{"id":4773,"date":"2026-02-13T18:11:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/?p=4773"},"modified":"2026-02-13T18:11:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T18:11:20","slug":"february-2026-canadian-ice-dancers-piper-gillies-and-paul-poirier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/february-2026-canadian-ice-dancers-piper-gillies-and-paul-poirier\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2026:  Canadian Ice Dancers, Piper Gillies and Paul Poirier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My favourite moment from the 2026 Olympics so far. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Piper Gillies and Paul Poirier won a medal with this emotional performance of Starry, Starry Night. 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