Canada’s Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha secured the silver medal in the ice dance competition at Skate America on Sunday, achieving a total score of 197.16. The gold went to Madison Chock and Evan Bates from the United States with a score of 212.58, while Evgeniia Lopareva and Geoffrey Brissaud from France clinched the bronze with 192.61 points. Another Canadian duo, Alicia Fabbri and Paul Ayer, finished in ninth place with a score of 165.68.
Lajoie and Lagha’s silver medal win at Skate America marked them as one of the few Canadians alongside Kelly Ann Laurin and Loucas Ethier to claim a medal in the event. Reflecting on their performance, Lajoie expressed, “We are really proud and happy with our performance and our result. Finishing second here means a lot to us because we worked very hard between the Skate Canada and Skate America competitions. I think we did a very good job.” Lagha added, “We couldn’t have done better. Under the circumstances, it was perfect!”
Laurin and Ethier had also impressed in the pairs event, securing bronze. Laurin shared her excitement, saying, “We didn’t expect to win a medal and we’re very happy.” Ethier added, “It’s important for us because we had a roller-coaster kind of start to the season, and to be able to bounce back with our best performance on the international stage feels great.”
