Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier have strummed the dance strings of long ago, and what sung loudest to them was a classic: “Mack and Mabel.” “It’s one of our all-time favourites,” Gilles said, beaming after leading the rhythm dance at Autumn Classic International with 79.61 points, just .83 points short of their career best. […]
Christopher Dean
Alaine Chartrand: a new outlook
It was hard, indeed, for Alaine Chartrand to watch the world championships in Helsinki last March – and she wasn’t there. She wanted to be there. Still, it gave her a head start on this season and she set to work. When she heard that Canadians Kaetlyn Osmond had finished second, and Gabby Daleman, third […]
Gilles and Poirier channel Christopher Dean in new dance
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier use Olympic champion Christopher Dean to channel the Paso Doble Here is a story I wrote for Skate Canada on Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier