Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier were so burnt out after an Olympic season of isolation and dodging COVID-19 that their six-week break over the summer wasn’t just a choice — it was a necessity.
“It was what we needed in order to be able to continue,” Poirier said. “I think otherwise, we just would have …”
“We wouldn’t have come back,” Gilles said.
Making their season debut after the longest stretch of down time of their careers, Gilles and Poirier captured gold at Skate Canada International, the third of their career. And they said they’ve never felt stronger.
“Absolutely,” Gilles said.
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