Ontario pair Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud won their first Skate Canada International title in Kelowna on October 31. Their 10.27-point margin capped a first Grand Prix victory on home ice.

Pereira and Michaud scored 202.17 points and led both segments of the competition.

A lead in both programs

The International Skating Union’s results show the Canadians led both the short program and the free skate. They scored 125.11 points in the free program.

  • Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud: 202.17 points
  • Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov: 191.90 points
  • Winning margin: 10.27 points

Skate Canada reported that fans waved Canadian flags as the pair won. Pereira is from Milton and Michaud from Trenton. Both represent Ontario.

The result brought a Canadian pairs title to Kelowna, British Columbia, and marked the pair’s first Grand Prix win.