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Piper Gilles is an American

United States

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ice dancer. With former partner Zachary Donahue, she is the 2009 & 2010 U.S. junior bronze medalist

United States Figure Skating Championships

The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...

. She currently skates with Paul Poirier

Paul Poirier

Paul Poirier is a Canadian ice dancer. He skated with Vanessa Crone from 2001 to 2011. They are the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final bronze medalists, 2011 Four Continents bronze medalists, 2011 Canadian champions, 2009 & 2010 Canadian silver medalists and 2008 World Junior silver medalists...

, with whom she plans to represent Canada.

Early career

Gilles teamed up with Timothy McKernan

Timothy McKernan

Timothy A. McKernan II is an American ice dancer. With partner Shannon Wingle, he is the 2009 U.S. junior pewter medalist.-Personal life:...

in January 2003 after skating with him on a temporary basis earlier. They began competing on the Intermediate level in 2004. During their career, they were the 2007 U.S. Junior pewter medalists

2007 United States Figure Skating Championships

The U.S. Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. In addition to determining the national champions, the event is used to determine the U.S. teams for the World Figure Skating Championships, World Junior Figure...

and the 2008 U.S. Junior silver medalists

2008 United States Figure Skating Championships

The 2008 United States Figure Skating Championships was the figure skating national championship to determine the national champions of the United States for the 2007/2008 season. It was organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. In addition to determining the national champions,...

. They announced the end of their partnership on May 22, 2008.

Gilles teamed up with Zachary Donohue

Zachary Donohue

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in the summer of 2008. They made their international debut at the 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix

2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix

The 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the twelfth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2008–2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level...

event in Ostrava, Czech Republic, which they won. At their second event, in Cape Town

Cape Town

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, South Africa

South Africa

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, they won the silver medal. They won the bronze medal on the junior level at the 2009 U.S. Championships

2009 United States Figure Skating Championships

The 2009 United States Figure Skating Championships were the United States Figure Skating Championships of the 2008-2009 figure skating season. They were a national championship to determine the national champions of the United States. In addition to determining the national champions, the event...

. Their split was announced in May 2010.

Partnership with Poirier

On July 27, 2011, it was announced that Gilles had teamed up with Canadian ice dancer Paul Poirier

Paul Poirier

to represent Canada. U.S. Figure Skating will release Gilles to compete for Canada at international events in 2012. They train at the Scarboro Figure Skating Club with Poirier's longtime coach Carol Lane. Their free dance was choreographed by Christopher Dean

Christopher Dean

Christopher Colin Dean, OBE is a famous British ice dancer who won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics with his skating partner Jayne Torvill...

in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado Springs, Colorado

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in early June. They plan to compete at the 2012 Canadian Championships.

Personal life

Piper Gilles' older brother Todd

Todd Gilles

Todd Gilles is an American ice dancer whose current partner is Emily Samuelson. He previously skated with Jane Summersett as well as Trina Pratt, with whom he won the 2005 U.S. Junior National title.- Career :...

is also a competitive ice dancer and her twin sister Alexe

Alexe Gilles

Alexe Gilles is an American figure skater. She is the 2008 U.S. Junior Champion and the 2008 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist., she was ranked 31st in the world by the International Skating Union ....

competes in singles.

Gilles attended Cheyenne Mountain High School

Cheyenne Mountain High School

Cheyenne Mountain High School is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is the only high school in Cheyenne Mountain School District 12. Its campus contains several buildings, including a recreation center, library, cafeteria and an arts building.-History:...

With Poirier

Season	Short dance Short dance The short dance is a segment of an ice dancing competition. It was approved by the June 2010 International Skating Union congress and instituted beginning in the 2010–2011 figure skating season...	Free dance Free dance (figure skating) The free dance is a part of an ice dancing competition. It is the second part of the competition to be contested, after the short dance.-Structure and content:...	Exhibition
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With Poirier

Event	2011–12
Canadian Championships Canadian Figure Skating Championships The Canadian Figure Skating Championships is a figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of Canada. It is organized by Skate Canada, the nation's figure skating governing body. The levels of the competition are senior and junior; in some years, the novice level has...	TBD

With Donohue

Event	2008–09	2009–10
U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...	3rd J.	3rd J.
Junior Grand Prix, Germany		3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Hungary		4th
Junior Grand Prix, South Africa 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the twelfth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2008–2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level...	2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic 2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the twelfth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2008–2009 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level...	1st
Midwestern Sectionals Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships The Midwestern Sectional Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating.Skaters compete in three levels: Senior, Junior, and Novice. Medals are awarded in four disciplines: Ladies singles, Men's singles, Pairs, and Ice dance. Medals are...		2nd J.
J. = Junior level

With McKernan

Event	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08
U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...	7th N.	4th J.	2nd J.
Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain 2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2007–2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the 11th season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2007–2008 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which is for Senior-level skaters...			4th
Junior Grand Prix, Austria 2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2007–2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the 11th season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2007–2008 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which is for Senior-level skaters...			5th
Junior Grand Prix, Taipei 2006-2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2006–2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the tenth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2006–2007 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level skaters...		6th
Junior Grand Prix, Mexico 2006-2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2006–2007 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the tenth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the Junior-level complement to the 2006–2007 Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for Senior-level skaters...		3rd
NACS Vancouver North American Challenge Skate The North American Challenge Skate was a series of annual summer figure skating competitions for American and Canadian figure skaters on the novice and junior levels. It was a developmental program rather than an elite competition series; the purpose of the program was to give young skaters a...		1st J.
NACS Pierrefonds North American Challenge Skate The North American Challenge Skate was a series of annual summer figure skating competitions for American and Canadian figure skaters on the novice and junior levels. It was a developmental program rather than an elite competition series; the purpose of the program was to give young skaters a...	4th N.
Midwestern Sectionals	2nd N.	2nd J.	2nd J.
Southwestern Regionals	1st N.
N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level

External links

Gilles & Donohue at Icenetwork
Gilles & McKernan at Icenetwork

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