"Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud were standing in the mixed zone, fielding questions, when a television screen just steps away flashed scores that changed everything. The Canadian pair, long accustomed to finishing as runners-up behind 2024 world champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps, realized in real time that they'd just won their first national title. "Oh my God! We won!" Pereira gasped, laughing uncontrollably in disbelief before clutching Michaud in a tight embrace. He immediately burst into tears of joy."
"Pereira and Michaud, in a reintroduced "Gladiator" routine from the 2023-24 season, scored 135.03 points in their free program. That eclipsed Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps by 12.02 to make up a more than nine-point deficit following Friday's short program. The gold medallists finished with 204.14, while Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps settled for silver, and Kelly Ann Laurin and Loucas Ethier took bronze."
Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud won their first Canadian national pairs title after a comeback free skate at the 2026 Canadian National Skating Championships. Pereira and Michaud reintroduced their "Gladiator" routine and scored 135.03 in the free program, outperforming Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps by 12.02 in the free to erase a more than nine-point short-program deficit. The pair finished with a total of 204.14. Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps had an error-riddled free skate and settled for silver. Kelly Ann Laurin and Loucas Ethier took bronze. Pereira and Michaud reacted with disbelief, joy, and emotional embrace, citing grit and determination over three-and-a-half years together.
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