TORONTO (AP) — At the world figure skating championships last spring, Piper Gilles wore a bejeweled Canadian flag that she’d crafted herself on the right shoulder of her bodysuit.
She wasn’t a Canadian yet, but hoped her citizenship would come through in time to compete at the Sochi Olympics with ice dance partner Paul Poirier.
Her dream was realized Tuesday at a citizenship ceremony in Toronto.
“I have felt like a Canadian citizen for some time and I am extremely excited that it is now official,” Gilles said in a release.
“I’ve dreamed about competing in the Olympics my whole life and hope to be in Sochi next year. There is no bigger stage than the Olympics and it would be an honor to represent Canada in front of the entire world.”
