Gilles & Poirier - Loving Vincent (Van Gogh), Govardo & Starry Night

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Bev Smith writes about the evolution of their free skate for this season (and their future) and the collaborating musicians - it' well worth reading.

https://bevsmithwrites.com/gilles-and-p ... rry-night/

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Bev tweeted a link to her article and said:
Vincent, a most remarkable free dance from Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, will be seen at Skate Canada in Laval, Que., next week.
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Oh, how beautiful, even though it was only their first performance they had me in tears. It can only get better from here. Can't wait to watch them improve during the Grand Prix season.
Thank you Elizabeth for always finding these gems for us to enjoy.
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Glad you enjoyed it, Heini. I loved it when I watched them competing it and look forward to seeing it live next week!
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A pre-Skate Canada International interview with Gilles & Poirier: https://europeonice.com/2018/10/23/gill ... -material/

They talk about last season, the death of Piper's mother & grandmother, and this season which began for them in Oberstdorf.

Here's a TSN video where Piper and Paul talk about her late mother, Bonnie: https://www.tsn.ca/figure-skating/video ... ty~1523574
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It was beautiful for sure!
"At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more, When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death, And when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again.” (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis)
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kittykins wrote: ↑Sat Oct 27, 2018 9:42 pm It was beautiful for sure!
It was especially beautiful in person - there were people in tears!
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Coach Carol Lane was among those in tears. She posted this photo on Twitter - taken after she "mopped herself up".

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A Canadian Press article: https://www.richmond-news.com/gilles-an ... 1.23478627
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Want to watch it again? https://youtu.be/6QB7SoUaNCQ
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Amazing. Beautiful! He really reminds me of Scott Moir, and the synchronicity seems almost up to Tessa & Scott. What really gets me is that they are still coming up with new moves and lifts at a time when I thought just about everything had been tried or done before. Just wonderful!
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Glad you enjoyed it, Fred! It was great when I saw the live stream of the performance from Oberstdorf but it just goes up a level seeing it live, live :)
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