Olympic medallists Gilles, Poirier headline Canadian world championship team
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OTTAWA – Newly minted Olympic bronze medallist ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier will be part of the Canadian contingent at the figure skating world championships in March.
The event will be held in Prague, Czechia, March 24-29.
Gilles, of Toronto, and Poirier, of Unionville, Ont., who captured their first Olympic medal at the Milan Cortina Games, have earned silver at the last two world championships.
Joining them will be breakout star Stephen Gogolev. The 21-year-old from Toronto announced himself on the senior international stage in Milan with a fifth-place finish in the men’s event, delivering the second-best free skate.
Madeline Schizas, from Oakville, Ont., will represent Canada in the women’s event. The 23-year-old was part of that fifth-place finish in the team event but failed to advance to the free program in the women’s event at the Games.
Lia Pereira, of Milton, Ont., and Trennt Michaud, of Trenton, Ont., will headline the pairs teams following their eighth-place finish at the Olympics.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 23, 2026.