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Paul Poirier

Canadian ice dancer

1991 - today

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His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Poirier is the 444th most popular skater, the 1,416th most popular biography from Canada and the 32nd most popular Canadian Skater.

Paul Poirier is most famous as a Canadian ice dancer who, partnering with Piper Gilles since 2011, captured the bronze medal in ice dance at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics—his first Olympic medal after competing at PyeongChang 2018 (8th), Beijing 2022 (7th), and earlier with Vanessa Crone at Vancouver 2010 (14th)—while also earning four World Championship medals (including silvers in 2024 and 2025), two Four Continents titles (2024–2025), the 2022–23 Grand Prix Final gold, eight ISU Grand Prix golds, and five Canadian national titles (2020, 2022, 2024–2026). Born in Ottawa in 1991, he began skating young, holds a linguistics degree from the University of Toronto (where he continues part-time graduate studies), and is fluent in English, French, Japanese, and Spanish. Surprisingly, as an openly gay athlete, Poirier has been a trailblazer in figure skating by publicly embracing his identity to serve as a potential role model for younger queer athletes, adding personal significance to his long-awaited Olympic podium moment after 15 years of partnership with Gilles.

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Among Skaters

Among skaters, Paul Poirier ranks 444 out of 483. Before him are Olga Fatkulina, Sarah Hughes, Elizabeth Manley, Jorien ter Mors, Kim Dong-sung, and Deniss Vasiļjevs. After him are Håvard Bøkko, Carl Verheijen, Joey Cheek, Paulien van Deutekom, Victoria Sinitsina, and Suzanne Schulting.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Paul Poirier ranks 829. Before him are Nolan Arenado, Sandhja, Elly, Amanda Kurtović, Nikola Vukčević, and Svenja Huth. After him are Beauden Barrett, Rossella Fiamingo, Henrique Almeida, Nuria Párrizas Díaz, Yan Junling, and Tijana Malešević.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Paul Poirier ranks 1,416 out of NaN. Before him are Marnie McBean (1968), Mike Comrie (1980), Derek Gee (1997), Benjamin Kowalewicz (1975), Jonathan Toews (1988), and Tara Whitten (1980). After him are Megan Park (1986), Samuel Piette (1994), Derek Drouin (1990), Corey Sevier (1984), Simon Gagné (1980), and Enuka Okuma (1976).

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Among Skaters In Canada

Among skaters born in Canada, Paul Poirier ranks 32. Before him are Charles Hamelin (1984), Kurt Browning (1966), Meagan Duhamel (1985), Elvis Stojko (1972), François-Louis Tremblay (1980), and Elizabeth Manley (1965). After him are Valérie Maltais (1990), Kaetlyn Osmond (1995), Arne Dankers (1980), Laurent Dubreuil (1992), Olivier Jean (1984), and Kim Boutin (1994).

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