Victory of ice dancer duo Crone and Poirier

Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier obtained their first national senior ice dance title at the Canadian figure skating championship on Sunday.The winning duo reached a total score of one hundred and sixty four .21 with a performance to The Beatles “Eleanor Rigby”.  In the tight competition, Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje from Waterloo, Ontario came in second, with one hundred and sixty three .18 points. 

Crone and Poirier’s victory opens the door to the world championships after ten years of partnership.  Olympic and world champions, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, were absent from the competition but stated their participation for the world championships this March in Tokyo.  Canada’s ice dance champions have accumulated successes this season and are determined to keep up the outstanding performances.