Canada's Gabrielle Daleman reacts after her performance during the ladies short program at the world figure skating championships in Saitama, Japan on March 20, 2019.Canada’s Gabrielle Daleman finished 12th on Friday at the world figure skating championships.
“The most important thing that I learned this season is that no matter what life throws at me I always rise at the end,” she said. “That’s exactly what I’m proving here. I had the worst two years of my life and to be here and get a top-12 finish means the world to me.”Daleman won the bronze medal at the 2017 worlds. She is hopeful she is on track to return to her previous form.
Olympic champion Alina Zagitova of Russia won the gold medal with Rika Kihira of Japan second and two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia third. Defending champions Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France were first, followed by Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov of Russia second and compatriots Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin.Gilles and Poirier made adjustments to their routine for the worlds.“The changes absolutely paid off,” said Gilles. “We received higher levels on the aspects we were working on and that was an accomplishment for us.
Globe_Sports Congrats, Gabrielle! You go, girl!