Lia Pereira of Milton, Ontario and Trennt Michaud of Belleville, Ontario won the gold medal in the pairs competition on Saturday at Skate Canada from Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia. For Pereira and Michaud, it was their fourth career Grand Prix medal and second career Grand Prix gold medal in high performance figure skating.
Pereira and Michaud posted a total score of 202.17 points. Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov of the United States won the silver medal with a score of 191.9 points. Oxana Vouillamoz and Tom Bouvart of Switzerland won the bronze medal with a score of 183.12 points. Pereira and Michaud reached the podium by 40.51 points. Anna Valesi and Martin Bidar of the Czech Republic finished in fourth place with a score of 166.66 points.
Pereira and Michaud’s first International Skating Union Grand Prix gold came at the 2023 Grand Prix of France. They also won silver at the 2023 Skate America and bronze at the 2024 Cup of China.
This was Canada’s only medal at Skate Canada this year. The gold medal will give Pereira and Michaud confidence as they prepare for the 2030 Olympic Winter Games in the French Alps. Pereira and Michaud are set to compete again later this month at the Finlandia Trophy in Helsinki.
