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Americans Chock, Bates edge Canadian duo by 2.52 points to retain title
Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier put on a passionate performance to win silver in ice dance Saturday at the world figure skating championships in Montreal.
Skating to the "Wuthering Heights" soundtrack by Ryuichi Sakamoto, Gilles and Poirier posted the best score of the free dance with a season-best 133.17 points. They finished with 219.68 total points after placing third in Friday's rhythm dance.
Toronto's Gilles and Paul Poirier of Unionville, Ont., twirled and saluted to cheers at centre ice after giving the home crowd goosebumps at the Bell Centre. It's their third medal at the worlds after winning bronze twice (2021, 2023).
The performance wasn't enough to dethrone defending champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States. The 2022 Olympic champions captured gold with a season-best total score of (222.20) after placing first in the rhythm dance.
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Canada's Gilles, Poirier capture ice dance silver at figure skating worlds
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Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada win the free dance program but finish second overall in the ice dance competition at the World Figure Skating Championships.
Italy's Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri claimed bronze (216.52).
Marjorie Lajoie of Boucherville, Que., and Zachary Lagha of Saint-Hubert, Que., ranked fifth after a beautiful program to "Roses" by Jean-Michel Blais. They posted a personal-best 208.01 points.
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Chock, Bates become 1st American ice dance team to claim back-to-back world titles
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Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States win the ice dance gold at the World Figure Skating Championships for the second consecutive time.
Montreal's Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Danish-Canadian partner Nikolaj Soerensen moved from 10th to ninth (199.91). Soerensen and Fournier Beaudry withdrew from the Canadian championship in January after USA Today reported an American figure skating coach and former skater accused Soerensen of sexually assaulting her in 2012. The allegations have not been proven in court.
It's Montreal's first time hosting the event since 1932. The city was supposed to stage the 2020 championship but the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the competition.
Boston will hold the 2025 competition.
ISU World Figure Skating Championships Montreal: Free dance
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Watch the free dance program at ISU World Figure Skating Championships from Montreal.
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