Paul Poirier is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 ice dancer. He skated with Vanessa Crone

Vanessa Crone

Vanessa Crone is a Canadian ice dancer. She skated with Paul Poirier from 2001 to 2011. They are the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final bronze medalists, 2011 Four Continents bronze medalists, 2011 Canadian champions, 2009 & 2010 Canadian silver medalists and 2008 World Junior silver medalists.- Career...

 from 2001 to 2011. They are the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final bronze medalists

2010–2011 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

The 2010–2011 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final and the Junior Grand Prix Final competition of the 2010–2011 season...

, 2011 Four Continents bronze medalists

Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition. The International Skating Union established it in 1999 to provide skaters representing non-European countries with a similar competition to the much older European Figure Skating Championships and a chance...

, 2011 Canadian champions

2011 Canadian Figure Skating Championships

The 2011 Canadian Figure Skating Championships were a figure skating competition during the 2010–2011 season. The event determines the national champions of Canada and is organized by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body....

, 2009 & 2010 Canadian silver medalists

Canadian Figure Skating Championships

The Canadian Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of Canada. It is organized by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body. The levels of the competition are senior and junior; in some years, the novice level has...

 and 2008 World Junior silver medalists

World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...

. He currently skates with Piper Gilles

Piper Gilles

Piper Gilles is an American ice dancer. With former partner Zachary Donahue, she is the 2009 & 2010 U.S. junior bronze medalist. She currently skates with Paul Poirier, with whom she plans to represent Canada....

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Early career

Early in his career, Poirier also competed in single skating

Single skating

Single skating is a discipline of figure skating, wherein a single person skates alone. Men's singles and ladies' singles are both Olympic disciplines and are both governed by the International Skating Union. The other Olympic figure skating events are pair skating and ice dancing...

, and pair skating

Pair skating

Pair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...

 with Crone. The duo began skating together in 2001.

Senior career with Crone

Crone and Poirier won silver at 2008 Skate Canada, their first senior Grand Prix event, and placed fourth in their second event. The next season they claimed the bronze at 2009 NHK Trophy

2009 NHK Trophy

The 2009 NHK Trophy was the NHK Trophy Grand Prix competition of the 2009–2010 figure skating season. It was the fourth event of six in the 2009–2010 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. Skaters earned points towards qualifying for the...

. At the 2010 Canadian Championships

2010 Canadian Figure Skating Championships

The 2010 Canadian Figure Skating Championships were the Canadian Figure Skating Championships for the 2009-2010 figure skating season. The Canadian Championships are the figure skating national championship which determines the national champions of Canada...

, they were nominated to represent Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Canada hosted and participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada previously hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Canada sent a team of 206 athletes , including participants in all 15 sports...

. They finished 7th at the 2010 World Championships

2010 World Figure Skating Championships

The 2010 World Figure Skating Championships were the World Figure Skating Championships for the 2009–2010 season. Commonly called "Worlds", they are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...

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Crone and Poirier began the 2010–2011 season

2010–2011 figure skating season

The 2010–2011 figure skating season began on July 1, 2010, and ended on June 30, 2011. During this season, elite skaters competed on the ISU Championship level at the 2011 European, Four Continents, World Junior, and World Championships...

 by capturing gold at 2010 Skate Canada International

2010 Skate Canada International

The 2010 Skate Canada International was the Skate Canada Grand Prix competition of the 2010–2011 season. It was the second event of six in the 2010–2011 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. The event was organized by Skate Canada.The event...

 ahead of Sinead Kerr

Sinead Kerr

Sinead Houston Kerr is a Scottish ice dancer who represents Great Britain. She teamed up with her brother John Kerr in 2000. They are two-time European bronze medalists and the 2004–2010 British national champions...

 and John Kerr

John Kerr

Sir John Robert Kerr, was the 18th Governor-General of Australia. He dismissed the Labor government of Gough Whitlam on 11 November 1975, marking the climax of the most significant constitutional crisis in Australian history...

 who had a fall in the free dance. At 2010 Skate America

2010 Skate America

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, Poirier fell in the free dance but their score was enough for the silver behind Meryl Davis

Meryl Davis

Meryl Davis is an American ice dancer. With partner Charlie White, she is the 2011 World champion, 2010 Olympic silver medalist, the 2010 World silver medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final champion, two-time Four Continents champion and three-time U.S...

 and Charlie White

Charlie White

Charlie White is a Los Angeles-based artist.White received his BFA in 1994 from the School of Visual Arts, New York, and received his MFA from Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California, in 1998...

, both of whom fell, and ahead of Maia Shibutani

Maia Shibutani

Maia Harumi Shibutani is an American ice dancer. She competes with her brother Alex Shibutani. They are the 2011 World bronze medalists, 2011 Four Continents silver medalists, 2009 World Junior silver medalists, 2011 U.S. national silver medalists, 2011 NHK Trophy champions and 2010 U.S...

 and Alex Shibutani

Alex Shibutani

Alex Hideo Shibutani is an American ice dancer. He competes with younger sister Maia Shibutani. They are the 2011 World bronze medalists, 2011 Four Continents silver medalists, 2009 World Junior silver medalists, 2011 U.S. national silver medalists, 2011 NHK Trophy champions and 2010 U.S...

 with no falls. Their results qualified them for the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final

2010–2011 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final

The 2010–2011 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final and the Junior Grand Prix Final competition of the 2010–2011 season...

 where they won the bronze medal. They finished 10th at the 2011 World Championships

2011 World Figure Skating Championships

The 2011 World Figure Skating Championships are the World Figure Skating Championships for the 2010–2011 season. They are an annual figure skating competition in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion....

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On June 2, 2011, Crone and Poirier announced the end of their ten-year partnership. He said he would search for a new partner to continue his competitive career and did not exclude looking internationally.

Partnership with Gilles

On July 27, 2011, it was announced that Poirier had teamed up with American ice dancer Piper Gilles

Piper Gilles

Piper Gilles is an American ice dancer. With former partner Zachary Donahue, she is the 2009 & 2010 U.S. junior bronze medalist. She currently skates with Paul Poirier, with whom she plans to represent Canada....

 to represent Canada. U.S. Figure Skating will release Gilles to compete for Canada at international events in 2012. They train at the Scarboro Figure Skating Club with Poirier's longtime coach Carol Lane. Their free dance was choreographed by Christopher Dean

Christopher Dean

Christopher Colin Dean, OBE is a famous British ice dancer who won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics with his skating partner Jayne Torvill...

 in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado...

 in early June. They plan to compete at the 2012 Canadian Championships.

Personal life

Poirier studies linguistics at the University of Toronto

University of Toronto

The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...

. He attended the same high school as single skater Patrick Chan

Patrick Chan

Patrick Chan is a Canadian figure skater.He is the 2011 World Champion, 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final champion, the 2009 Four Continents champion, the 2009 and 2010 World silver medalist, the 2007 World Junior silver medalist and a four-time Canadian Champion.At the 2010 Canadian Championships, he...

. His brother plays in the Ontario Hockey League.

Ice dancing with Gilles

Season	Short dance Short dance The short dance is a segment of an ice dancing competition. It was approved by the June 2010 International Skating Union congress and instituted beginning in the 2010–2011 figure skating season...	Free dance Free dance (figure skating) The free dance is a part of an ice dancing competition. It is the second part of the competition to be contested, after the short dance.-Structure and content:...	Exhibition
2011–2012	Put It in a Love Song Put It in a Love Song "Put It in a Love Song" is a song by American recording artist Alicia Keys. The song, written and produced by Keys and Swizz Beatz, features guest vocals by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles. It was originally sent to radio on January 19, 2010 by J Records, as the fourth single from Keys' fourth...   by Alicia Keys Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano... , Beyoncé Beyoncé Knowles Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...   Magalenha by Sérgio Mendes Sergio Mendes Sérgio Santos Mendes is a Brazilian musician. He has released over thirty-five albums, and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk....   choreo. by Carol Lane, Yuri Razguliaiev Yuri Razguliaiev Yuri Razguliaiev is a Latvian ice dancer who has competed internationally for the Soviet Union, Uzbekistan, Japan, and for his native Latvia. He won the 1991 World Junior Figure Skating Championships with partner Aliki Stergiadu for the Soviet Union. Following the dissolution of that country, he...	Pure Imagination performed by Maroon 5 Maroon 5 Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...   Sweet Dreams Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) -Personnel:*Annie Lennox – vocals, keyboards, synthesisers, flute*David A. Stewart – guitar, keyboards, synthesisers, programming, backing vocals-Additional personnel:*Robert Crash - Guitar/ E-Drums/ Synth/ Robotic vocals...   by Eurythmics Eurythmics Eurythmics were a British pop rock duo, formed in 1980, currently disbanded, but known to reunite from time to time. Consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A...   Pure Imagination performed by Glee Glee (TV series) Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on GlobalTV in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues...   choreo. by Christopher Dean Christopher Dean Christopher Colin Dean, OBE is a famous British ice dancer who won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics with his skating partner Jayne Torvill...

Ice dancing with Crone

Season	Short dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2010–2011	Fallin' by Alicia Keys Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano...	Eleanor Rigby by John Lennon John Lennon John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...  and Paul McCartney Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...   performed by Joshua Bell Joshua Bell Joshua David Bell is an American Grammy Award-winning violinist.-Childhood:Bell was born in Bloomington, Indiana, United States, the son of a psychologist and a therapist. Bell's father is the late Alan P...   choreo. by Christopher Dean Christopher Dean Christopher Colin Dean, OBE is a famous British ice dancer who won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics with his skating partner Jayne Torvill...
	Original dance Original dance The original dance was a segment of an ice dancing competition. It was usually the second of three programs, sandwiched between the compulsory dances and the free dance. Until 1994, it was known as the original set pattern dance...
2009–2010	En Malaga performed by Roger Scannura Roger Scannura Roger Scannura is a flamenco guitarist and an exponent of Nuevo Flamenco.-Life:Scannura was born on Malta. His early schooling began at the Franciscan Monastery of St. Theresa where he was tutored in European history, Latin, fine art and art restoration...	Nocturne by Paul Swartz performed by Lucia Micarelli Lucia Micarelli Lucia Micarelli is an American violinist and actress best known for her collaborations with Josh Groban and classic rock band Jethro Tull, and her role as Annie in Treme.-Early Life:...   Bohemian Rhapsody Bohemian Rhapsody "Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the British rock band Queen. It was written by Freddie Mercury for the band's 1975 album A Night at the Opera...   by Queen Queen (band) Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
2008–2009	Slow Rag: Solace by Scott Joplin Scott Joplin Scott Joplin was an American composer and pianist. Joplin achieved fame for his ragtime compositions, and was later dubbed "The King of Ragtime". During his brief career, Joplin wrote 44 original ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas... Tagtime Two Step: The Entertainer by Scott Joplin Scott Joplin Scott Joplin was an American composer and pianist. Joplin achieved fame for his ragtime compositions, and was later dubbed "The King of Ragtime". During his brief career, Joplin wrote 44 original ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas...	Doce de Coco by Jacob do Bandolim Jacob do Bandolim Jacob do Bandolim was a Brazilian composer and musician. Born Jacob Pick Bittencourt from a Jewish mother and Brazilian father in Rio de Janeiro, his stage name means "Mandolin Jacob", after the instrument he played....
2007–2008	Romanian Gypsy Music: Blue Shawl by Petercurski Gypsy by Boutouk	A Los Amigos by A. Pontier and F. Silva	Gravity by John Mayer John Mayer John Clayton Mayer is an American pop rock and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his...
2006–2007	Tango	Capone by Ronan Hardiman Ronan Hardiman Ronan Hardiman is an Irish composer, famous for his soundtracks to Michael Flatley's dance shows Lord of the Dance, Feet of Flames and Celtic Tiger Live.-Biography:...

Single skating

Season	Short program	Long program	Exhibition
2008–2009	Come Together by John Lennon John Lennon John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...  and Paul McCartney Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...	Kvaska (soundtrack) by Daniel Landa Daniel Landa Daniel Landa is a Czech musician, actor and racer.Born in Prague, Landa began his musical career in 1987 when he along with David Matásek founded the oi! band Orlík. He graduated from the Prague Conservatory in the area of Music and Drama. After the breakup of the band in 1992 he began his solo...

Ice dancing with Gilles

Event	2011–12
Canadian Championships Canadian Figure Skating Championships The Canadian Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of Canada. It is organized by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body. The levels of the competition are senior and junior; in some years, the novice level has...	TBD

Ice dancing with Crone

Event	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11
Winter Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...							14th
World Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...						12th	7th	10th
Four Continents Championships						4th		3rd
World Junior Championships World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...				9th	2nd
Canadian Championships Canadian Figure Skating Championships The Canadian Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of Canada. It is organized by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body. The levels of the competition are senior and junior; in some years, the novice level has...	12th N.	1st N.	6th J.	1st J.	4th	2nd	2nd	1st
Grand Prix Final Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final The Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final is an international, senior-level figure skating competition. It is the culmination of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Skaters compete in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....							6th	3rd
Skate America Skate America Skate America is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It is organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. The location changes yearly...								2nd
NHK Trophy NHK Trophy The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....							3rd
Cup of Russia Cup of Russia The Cup of Russia is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. It was held as the Rostelecom Cup in 2009 after...							4th
Skate Canada International Skate Canada International The Skate Canada International is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by Skate Canada. It is the second competition of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The location changes yearly. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: Ladies' singles, Men's...						2nd		1st
Trophée Eric Bompard Trophée Eric Bompard The Trophée Eric Bompard is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. The Trophée Eric Bompard was formerly known as the Trophée Lalique...						4th
Junior Grand Prix Final					4th
Junior Grand Prix, Croatia					1st
Junior Grand Prix, Romania					1st
Junior Grand Prix, Chinese Taipei				5th
Junior Grand Prix, Norway				3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Andorra			7th
N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level

Single skating

Event	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09
Canadian Championships Canadian Figure Skating Championships The Canadian Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of Canada. It is organized by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body. The levels of the competition are senior and junior; in some years, the novice level has...	5th N.	3rd N.	2nd J.	11th
Junior Grand Prix, France 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the twelfth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2008–2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level...				10th
N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level

External links

• Team Canada profile
• Skate Canada profile