LOL, Canada has at least three dance couples who would disagree that Gilles/Poirier are "guaranteed" to receive the third Olympic spot. And after Poirier's injury (not a laughing matter), counting G/P's chickens before they hatch makes even less sense.
Alexe Gilles surely cannot have any expectation that Canada ever would give her an Olympic spot for ladies unless she earns it fair and square.
LOL. Golden, you are absolutely correct I should have placed quotation marks on guaranteed in my post. I know my hopes are with Paul/Islam. But you must admit, at least initially, it looked like a G/P slam - dunk, and everyone seemed to be operating on that premise without regard for "fair and square".
In any case, I would definitely like to see a competition for that spot.