CANADIAN ICE DANCERS GILLES AND POIRIER GOLDEN AGAIN

Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won the ISU Grand Prix Espoo on Saturday for their second victory of the season. Skating to music from the Evita soundtrack, the world bronze medalists scored 219.49 points. Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker of the U.S. were second (202.46), while Finland’s Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis won the bronze (191.79). Gilles and Poirier opened the season with a victory at Skate Canada International last month. They’ll vie for gold at the Grand Prix Final next in two weeks in Turin, Italy. Canadian Madeline Schizas finished fifth in women’s singles with 187.84 points. Japan’s Mai Mihara won the gold (204.14). Canada’s Keegan Messing finished eighth in his Grand Prix finale. American Ilia Malinin captured the gold.