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Canada sits fifth in the figure skating team event at the Milano-Cortina Olympic Games after the first day of competition.
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier scored 85.79 points in their rhythm dance to Supermodel by RuPaul at Milano Ice Skating Arena on Friday morning, hours before the opening ceremony.
Trennt Michaud and Lia Pereira — skating in place of former world champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps — placed fourth in the pairs short program, while Madeline Schizas finished sixth in women’s singles for a total of 19 points in the standings.
Gilles, Poirier give Canada a strong start in team event:
Gilles and Poirier put Canadian Olympic figure skating team in 4th after rhythm dance
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier open up the figure skating team event at the Milano-Cortina Winter Games with a score of 85.79 in the rhythm dance.
The United States, led by three-time world ice dance champions Madison Chock and Evan Bates, topped the standings with 25 points, followed by Japan with 23 and Italy with 22.
Georgia ranked fourth with 20, while France trailed Canada by two points in sixth.
WATCH | Schizas performance leaves Canada in 5th:
Canada sits 5th in Olympic figure skating team event after Madeline Schizas’ short program
Madeline Schizas of Oakville, Ont., scores 64.97 in the women’s short program during the figure skating team event at the Milano-Cortina Winter Games. Canada finishes the day in fifth place.
The team event continues with the men’s short program Saturday evening. The top five countries after the short programs advance to the final in the 10-team event, which wraps up Sunday.
WATCH | Pairs skaters Pereira, Michaud step up for Team Canada:
Canadian Olympic figure skating team sits 4th after Pereira and Michaud’s short program
Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud score 68.24 in the pairs short program during the figure skating team event at the Milano-Cortina Winter Games. Pereira and Michaud replaced former world champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps after Stellato-Dudek suffered an accident in training.
