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The wait is over for Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier.
After 15 years of skating together, the two are finally Olympic medallists, capturing bronze in the ice dance competition at Milano Cortina 2026.
The wait was worth it.
“It’s been such a rewarding journey, not necessarily rewarding in all the ways that we anticipated, but that’s what makes life so beautiful,” said a reflective Poirier following the medal ceremony. “That’s what makes sports so beautiful is it takes you on a road you can’t anticipate, and you live the fullness of…