Paul POIRIER

Canada
Figure Skating
6 Nov 1991
30
Male
OTTAWA, ON
 
Canada
UNIONVILLE, ON
 
Canada

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
FSK Figure Skating Ice Dance
CAN
GILLES Piper / POIRIER Paul
 7
Team Event
CAN
GILLES Piper / POIRIER Paul
  
Team Event
CAN
Canada
 4

Schedule

Start Time Location Event Status
Capital Indoor Stadium
Team Event - Ice Dance - Rhythm Dance
Finished
Capital Indoor Stadium
Team Event - Ice Dance - Free Dance
Finished
Capital Indoor Stadium
Ice Dance - Rhythm Dance
Finished
Capital Indoor Stadium
Ice Dance - Free Dance
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
8Ice Dance2018PyeongChang, KOR
14Ice Dance2010Vancouver, CAN
World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
3Ice Dance2021Stockholm, SWE
6Ice Dance2018Milan, ITA
6Ice Dance2015Shanghai, CHN
7Ice Dance2019Saitama, JPN
7Ice Dance2010Torino, ITA
8Ice Dance2017Helsinki, FIN
8Ice Dance2016Boston, MA, USA
8Ice Dance2014Saitama, JPN
10Ice Dance2011Moscow, RUS
12Ice Dance2009Los Angeles, CA, USA
18Ice Dance2013London, ON, CAN
Four Continents Championships
RankEventYearLocation
2Ice Dance2020Seoul, KOR
2Ice Dance2014Taipei City, TPE
3Ice Dance2019Anaheim, CA, USA
3Ice Dance2011Taipei City, TPE
4Ice Dance2015Seoul, KOR
4Ice Dance2009Vancouver, BC, CAN
5Ice Dance2016Taipei City, TPE
5Ice Dance2013Osaka, JPN
6Ice Dance2017Gangneung, KOR
World Junior Championships
RankEventYearLocation
2Ice Dance2008Sofia, BUL
9Ice Dance2007Obertsdorf, GER
Grand Prix Final
RankEventYearLocation
3Ice Dance2010/11Beijing, CHN
5Ice Dance2019/20Torino, ITA
5Ice Dance2014/15Barcelona, ESP
6Ice Dance2009/10Tokyo, JPN
Grand Prix
RankEventYearLocation
1Ice Dance2021/22Vancouver, BC, CAN
1Ice Dance2019/20Kelowna, BC, CAN
2Ice Dance2021/22Grenoble, FRA
2Ice Dance2019/20Moscow, RUS
3Ice Dance2018/19Laval, QC, CAN
3Ice Dance2018/19Grenoble, FRA
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Reading, cooking, coffee shops, wandering Toronto, restaurants. (isuresults.com; olympic.ca)

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Athlete

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Graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in linguistics from the University of Toronto. (olympic.ca)
Graduated in 2020 with a Master of Arts in linguistics from the University of Toronto. (Athlete, 18 Aug 2021)

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Father, Marc Poirier. Mother, Debra Mendes de Franca Poirier. Brothers, Jordan and David.

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English, French, Spanish

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Scarboro FSC

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Carol Lane (CAN), Jon Lane (CAN), Juris Razgulajevs (URS/CAN)

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Mother Debra Mendes de Franca (Figure skating): Administrator, President of Board of Directors, Scarboro Figure Skating Club.

Brother Jordan Poirier (Ice hockey): Played in three leagues (Ontario Junior Hockey League, Central Canada Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League) from 2010-12.

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2012 Grand Prix Skate Canada (Ice dance - 4th), with Gilles
2008 Grand Prix Skate Canada (Ice dance - 2nd), with Crone

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May 2013: Right ankle fracture and dislocation. Underwent surgery to insert plates and screws. Returned to competition in the fall. (olympic.ca)

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Carol Lane (CAN), Juris Razgulajevs (URS/CAN)

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2005

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1996 in Unionville.

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Was put into hockey along with his brothers but showed interest in figure skating. From ages nine to 18, he skated both ice dance and singles; but eventually focused on ice dance because his career was more established, and he liked the artistic freedom it provided. (olympic.ca)

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To win a medal at Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. "We have been pretty open and unapologetic about wanting to be on the podium at the Olympics next season, so for us, being on the podium at Worlds this season is very encouraging and lets us know we’re on the right track." (isu.org, 27 Mar 2021)

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Earning their first world medal, bronze, in 2021. "This is our eighth World Championships together. We were kind of stuck between sixth and eighth for a very long time -- essentially since 2014. Just the pent-up frustration of so many years and being able to accomplish this feels like such a nice release." (isu.org, 27 Mar 2021)

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Figure skater Kurt Browning (CAN), three-time Olympian (1988, 1992, 1994) and four-time World champion (1989, 1990, 1991, 1993). (Info 2018)

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His parents.

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None. (Athlete, 18 Aug 2021)

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"Work is love made visible." (olympic.ca)

General Interest

PARTNERSHIP WITH GILLES
He and Gilles teamed up in 2011 after they both had split up with their previous partners and had a try-out on the suggestion of Gilles' former coach Patti Gottwein (USA). They started to compete internationally in early fall 2012.

FORMER PARTNER CRONE
He competed with Vanessa Crone (2006-11) winning silver at the 2008 World Junior Championships and bronze medal at the 2011 Four Continents Championships. They competed at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games (14th).

QUEER ROLE MODEL
He talked publicly about being a queer athlete for the first time in June 2021. "This pride month is a really good opportunity to share a bit more about my story, how my sexuality has made me the person and the athlete that I am today, and also perhaps be a role model for so many young queer athletes who are growing up and not really sure how to navigate that as they go through the world of sport." (glory.media, 11 Jun 2021)

SPECIAL TALENTS
Has a knack for remembering lyrics to songs and any song that comes on the radio, he can immediately sing along to. His friends and family sometimes call him the 'garbage disposal', as he will eat the leftovers on anyone’s plate if they can’t finish. (canadianathletesnow.ca)

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