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Winnipeg Free Press
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
After success in France, Canadian defender Vanessa Gilles joins Bayern Munich
MUNICH – Canadian international defender Vanessa Gilles, who spent the last three seasons with France's Lyon on loan from Angel City FC of the NWSL, has been sold to Bayern Munich. Angel City said the 29-year-old centre back from Ottawa will join the German side on July 1 once her loan with Lyon concludes. Her contract with Munich runs through June 30, 2028. 'Vanessa is a player who always gives 110 per cent on the pitch. That's the kind of character that fits in perfectly with FC Bayern and our philosophy,' said Francisco De Sá Fardilha, technical director for the Bayern women's team. 'She's one of the best central defenders in the world, as far as tackling and defending in the penalty area are concerned. 'She also has plenty of experience at the very highest level. Vanessa has won the Olympic Games with her country, Canada, and has also played in the Champions League final. In that respect, she'll definitely help us in the big games, particularly in Europe.' Gilles has won 51 caps for Canada and is one of the first names on Canadian coach Casey Stoney's team sheet. Dominant in the air, Gilles has scored eight goals for Canada. 'Everyone knows Munich, everyone knows the history of this great club,' Gilles said. 'I'm looking forward to working with a team that has represented high ambitions for many years. That's a very good fit for my goals, be it at domestic level or in the Champions League. In addition, the family environment around the whole club impressed me a lot from the start.' The Bayern women are coming off their third straight Bundesliga title — and seventh in all — after finishing the season with a 19-1-2 record. Bayern, knocked out of the women's Champions League by Lyon in the quarterfinals, won every league game in the second half of the season. Bayern is also home to Canada captain Alphonso Davies, a star fullback with the men's team. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Since joining Lyon, Gilles has made 77 appearances, with nine goals and five assists in 6,644 minutes played. She helped the club to the UEFA Champions League title in 2022 and French league titles in 2022 and 2024. Gilles, who scored Angel City's first-ever regular-season goal on April 29, 2022, played collegiate soccer for the Cincinnati Bearcats between 2014 and 2017. She joined Cypriot club Apollon Limassol before moving to France with Girondins Bordeaux, where she worked under incoming Bayern coach José Barcala. She signed with Angel City in January 2022, before being loaned out to Lyon in September that year. — This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 20, 2025
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
After success in France, Canadian defender Vanessa Gilles joins Bayern Munich
MUNICH — Canadian international defender Vanessa Gilles, who spent the last three seasons with France's Lyon on loan from Angel City FC of the NWSL, has been sold to Bayern Munich. Angel City said the 29-year-old centre back from Ottawa will join the German side on July 1 once her loan with Lyon concludes. Her contract with Munich runs through June 30, 2028. 'Vanessa is a player who always gives 110 per cent on the pitch. That's the kind of character that fits in perfectly with FC Bayern and our philosophy," said Francisco De Sá Fardilha, technical director for the Bayern women's team. "She's one of the best central defenders in the world, as far as tackling and defending in the penalty area are concerned. "She also has plenty of experience at the very highest level. Vanessa has won the Olympic Games with her country, Canada, and has also played in the Champions League final. In that respect, she'll definitely help us in the big games, particularly in Europe." Gilles has won 51 caps for Canada and is one of the first names on Canadian coach Casey Stoney's team sheet. Dominant in the air, Gilles has scored eight goals for Canada. "Everyone knows Munich, everyone knows the history of this great club," Gilles said. "I'm looking forward to working with a team that has represented high ambitions for many years. That's a very good fit for my goals, be it at domestic level or in the Champions League. In addition, the family environment around the whole club impressed me a lot from the start." The Bayern women are coming off their third straight Bundesliga title — and seventh in all — after finishing the season with a 19-1-2 record. Bayern, knocked out of the women's Champions League by Lyon in the quarterfinals, won every league game in the second half of the season. Bayern is also home to Canada captain Alphonso Davies, a star fullback with the men's team. Since joining Lyon, Gilles has made 77 appearances, with nine goals and five assists in 6,644 minutes played. She helped the club to the UEFA Champions League title in 2022 and French league titles in 2022 and 2024. Gilles, who scored Angel City's first-ever regular-season goal on April 29, 2022, played collegiate soccer for the Cincinnati Bearcats between 2014 and 2017. She joined Cypriot club Apollon Limassol before moving to France with Girondins Bordeaux, where she worked under incoming Bayern coach José Barcala. She signed with Angel City in January 2022, before being loaned out to Lyon in September that year. --- This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 20, 2025 The Canadian Press Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Boston Globe
29-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Madison Chock and Evan Bates make it a three-peat in ice dance at World Figure Skating Championships
At the conclusion of their routine, Chock and Bates lingered at center ice, kneeling in an embrace as they took in their surroundings: TD Garden, packed to the brim, with thousands of fans on their feet in celebration. Advertisement Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States celebrate after their winning routine Saturday at the World Figure Skating Championships. Barry Chin/Globe Staff 'Coming in here, we were not thinking about a three-peat or any sort of title defense,' Bates said. 'It was just a standalone event, and we came as prepared as we could possibly be, and we skated as well as we could.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Chock and Bates entered the day with a nearly four-point lead over Gilles and Poirier after scoring a season-best 90.18 in Friday's rhythm dance competition. Their free dance score of 131.88 gave them a total of 222.06, beating Gilles and Poirier by almost six points. Related : Gilles and Poirier secured their second World Championship silver medal, adding to their growing collection that also includes two World bronzes. They brought the crowd to its feet with their routine, earning a 130.10 for a total of 216.54. Americans Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko held the lead heading into the final group of skaters, as their season-best score of 123.37 gave them a total of 204.88. They finished in fifth place overall, topping their previous World Championship best (seventh, 2024). Italy's Charlène Guignard and Marco Fabbri overtook Carreira and Ponomarenko with a score of 123.42 in the free dance (206.46 overall), only to be bumped off the leaders' chairs by the next pair, Great Britain's Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson . Fear and Gibson, whose routine was choreographed to a medley of Beyonce songs that had the crowd dancing along, entered the day in third place after their rhythm dance earned a score of 83.86. Advertisement A 123.25 in the free dance (207.11 overall) earned the pair its first World Championship medal. As their score appeared on the screen in front of them, Fear and Gibson looked stunned, having guaranteed themselves a spot on the podium after finishing fourth at each of the past two World Championships. 'For us, it's about expressing who we are as much as possible,' Fear said. 'Having that genuine portrayal allows us to connect with as many people as we can.' A twist on tradition Poirier made a unique costume choice to accompany his and Gilles's modern tango routine, opting for a bright red, traditional tuxedo with a large hole cut out of the back. The choice was intentional, he said, as it reflected the pair's program, similarly packaged as a traditional tango routine with a modern twist. 'It's kind of a program that's neither here nor there, that's somewhat traditional but not completely traditional,' Poirier said. 'My idea for this suit was to find something that sat somewhere in the middle.' Seeing stars Chock and Bates, The tour is in its 39th year and will perform in Boston for the first time since 2023. Other skaters will include Isabeau Levito and Amber Glenn , as well as 1990s favorite Elvis Stojko , a two-time Olympic silver medalist from Canada. Globe correspondent Kat Cornetta contributed to this story. Advertisement Emma can be reached at
CBC
29-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Canadian ice dancers Gilles, Poirier claim silver at figure skating worlds for 2nd straight year
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier will settle for silver once again. For the second straight year, the Canadian ice dancers finished second behind American rivals Madison Chock and Evan Bates, who claimed their third consecutive title on Saturday at the figure skating world championships in Boston. Toronto's Gilles and Poirier, from Unionville, Ont., scored a second-best 130.10 points in their enthralling free dance to Annie Lennox's version of "A Whiter Shade of Pale," for a total of 216.45 in their 12th world championships together. Chock and Bates tallied a winning total of 222.06, a season's best, after their jazz medley before the home crowd at TD Garden in Boston. The Americans built a 3.74-point cushion in Friday's rhythm dance, a large margin by ice dance standards. Britain's Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson took bronze with 207.11. WATCH l Gilles, Poirier skate to silver at world championships: Gilles and Poirier of Canada claim ice dance silver medal at worlds in Boston 10 minutes ago Duration 7:45 Marjorie Lajoie of Boucherville, Que., and Zachary Lagha of Saint-Hubert, Que., fell to seventh (200.41) after ranking fifth in the rhythm dance. Alicia Fabbri of Terrebonne, Que., and Paul Ayer of Brossard, Que., were 20th (170.88). The combined placement of nine from Canada's top two teams helped the country retain three provisional ice dance spots for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics. Gilles and Poirier also finished second behind Chock and Bates at last year's worlds in Montreal, despite winning the free dance. The four-time Canadian champions — who also won world bronze in 2021 and `23 — edged the Americans at last month's Four Continents Championships in Seoul, setting up an anticipated showdown at worlds this weekend. Later Saturday, American star Ilia Malinin was set to compete for his second world championship in the men's free skate, the final competition of the Boston worlds. Malinin, the self-proclaimed "Quad God," posted a whopping 110.41 in Thursday's short program, 3.32 points ahead of Japan's Yuma Kagiyama in the two-man race for gold. Roman Sadovsky of Vaughan, Ont., ranked 15th (80.25). The 25-year-old would need to climb into the top 10 to earn Canada a second provisional entry in the men's event at next year's Olympics.
CBC
29-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Canada's Gilles, Poirier sit 2nd after rhythm dance at figure skating world championships
Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier sit second at the figure skating world championships after scoring 86.44 points in the rhythm dance on Friday in Boston. Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States earned a season-best score of 90.18 to take the lead as they chase a third consecutive world title. In what has fast become the best rivalry in figure skating, Gilles and Poirier performed to the most American of music: The Beach Boys. WATCH l Gilles, Poirier earn 86.44 points in rhythm dance: Gilles and Poirier sit in 2nd place after the rhythm dance program at worlds 3 hours ago Duration 6:07 Scoring 86.44 in the rhythm dance program Friday at the world figure skating championship in Boston, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier sit in second place in the standings. The American team followed them to the ice, and Chock and Bates — cheered on by a big home crowd in TD Garden — roared when they finished their "tour of the decades" program. "It was probably the most fun I've had thus far on competitive ice in a performance, maybe ever," Chock said. "It was really a joy to perform in front of a home crowd and share that excitement with Evan. It was the best." Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson were third with 83.86 for Britain, and Italy's Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri looked out of sync while scoring 83.06 for fourth. They were the only countries to break up a whole lot of Canada and U.S. on the leaderboard. Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha were fifth for Canada, just ahead of two American teams — Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko and the duo of Caroline Green and Michael Parsons — giving the neighbouring nations five of the top seven. "We really enjoyed this program," said Gilles, who along with Poirier took silver behind Chock and Bates last year, but recently beat the U.S. dynamo at Four Continents. "I think we really drilled it in training, and we know exactly where each step needs to be. That allowed us to lose ourselves in the performance. And so we just had so much fun." WATCH l Gilles and Poirier 'really felt that energy from the crowd': Canadians Gilles and Poirier 'really felt that energy from the crowd' in rhythm dance 2 hours ago Duration 1:30 Having scored 86.44 in the rhythm dance program at the world figure skating championship Friday in Boston, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada sit in second place. The International Skating Union sets the requirements for the rhythm dance each season, and this year the world governing body settled on social dances and styles of the 1950's, 60's and 70's, providing the skaters plenty of latitude for their programs. There were sock hops aplenty, and Chubby Checker implored everyone in the arena to twist "'til we tear the house down." There were Watusis and Madisons, the "Soul Bossa Nova," and proof that disco isn't quite dead yet. And there were several homages to Donna Summer, who was born in the Boston neighborhood of Mission Hill. Chock and Bates threw all of it into their tour through the decades. There was the "Hawaii Five-O" theme and "Let's Twist Again." They were "Stayin' Alive" and took a trip through the "Car Wash." The couple even tried to "blame it on the boogie" before getting the crowd to do the "Y.M.C.A." And they fittingly finished with Summer's rendition of "Last Dance." WATCH l Full replay of rhythm dance at figure skating worlds: ISU World Figure Skating Championships Boston 2025: Rhythm dance 9 hours ago Duration 5:40:36 Watch the ice dancers compete in the rhythm dance program at the ISU world figure skating championships in Boston. The competition continued Friday night with the women's free skate, where American comeback kid Alysa Liu was trying to hold down first place following a short program that those in TD Garden rewarded with a standing ovation. Watch live coverage of the figure skating world championships on and CBC Gem. Here's the full streaming schedule and here are the latest results. Liu, who stepped away from the sport shortly after the 2022 Winter Olympics, announced her comeback early last year. And while there have been some bumps along the way, the 19-year-old delivered one of her career-best performances Wednesday night, scoring 74.58 points to take a narrow lead over Mone Chiba of Japan and American teammate Isabeau Levito. The U.S. has not had a women's world champion since Kimmie Meissner in 2006. Wakaba Higuchi and Kaori Sakamoto are close behind, and Sakamoto could make some history if she can overcome her three-point deficit and become the first woman to win four consecutive world titles since Carol Heiss in the 1950s and '60s.
