Canadian ice dancers Gilles, Poirier just miss podium at Grand Prix Final

By Canadian Press on December 6, 2025.

NAGOYA —
Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier finished fourth in figure skating’s Grand Prix final Saturday, missing the podium by just 0.06 points.

Gilles and Poirier were third after the rhythm dance Thursday but placed fourth in the free dance with 125.86 points to their “Vincent” program — bringing their total to a season’s best 208.75.

Reigning world champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States captured gold with 220.42 points for their third straight title at the midseason event featuring the top six in each discipline.

Laurence Fournier Beaudry, who’s from Montreal but now represents France, and Guillaume Cizeron claimed silver with 214.25 points.

Britain’s Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson edged out Gilles and Poirier for bronze with a total of 208.81.

In the Junior Grand Prix Final, Canada’s Ava Kemp and Yohnatan Elizarov won ice dance bronze.