Ice dancers Gilles, Poirier make history at home with Skate Canada International victory

Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier made history at the Skate Canada International figure skating competition on Sunday. They became the first ice dance pair to win six consecutive golds at the event with a total score of 202.89. Gilles and Poirier narrowly beat out Lithuania’s Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius, who finished with 200.92….

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Canada’s Gilles, Poirier lead after rhythm dance at Skate Canada International

Canadian ice dance stars Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are in the lead at Skate Canada International following Saturday’s rhythm dance in Saskatoon. The four-time world medallists from Toronto earned 85.38 points while making their Grand Prix season debut, placing ahead of Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius of Lithuania (80.89) and Americans Christina Carreira and…

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Canadian pairs sit 2nd, 3rd after short program at Skate Canada International

Two Canadian pairs sit in medal position after Friday’s short program at Skate Canada International, the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating event in Saskatoon. Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps are in second place (73.03), with fellow Canadians Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud using a personal-best short prorgam to skate into third place (70.66). WATCH…

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