Pereira and Michaud Win 2026 Nebelhorn Trophy
Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud won the 2026 Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany, opening their post-Olympic season with a victory at the Challenger Series event. The Canadian pair followed a season that included bronze at the World Championships in Prague and eighth place in the Olympic pairs event.
A strong start after the Olympics
Pereira and Michaud entered the new season as Canada’s leading pair, following their Olympic campaign and World Championships medal. Their win in Oberstdorf gave them an early result in a season that began with expectations for the team.
The Nebelhorn Trophy was their first competition of the season. They later added another major win by taking the pairs’ title at the 2026 Skate Canada International.
Programs in Oberstdorf
For their short program, Pereira and Michaud skated to “Baianá” and “Magalenha” by Sergio Mendes. Their free skate used “Dawn of Faith” by Eternal Eclipse.
The event took place in Oberstdorf at the end of September. The competition also featured pairs from several countries, with newly formed team Audrey Shin and Spencer Akira Howe earning silver.
Other pairs on the podium
Jiaxuan Zhang and Yihang Huang took bronze. Their short program combined “Yearning Hearts” by Eternal Eclipse with “Chevalier De Sangreal” from The Da Vinci Code, composed by Hans Zimmer. Their free skate used music by Apashe and Thomas Roussel, including “Kyiv.”
Oxana Vouillamoz and Tom Bouvart finished fifth, Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez placed sixth, and Karina Akopova and Nikita Rakhmanin took seventh.
Results across the other events
The women’s podium was led by Mia Risa Gomez, followed by Marina Piredda and Fee Ann Landry. In the men’s event, Aleksandr Selevko took gold, Genrikh Gartung silver and Francois Pitot bronze.
For Pereira and Michaud, the next concrete result came at Skate Canada International, where they won the pairs’ title after their Oberstdorf victory.
Sources
- ca.sports.yahoo.com — “Pereira, Michaud carry 'mom-and-dad energy' into Skate”
- RedCircle — “This Week in Skating Podcast”
