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Steven Gogolev cruised to his first Grand Prix medal on Saturday, but Roman Sadovsky signaled the battle for Canada's lone men's figure skating spot at the 2026 Winter Olympics will be tough.
Toronto's Gogolev continued his resurgent season by finishing third in the men's competition at the 2025 Finlandia Trophy in Helsinki. Later, ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier gave Canada another medal – silver in ice dancing.
Gogolev, 20, of Toronto, finished second in the men's free skate after a clean short program on Friday. He was third in the free skate with a score of 164.26, just 0.22 points behind European champion and world bronze medalist Adam Siao Him Fa of France.
Sadovsky, who was sixth after the short program, closed the gap with the medalists in the free program. The 26-year-old from Vaughan, Ont., placed fourth in the free skate and finished fourth overall with 243.29 points, 10.32 behind Gogolev, who finished last on the podium.
Toronto's Steven Gogolev scored 253.61 to earn him a bronze medal Saturday at the Finnish Grand Prix in Helsinki.
Japan's Yuma Kagiyama, who was third in the free skate, dominated Saturday's skating and finished first with a total of 270.45 points ahead of Xiao Him Fa (256.98) and Gogolev (253.61).
Gilles of Toronto and Poirier of Unionville, Ont., maintained their second position after Friday's rhythm dance. Their free dance to acoustic duo Govardo's “Vincent” scored 122.55 points, giving them an overall lead of 202.11.
Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier scored 122.55 to take second place in ice dancing at the ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy in Helsinki.
Laurence Fournier Baudry and Guillaume Cizeron of France finished first in both dances with a total of 204.18 points. Emilia Zingas and Vadim Kolesnik from the USA took third place with a score of 196.02.
Fournier Baudry is from Montreal and previously represented Canada alongside Nicolai Sorensen before his six-year suspension for sexual misconduct was overturned.
This season she teamed up with Cizeron, the 2022 Olympic champion, and the new partners won gold at the French Grand Prix in October.
Laurence Fournier Baudry and Guillaume Cizeron of France scored 124.29 points to win the ice dance competition at the ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy in Helsinki.
Other Canadian results
In other Canadian results, three-time Canadian champion Madeline Schizas of Oakville, Ont., was fifth in the women's event, while Leah Pereira of Milton, Ont., and Trennt Michaud of Trenton, Ont., were fifth in the pairs.
Madeline Schisas of Oakville, Ontario, finished with a score of 188.60 points to take fifth place at the ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy in Helsinki.
The Finland Trophy is the last of the six Grand Prix series events and the last chance to qualify for the Grand Prix Final – a mid-season measure for the top six in each discipline – which will be held Dec. 5-8 in Nagoya, Japan.
Canadians Leah Pereira and Trennent Michaud finished fifth with a score of 121.20 at the Finnish Grand Prix in Helsinki.
