Gilles and Poirier debut Olympic programs
Like many other skaters, Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier were hit hard by the COVID-19 restrictions. The team from Ontario were only able to compete live once […]
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While the Canadians enter the season as World medalists, they don’t feel that their approach has changed. They acknowledge that the international ice dance field is strong.
“I think there are a lot of teams that could potentially be on the podium, including ourselves, and that’s really been our goal since the last Olympics,” Poirier said. “We know what we did last season got us the result that we wanted and I think we have a really good working plan. We know what in terms of competitions and preparation works best for us. I think what’s going to be the most important thing is, first of all, to skate well on the day at the games. I think even more importantly, is to have the pieces that people really believe in and get behind. That’s what we really wanted to make sure that we had with both of our programs this season.”
What do you think their chances are of making the World podium? Olympic podium?
What are your thoughts on the pieces they selected?