Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada react to their score in the Figure Skating Ice Dance Free Dance competition during the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Canada got its storybook finish in figure skating on Day 5 of the Milan Cortina Olympics, as Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier secured a place on the podium in ice dance.
Gilles and Poirier earned their long-awaited Olympic medal, capturing bronze with a season’s best 131.56 in the free dance for a total of 217.74.
There was some disappointment on the speedskating oval as Laurent Dubreuil finished eighth in the men’s 1,000 metres, four years after winning Olympic silver in the event. American star Jordan Stolz won gold, followed by Jenning de Boo of the Netherlands and Ning Zhongyan of China.
In Livigno, Canada had a shot to add to its medal total earlier Wednesday in women’s freeski moguls after Saskatoon’s Maia Schwinghammer advanced to the second final, but she finished fifth despite a solid run. Elizabeth Lemley and Jaelin Kauf won gold and silver for the United States. Perrine Laffont of France, the 2018 gold medallist, took bronze.
Here’s a look at Canada’s fifth day at the 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in photos.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 12, 2026.
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada compete in the Figure Skating Ice Dance Free Dance competition during the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan DenetteLaurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron of France compete in the Figure Skating Ice Dance Free Dance competition during the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan DenetteMarie-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac of Canada compete in the Figure Skating Ice Dance Free Dance competition during the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan DenettePiper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada, right, celebrate their bronze medal in the Figure Skating Ice Dance competition with gold medallists Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron of France, centre, and silver medallists Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States, during the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan DenettePiper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada celebrate their bronze medal in the Figure Skating Ice Dance competition during the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan DenettePoland’s Piotr Michalski competes in his heat during the men’s 1,000 metre speedskating competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckCanada’s David La Rue competes in his heat during the men’s 1,000 metre speedskating competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckNetherlands’ Joep Wennemars reacts after competing in his heat during the men’s 1,000 metre speedskating competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckCanada’s Laurent Dubreuil competes in his heat during the men’s 1000 metre speedskating competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckCanada’s Laurent Dubreuil, right, gestures at Italy’s Daniele Di Stefano after their heat during the men’s 1000 metre speedskating competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckCanada’s David La Rue reacts after competing in his heat during the men’s 1000 metre speedskating competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckThe mountains of the Livigno Valley are shown during the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickJessica Linton, of Canada, competes in the women’s moguls F1 final at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickCanada’s Ashley Koehler, from Lac-Beauport, Que., competes in the women’s moguls qualification two at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickJessica Linton, of Canada, competes in the women’s moguls qualification two at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickMaia Schwinghammer, of Canada, skis into the finish area as she competes in the women’s moguls F2 final at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickCanada’s Maia Schwinghammer waits for her score after competing in the women’s moguls F1 final at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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