience clapping along to their “Rocky” themed program, finished just over five points behind the Canadians in the free dance to end up second overall. Gilles and Poirier are the first team to win four consecutive Skate Canada gold medals since fellow Canadians Victor Kraatz and Shae-Lynn Bourne. Kratz and Bourne won five straight Skate Canada medals from 1994-95.
Kaori Sakamoto continued her momentum, and dominance, in the women’s competition at Skate Canada International to claim gold on Saturday. Sakamoto celebrated her winning result alongside her coach by pretending to eat a giant stuffed piece of sushi given to her by a fan from the crowd.“I had an ankle injury last week so I was worried, so even though the program wasn’t perfect I hope the results are good,” she said.
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