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The quick read: Canada struck gold on home ice in Kelowna on Saturday. Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud won the pairs title at Skate Canada International at Prospera Place, scoring 125.11 in the free program for a total of 202.17. The competition wraps up Sunday with the women's free program and the ice dance free dance.

Kelowna got a golden Saturday at Prospera Place.

Canadian champions Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud captured their first Skate Canada International title, and their second gold medal of the season, in front of a home crowd.

The pair earned 125.11 points in the free program, for a total score of 202.17.

The podium

Americans Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov took silver with 191.90 points.

Switzerland's Oxana Vouillamoz and Tom Bouvart took bronze with 183.12 points, becoming the first Swiss pairs team to win a Grand Prix medal.

Canadians Ava Kemp and Yohnatan Elizarov finished fifth overall with 163.07 points, while Miyu Yunoki and Tristan Taylor finished seventh with 152.41.

A men's title decided Saturday too

France's Kevin Aymoz rallied to win the men's event, erasing a 2.38-point deficit after the short program to win by 9.18 points over Japan's Rio Nakata.

What is left on Sunday

Competition wraps up Sunday at Prospera Place with the women's free program at 1 p.m. and the ice dance free dance at 3:15 p.m., Pacific time.

Great Britain's Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson led the ice dance event after the rhythm dance, with Canadians Marie-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac in fifth.

Why this matters

Events like this are a win for Kelowna twice over.

They put the city on an international stage, and they fill hotels, restaurants and shops with visitors who came here to watch world-class sport.

No government program delivered that gold medal.

Two athletes, years of hard work, and a home crowd did.

Sources: Skate Canada, November 1, 2026; NBC Sports, November 1, 2026.

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