US EditionIce dance pair Gilles and Poirier lead Canadian figure skating contingent into 2026 Winter Games
Canada’s 12 figure skaters, including two-time world silver medallists Gilles and Poirier, will compete in seven Olympic events and the team event in Milan.
- Following the Canadian figure skating championships, Skate Canada named 12 athletes, with ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier leading Canada into the Milan Cortina Olympic Games.
- Based on recent results, Gilles and Poirier are two-time world silver medallists competing in their third Olympics, while Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps won the 2024 world title and will debut in Italy.
- Canada will field seven entries—three ice dance teams, two pairs and one each in men's and women's singles—and will compete in the team event including Marjorie Lajoie, Zachary Lagha, Marie-Jade Lauriault, Romain Le Gac, Lia Pereira, Trennt Michaud, Stephen Gogolev, and Madeline Schizas.
- At 42, Deanna Stellato-Dudek will be the oldest woman to compete in Olympic figure skating since St. Moritz 1928, calling the selection a dream come true.
- With the Games scheduled between Feb. 6-19, figure skating will be contested at the Milano Ice Skating Arena, and this report was first published Jan. 11, 2026, after the national championships ahead of next month.
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