It was the skate of their lives and it was on the biggest stage in the world.
Quinte West’s Trennt Michaud and his partner Lia Pereira skated a personal best performance on Sunday, at the Olympic games in Italy.
Their skate was good enough for them to finish third after the Short Program, with the Free Program to come on Monday afternoon.
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MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 15 – Trennt Michaud and Lia Pereira compete in the Pairs Short Program on Day 9 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, held in Milan, Italy. (Photo – Danielle Earl/Skate Canada)
They scored a 42.2 on their Technical Elements and 32.4 on their Program Components.
Nineteen pairs teams took part, with 16 moving on to the Free Program.
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Lisa Fralick and Lia Pereira’s parents at the short program skate in Italy.
Michaud’s mother Lisa Fralick (from Foxboro) spoke to Quinte News moments after the skate.
“It’s mind boggling, it’s mind blowing. I was sitting with Lia’s (Pereira) parents and we all were just like, this is our life right now, our kids are in third at the Olympics. They skated beautifully, I couldn’t be more proud of both of them. You’re going to make me cry again.”
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MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 15 – Trennt Michaud and Lia Pereira compete in the Pairs Short Program on Day 9 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, held in Milan, Italy. (Photo – Danielle Earl/Skate Canada)
Fralick says she can feel the support an ocean away.
“The entire time we’ve been here. From back home everybody’s just been amazing and the support, it’s an entire city, community, and province has been behind these kids. It’s just all coming together for these kids.”
The Free Program begins at 2:00 p.m. EST, with Michaud and Pereira as the third final pair.
Trennt Michaud and his mother, Foxboro’s Lisa Fralick at the National Figure Skating Championships in Gatineau. (Photo: submitted by Lisa Fralick)
