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Canadian ice dancers Gilles and Poirier sit third at Grand Prix Final

Canadian ice dancers Gilles and Poirier sit third at Grand Prix Final | iNFOnews.ca
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, of Canada, compete in the ice dance's rhythm dance segment at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Nagoya, central Japan, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

NAGOYA — Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier sit third after the rhythm dance at the Grand Prix Final.

They scored 82.89 points early Thursday as the event brings together the world’s top six in each discipline.

Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates lead with 88.74, ahead of Montreal’s Laurence Fournier Beaudry, who now represents France with partner Guillaume Cizeron.

In pairs, Canadians Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps are sixth after the short program with 71.07.

Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama leads the men after the short program, with world champion Ilia Malinin of the United States sitting third after a costly mistake and Japan’s Shun Sato in second.

The competition continues Friday with pairs free and women’s short programs.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 4, 2025.

Canadian ice dancers Gilles and Poirier sit third at Grand Prix Final | iNFOnews.ca
Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps, of Canada, compete in the pairs’ short program segment at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Nagoya, central Japan, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

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