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Olympic bronze medallist Paul Poirier joins Skate Canada board of
directors

   The Canadian Press | Posted: July 23, 2026 9:46 PM | Last
   Updated: July 23

   Ice dancer has won 6 Canadian titles, 5 world medals alongside
   Piper Gilles

   Image | Canadian ice dancer Paul Poirier

   Caption: Paul Poirier of Unionville, Ont., has competed at the
   senior level for 19 years, including 15 with Piper Gilles,
   winning five world championship medals and six Canadian titles.
   (Petr David Josek/Associated Press/File)
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   Decorated ice dancer Paul Poirier is joining Skate Canada's
   board of directors, the organization announced Thursday.
   Poirier won an Olympic bronze medal with longtime partner Piper
   Gilles at last February's Milan Cortina Winter Games.
   The 34-year-old from Unionville, Ont., has competed at the
   senior level for 19 years, including 15 with Gilles, winning
   five world championship medals and six Canadian titles.
   He and Gilles have not officially retired but were not named to
   Skate Canada's national team for the upcoming season.
   Gilles announced in June that the duo wouldn't compete in the
   Grand Prix circuit this season, choosing to "rest and reset."
     * Canada's Gilles, Poirier will not compete in Grand Prix
       figure skating this season

   Their coach, Carol Lane, said last month that Gilles was
   joining her coaching team at Ice Dance Elite in Richmond Hill,
   Ont.
   "It's an honour to take on this new role," Poirier said in a
   statement. "I'm excited to bring an athlete's perspective to
   the board and see how we can help grow skating even more in
   Canada."
   According to Skate Canada's website, the board of directors
   establishes "overall governance, direction setting, strategic
   planning and strategic monitoring and evaluation."
   "The board meets throughout the year and takes major policy
   decisions to the wider membership of the organization through
   Skate Canada's Annual General Meeting," the website adds.

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