Figure Skater Wins Olympic Medal After Surviving 'Scary' Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis.

Canadian skater Piper Gilles cried and jumped with joy when she won a bronze medal in ice dance at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, a triumph that came just three years after she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

She said she never could have envisioned the moment when her medical ordeal began.

“I think it’s a great example for anybody going through any sort of dark time, mental health or health issues, that you can do hard things no matter what,” Gilles, 34, told Skate Canada after the performance on Wednesday, Feb. 11.

“You can just get out of bed and keep believing in yourself and keep chasing your dreams, anything can happen.”

It’s the first Olympic medal for Gilles and her skating partner, Paul Poirier.

Source: www.today.com

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