Paul Poirier
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Gilles and Poirier in 2012
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| Country represented | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November 6, 1991 Ottawa, Ontario |
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| Home town | Unionville, Ontario | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Piper Gilles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former partner | Vanessa Crone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Carol Lane, Jon Lane, Juris Razgulajevs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs, Piper Gilles, Paul Poirier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former choreographer | Christopher Dean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Scarboro FSC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Combined total | 183.17 2016 Skate Canada |
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| Short dance | 72.83 2017 Worlds |
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| Free dance | 110.45 2016 Skate Canada |
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Medal record
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Paul Poirier (born November 6, 1991) is a Canadian ice dancer. With Piper Gilles, he is the 2014 Four Continents silver medalist and a four-time Canadian national medalist.
With earlier partner Vanessa Crone, he is the 2010 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, 2011 Four Continents bronze medalist, 2008 World Junior silver medalist, and 2011 Canadian national champion.
Paul Poirier was born November 6, 1991 in Ottawa, Ontario to Debra Mendes de Franca and Marc Poirier. He studied linguistics at the University of Toronto. His brother plays in the Ontario Hockey League.
Early in his career, Poirier also competed in single skating, and pair skating with Vanessa Crone. The duo began skating together in May 2001. They won the silver medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships.
Crone/Poirier won silver at 2008 Skate Canada, their first senior Grand Prix event, and placed fourth in their second event. The next season they claimed the bronze at 2009 NHK Trophy. At the 2010 Canadian Championships, they were nominated to represent Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics. They finished 7th at the 2010 World Championships.
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