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Canada’s Gilles, Poirier Place Third, Win Bronze in Ice Dance

On Wednesday, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won Olympic ice dance bronze in Milan, posting a season's best 131.56 in the free dance for a total of 217.74.
After placing third in the rhythm dance with 86.18, Gilles and Poirier, four-time world championship medallists, entered the free dance following a near-miss in the team event last week.
France's Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron claimed gold with 225.82, while the Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates finished second with 224.39.
The medal is the pair's first Olympic podium, and Gilles and Poirier broke down in tears at the kiss-and-cry as their score confirmed the bronze.
The bronze positions Canada with four medals at Milano Cortina 2026 and is the country's first figure skating medal of these Games, possibly capping Gilles and Poirier's decorated careers.

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