Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won their first title in the competition organized by the International Skating Sports Federation (ISU) on Sunday after winning the ice dance of the Four Continents Championships in Shanghai, China, reported AFP.

Piper Gilles and Paul Poiret, victory at the Four Continents Championship

The representatives of the “maple leaf” won with the sum of 214.36 points, managing to overtake their compatriots Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nicolas Sorensen (207.54 points), and the third position was taken by the American couple Christina Carreira-Anthony Ponomarenko (194.14 points). ).

The two-time World Championships bronze medalists sat out last year’s Four Continents after Piper Gilles was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and underwent surgery.

On Sunday, Gilles and Poiret impressed with their complex choreography and grips that defied gravity, writes Agerpres.

“This is an important stage in our career. I think we can be proud of how we rode. We really believed in ourselves this week. I rode like a champion” – Piper Gilles after the victory in Shanghai.

Championship of the Four Continents, rating of the dance competition

1. Piper Gilles/Paul Poiret (Canada) 214.36 points

2. Lawrence Fournier Beaudry/Nicolai Sorensen (Canada) 207.54

3. Christina Carreira/Anthony Ponomarenko (USA) 194.14

4. Emilia Zingas/Vadim Kolesnyk (USA) 193.07

5. Marie-Jade Lego/Romain Le Hacq (Canada) 119.57

6. Caroline Green/Michael Parsons (USA) 190.53