Paul Poirier

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Paul Poirier

Gilles and Poirier in 2012
Personal information
Full name Paul Poirier
Country represented Canada
Born (1991-11-06) November 6, 1991
Ottawa, Ontario
Home town Unionville, Ontario
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Partner Piper Gilles
Former partner Vanessa Crone
Coach Carol Lane
Yuri Razguliaiev
Jon Lane
Choreographer Carol Lane
Yuri Razguliaiev
Christopher Dean
Skating club Scarboro FSC
Season's bests 10 (2010–2011)[1]
12 (2009–2010)[2]
12 (2008–2009)[3]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 157.83
2013 Four Continents
Short dance: 62.38
2014 Four Continents
Free dance 97.63
2013 Four Continents
Medal record
Figure skating
Ice dancing
Competitor for  Canada
Four Continents Championships
Silver 2014 Taipei Ice dancing
Bronze 2011 Taipei Ice dancing
Grand Prix Final
Bronze 2010–2011 Beijing Ice dancing
World Junior Championships
Silver 2008 Sofia Ice dancing

Paul Poirier (born November 6, 1991 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian ice dancer. He skated with Vanessa Crone from 2001 to 2011. They are the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final bronze medalists, 2011 Four Continents bronze medalists, 2011 Canadian champions, 2009 & 2010 Canadian silver medalists and 2008 World Junior silver medalists. He currently skates with Piper Gilles, with whom he is the bronze medalist at the 2012 Canadian championships.

Career

Early career

Early in his career, Poirier also competed in single skating, and pair skating with Crone.[4] The duo began skating together in 2001.[5] They won the silver medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships.[6]

Senior career with Crone

Crone and Poirier won silver at 2008 Skate Canada, their first senior Grand Prix event, and placed fourth in their second event.[7] 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.[8] They finished 7th at the 2010 World Championships.

Crone and Poirier began the 2010–2011 season by capturing gold at 2010 Skate Canada International ahead of Sinead Kerr and John Kerr who had a fall in the free dance. At 2010 Skate America, Poirier fell in the free dance but their score was enough for the silver behind Meryl Davis and Charlie White, both of whom fell, and ahead of Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani with no falls. Their results qualified them for the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final where they won the bronze medal. They finished 10th at the 2011 World Championships.

On June 2, 2011, Crone and Poirier announced the end of their ten-year partnership.[9] He said he would search for a new partner to continue his competitive career and did not exclude looking internationally.[10]

Partnership with Gilles

Poirier contacted American ice dancer Piper Gilles to arrange a tryout.[11] On July 27, 2011, Gilles and Poirier confirmed they had teamed up to represent Canada.[12] They could not compete internationally in their first season due to Gilles needing a release from U.S. Figure Skating.[12] They are coached by Carol Lane at the Scarboro Figure Skating Club at the Ice Galaxy in Scarborough, Ontario.[12][13] Their free dance was choreographed by Christopher Dean in Colorado Springs, Colorado in early June.[14] Gilles and Poirier won the bronze medal at the 2012 Canadian Championships.

In the 2012–2013 season, Gilles / Poirier received two Grand Prix assignments, 2012 Skate Canada International and 2012 Trophee Eric Bompard.[15] They finished 4th and 6th at the two events and then won the silver medal at the 2013 Canadian Championships. They were 5th at the 2013 Four Continents.

In May 2013, Poirier suffered a serious ankle injury,[16] delaying Gilles and Poirier's preparation for the upcoming season. Their assigned events for the 2013-14 Grand Prix season were the NHK Trophy, where they finished fifth, and the Rostelecom Cup, where they placed sixth.[17] Gilles became a Canadian citizen during the 2013-14 season, making Gilles and Poirier eligible to participate in the Olympics. However they finished 4th at Canadian Nationals and failed to make the Canadian Olympic team.

Personal life

Poirier studies linguistics at the University of Toronto.[9] His brother plays in the Ontario Hockey League.[14]

Programs

Ice dancing with Gilles

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2013-2014
[18]
  • Swing: Just One Dance
    by Caro Emerald
  • Quickstep: You Don’t Leave Me
    by Caro Emerald
 Hitchcock
  • End Credit from Hitchcock
    by Danny Elfman
  • Explosion from Hitchcock
    by Danny Elfman
  • The Premiere from Hitchcock
    by Danny Elfman
  • The Rainstorm from Psycho
    by Bernard Hermann
2012–2013
[15][19]		 Mary Poppins
2011–2012

Ice dancing with Crone

Crone and Poirier in 2011
Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2010–2011
[20]
Original dance
2009–2010
[21]
2008–2009
[22]		 Slow Rag:

Ragtime Two Step:

2007–2008
[23][24]
  • A Los Amigos
    by A. Pontier and F. Silva
2006–2007
[25]
  • Tango

Single skating

Season Short program Free skating
2008–2009
[26]

Competitive highlights

Ice dancing with Gilles

Results[27]
International
Event 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014
Worlds 18th
Four Continents 5th 2nd
GP Bompard 6th
GP Skate Canada 4th
U.S. Classic 1st
National
Canadian Champ. 3rd 2nd 4th
Skate Canada Chall. 1st
GP = Grand Prix
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

Ice dancing with Crone

Results[28]
International
Event 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
Olympics 14th
Worlds 12th 7th 10th
Four Continents 4th 3rd
Grand Prix Final 6th 3rd
GP Bompard 4th
GP NHK Trophy 3rd
GP Rostelecom 4th
GP Skate America 2nd
GP Skate Canada 2nd 1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 9th 2nd
JGP Final 4th
JGP Andorra 7th
JGP Croatia 1st
JGP Norway 3rd
JGP Romania 1st
JGP Taipei 5th
National
Canadian Champ. 12th N. 1st N. 6th J. 1st J. 4th 2nd 2nd 1st
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

Single skating

Results[29]
International
Event 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09
JGP France 10th
National
Canadian Championships 5th N. 3rd N. 2nd J. 11th
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior
JGP = Junior Grand Prix

References

  1. ↑ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. April 30, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  2. ↑ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. March 26, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  3. ↑ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2008/2009 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. April 18, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2011. 
  4. ↑ Mittan, Barry (May 17, 2008). "Passionate Performances Propel Poirier and Crone". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved November 1, 2010. 
  5. ↑ Walker, Elvin (November 28, 2010). "Crone and Poirier evolve into contenders". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved December 4, 2010. 
  6. ↑ Hoyt, Melanie (July 2008). "Vanessa Crone & Paul Poirier". ice-dance.com. 
  7. ↑ Mittan, Barry (February 15, 2009). "Crone and Poirier Feel Up to Pre-Olympic Challenges". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved November 1, 2010. 
  8. ↑ "More Olympic team members named in London". Skate Canada. January 18, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2010. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Crone, Poirier announce end of partnership". Skate Canada (Ice Network). June 2, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2011. 
  10. ↑ Kwong, PJ (June 2, 2011). "Catching Up With....Paul Poirier". Retrieved June 2, 2011. 
  11. ↑ Walker, Elvin (September 23, 2012). "Gilles and Poirier make big impact at international debut". Golden Skate. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Kany, Klaus-Reinhold (July 27, 2011). "Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier Dance to a New Rhythm". IFS Magazine. Retrieved July 28, 2011. 
  13. ↑ Giffin, Taylor O. (February 14, 2013). "Worlds next stop for ice dance pair Gilles, Poirier". Toronto Observer. 
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (November 9, 2011). "The Inside Edge: Gilles and Poirier skate, play". Ice Network. Retrieved November 10, 2011. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Thayer, Jacquelyn (July 8, 2012). "Catching Up with Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier". ice-dance.com. 
  16. ↑ Green, Jeff (December 7, 2013). "Sochi 2014: Piper Gilles lands Canadian citizenship". Hamilton Spectator. 
  17. ↑ Chiasson, Paul (December 17, 2013). "Sochi 2014: Ice dancer Piper Gilles becomes Canadian citizen". Associated Press. 
  18. ↑ "Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 21, 2013. 
  19. ↑ "Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. 
  20. ↑ "Vanessa CRONE / Paul POIRIER: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011. 
  21. ↑ "Vanessa CRONE / Paul POIRIER: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 30, 2010. 
  22. ↑ "Vanessa CRONE / Paul POIRIER: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. 
  23. ↑ "Vanessa CRONE / Paul POIRIER: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 12, 2008. 
  24. ↑ Mittan, Barry (September 9, 2007). "Crone and Poirier Continue Golden Ways". Skate Today. 
  25. ↑ "Vanessa CRONE / Paul POIRIER: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 5, 2007. 
  26. ↑ "Paul POIRIER: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 6, 2009. 
  27. ↑ "Competition Results: Piper GILLES / Paul POIRIER". International Skating Union. 
  28. ↑ "Competition Results: Vanessa CRONE / Paul POIRIER". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. 
  29. ↑ "Competition Results: Paul POIRIER". International Skating Union. 

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