Skate Canada International: Pereira and Michaud win pairs gold

Canadian pair Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud captured the gold medal at the Skate Canada International in Kelowna, British Columbia. The duo led both the short program and the free skate, finishing with a total score of 202.17 points. This marks their first Grand Prix title since 2023. They finished ahead of American pair Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov, who took silver with 191.90 points, and Swiss pair Oxana Vouillamoz and Tom Bouvart, who placed third.

In the women’s short program, Japan’s Mao Shimada took the lead with 82.11 points, outperforming American Isabeau Levito, who finished second. Estonia’s Niina Petrokina placed third. Canadian skater Sara-Maude Dupuis finished seventh in the women’s event with a score of 64.58.

In the ice dance rhythm dance competition, British pair Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson led the field with 81.37 points. They were followed by France’s Evgeniia Lopareva and Geoffrey Brissaud in second, and the American pair Caroline Green and Michael Parsons in third.