Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier

[Ryan O]

Congrats to Piper & Paul for finishing 4th in the Free Dance at the GPF.

Bodes well for the rest of the season.

 

[NoNameFace]

Here's my Twitter post with YT link to post-FD GPF interview by Ondrej Hotarek, with some screenshots taken

https://twitter.com/NoNameFace10/status/1205509015201046528?s=19

Love seeing they still enjoyed the experience (and my crowns as a gift!). I will try to post my thoughts on GPF performances there this weekend (overtime at work, running crazy in for holiday gifts, booking things for travelling next year takes a lot of time I used to spend writing about skating...), but what brought me so much joy was so much confidence radiating from them, nothing given away from execution standpoint, giving their 100% and leaving it to outside scrutiny. I like that there's just so much authenticity in how they perform, the emotion specifically produced in that very moment that just makes me remember that particular feel about music, movement & picture created. It makes me over-the-moon happy as a someone, being their big fan as you can tell, who was extremely cautious after hearing that FD choice

 

[litenkyckling]

It seems like the couple of weeks that they spent with Marina Zoueva really made a difference this year - they seem more idk solid when they take the ice?

 

[Ryan O]

New interview with Piper & Paul:

https://www.ice-dance.com/site/gill...ance-as-motivation-for-second-half-of-season/

 

[cdimuzio68]

New interview with Piper & Paul:

https://www.ice-dance.com/site/gill...ance-as-motivation-for-second-half-of-season/

Thanks for posting. Looking forward to see the changes, improving towards 4cc and Worlds.

 

[elektra blue]

congratulations to the new canadian national champions! they truly deserved it!

 

[siberia82]

I now have the ability to download the fluffs and interviews on TSN.ca directly (although the original files are still only 540p). Here are the clips which feature Piper & Paul:

More Confident in Their Abilities Interview: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7r2q7y
Their post-RD interview was not included on TSN.ca.
Post-FD Interview: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7r1k4q
Who Is the Smartest Person Fluff: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7r14to
Who Has the Best Fashion Sense Fluff: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7r1jut
Who Has the Worst Fashion Sense Fluff: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7qzyuc
Who Eats the Weirdest Food Fluff: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7qzz05
Who Has the Funniest Laugh Fluff: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7r41l6


Ice Dance Partners Quiz Fluff: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7qwq0z (This is slightly different from the 2019 SCI version because it includes Soucisse & Firus, but Piper & Paul appear less often to make room for a fourth team.)

A montage of the Senior Ice Dancers which was shown before the event: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7qzzy7

 

[siberia82]

Here are a few vids from the Nationals Exhibition Gala (the whole show is notably absent from YouTube).

Exhibition Gala Opening Montage (720p, 59 fps): https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7r9bbf

Gilles & Poirier Ex (720p, 59 fps): https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7rc3mq

Gala Finale + Video Essay (720p, 59 fps): https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7rcc9j

 

[dorispulaski]

Link to a page with all the articles Skate Canada has done about them

https://skatecanada.ca/tag/piper-gilles-paul-poirier/

Good luck at Four Continents, guys!

 

[Ryan O]

Carol Lane posted a photo of Piper & Paul's new Free Dance costumes for 4 Continents:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQI05g2U0AAV8VL?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

 

[dorispulaski]

I am thrilled with the new costumes!!

 

[slider11]

I am thrilled with the new costumes!!

Me, too! I really like the gold-colored ones until I saw how radiant the deep red ones project.

 

[elektra blue]

congratulations on their silver!!!!!

 

[siberia82]

Here's my link of a 5-minute "Skating Through Time" fluff where Piper & Paul reminisce about their career (1080p): https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7rq2pt

I was told by my pal who lives in the Netherlands that he's geoblocked from the original video: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1695105603877

Since it was published on Feb. 7, presumably it was used to promote 4CC.

 

[Ryan O]

Piper & Paul are on the cover of the next issue of IFS Magazine:

https://twitter.com/ifsmagazine

 

[Colonel Green]

An ISU #UpAgain video about Piper:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shuBWDUbEc8

 

[Ruthypegs]

An ISU #UpAgain video about Piper:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shuBWDUbEc8

What a beautiful tribute.

 

[NoNameFace]

I want to use my 8,000 post there - regardless of what will happen regarding Worlds - if they will be held as planned, if they will be cancelled/postponed/held without public, regardless of eventual results, i want to wish Piper and Paul the best and to say that if Worlds will be held as planned, I will try my darn best to get to Montreal, cheer as loud as I will be able to (possibly) deliver these custom made top hats for RD and merlot crowns for FD. If there will be no possibility to do so/Worlds will be cancelled/postponed/held without public - I vow to make a way to deliver them somehow, because it is because of their work and craft represented by their programs I felt inspired to craft myself

 

[Heleng]

I want to use my 8,000 post there - regardless of what will happen regarding Worlds - if they will be held as planned, if they will be cancelled/postponed/held without public, regardless of eventual results, i want to wish Piper and Paul the best and to say that if Worlds will be held as planned, I will try my darn best to get to Montreal, cheer as loud as I will be able to (possibly) deliver these custom made top hats for RD and merlot crowns for FD. If there will be no possibility to do so/Worlds will be cancelled/postponed/held without public - I vow to make a way to deliver them somehow, because it is because of their work and craft represented by their programs I felt inspired to craft myself

Beatrice, thank you for your beautiful post. It is, for me, the most memorable on GS ever

 

[Ryan O]

Piper & Paul's end of season video message:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ruoBNJGqH/