Lia Pereira

Biography

Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud made their Olympic debuts at Milano Cortina 2026. They had a breakout moment when they placed third in the short program of the pairs event. They went on to finish eighth overall. That came after they skated in both portions of the team event, helping Canada to a fifth place finish. 

A month later, Pereira and Michaud built on that success, winning bronze at the 2026 ISU Figure Skating World Championships with personal best scores in both programs.

It was just three years earlier that Pereira and Michaud had competed at their first world championships together, which came just over six months after the formation of their partnership. It was Pereira’s first season competing in pairs at the senior level. 

Pereira was competing at the junior level internationally in women’s singles in late August 2022 when she was asked by Michaud to give pairs a try. Her only previous experience in pairs had been about five years earlier in the novice category. Within four months of starting to skate together, they made their international debut as a pair.

In early 2023, they won bronze at the national championships. That qualified them for the ISU Four Continents Championships, where they finished fourth, and the ISU World Championships, where they finished a very impressive sixth. Pereira also competed in the senior women’s event at the 2023 Canadian Championships, finishing fifth despite a demanding schedule in which she had to perform four programs over two days. 

In the fall of 2023, Pereira and Michaud debuted on the ISU Grand Prix Series. They won a gold and a silver, qualifying them for the ISU Grand Prix Final. They went on to win silver at the 2024 national championships, followed by top eight performances at the Four Continents Championships and world championships.

During the 2024-25 season, they won their first ISU Championship medal, taking bronze at the Four Continents Championships. That came after a physical and mental reboot following a disappointing start to their season. They won their first national title in 2026.

A Little More About Lia

Getting into the Sport: Started figure skating at age 8… Got into it because she had to do everything that her childhood best friend did… Enjoyed the skating environment and the many technical and artistic aspects of the sport… Was given the nickname “curling stone” early on because she had no fear and would frequently skate hard and fast and lose an edge and slide all the way across the ice… Outside Interests: Enjoys doing her nails as a way of showing her creativity… Likes to reconnect with nature at the lake to relax… Has been proclaimed a professional marshmallow roaster… Attending the University of Guelph part time, working towards a degree in business management… Odds and Ends: Always travels with a different stuffed animal as her neck pillow so they get to see different parts of the world…