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KELOWNA, B.C. - When Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier didnt make Canadas team for the Sochi Olympics, the ice dancers put themselves on autopilot.It was the low point on a roller-coaster season of crazy highs and heartbreaking lows.We really had to keep moving forward, so we had to go home, take it one day at a time really, because we couldnt really dwell on: Well, that was it, Gilles said. We had to turn our minds off for a little bit.Gilles, from Toronto, and Poirier, from Unionville, Ont., captured a silver medal in ice dance at Skate Canada International on Saturday night, and reflected on how far theyve come from last season.Its so nice to be prepared coming into the Grand Prix season this year, I think there are so many positives coming out of this competition, Poirier said.Their Sochi Olympic campaign got off to a nightmare start when Poirier broke his ankle in May of 2013, a break so severe it took three plates and 13 screws to repair it. He wasnt back on the ice until August, and the two werent able to do full run-throughs of their programs until about three weeks before their Grand Prix debut last November.All the while, the American-born Gilles was nervously waiting for her Canadian citizenship, which she was finally awarded a few weeks before the Olympic trials, making her eligible to compete for Canada in Sochi.It wasnt to be — they would finish fourth at the trials, narrowly missing the team.The first couple days (of Sochi) were hard for me, Gilles said. I couldnt watch the first couple of days. But then once your competitors and your friends are all there, youre like, OK, I have to, because you want to cheer them on. And as hard as it is for you, it still gives you the motivation for the next four years.Gilles and Poirier, who are both 22, didnt have much time to dwell on their disappointment. They were named to the Four Continents team, where they finished second, and then were replacements for Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir on Canadas team for the world championships, where they finished eighth.I think more at the end of the season, it was like: Aw man!, Gilles said on not making the Sochi team. But we did worlds and we had a positive worlds, so that kind of helped the negative part of it.It gave us a lot of momentum going into this season and we saw what we could achieve with training behind us, and weve tried to really embrace that this season, Poirier added.Gilles and Poirier say they already have more training under their belts this season than they did all of last year, and with the changing landscape of ice dancing post-Olympics — both Virtue and Moir and U.S. Olympic champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White are taking the season off to contemplate their futures — are keen to position themselves among the worlds best.We really want to make a big statement this year, said Poirier, who was 14th at the Vancouver Olympics with former partner Vanessa Crone. We really want to show were contenders in this quadrennial, and I think it has to start now. Weve really been pushing ourselves because now is the time where we can really break into the ranks.Looking back on the stresses of last season, especially the nerve-wracking wait for citizenship, Gilles said, I wouldnt change it.Were still hoping for our goal, a medal, for the next one, so were still pushing, she added.The end goal is still the same, Poirier said. And were still hoping to get there three and a half years from now. China Shoes Black Friday . Pikul Khueanpet scored early in the second half and Kanjana Sungngoen made it 2-0 in the 65th minute of the playoff. Tuyet Dong narrowed the margin with goal four minutes from time. The win gave Thailand fifth place at the Asian Cup and the last of the continents qualifying spots for the 2015 Womens World Cup in Canada. 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Murray won his first Grand Slam mens doubles crown in Melbourne He reached his first Grand Slam doubles finals last year alongside then-partner John Peers of Australia, losing at Wimbledon and the US Open.And former doubles world No 1 player Fleming says Jamies incredible rise to fame is down to his work ethic and sheer determination. Its a great achievement, said Sky Sports pundit Fleming. I mean every player aspires to be No 1 in the world and he managed it and really, if you watched him play 10 years ago, it would have been a very brave man who would have guest he that he would get there at some point.He has matured and I think a lot of players would have retired prior to him making it on the Tour. He spent a lot of time in the Futures and Challengers level. Jamie Murray and partner Bruno Soares pose with the Australian Open trophy His story is a real testament to perseverance, hard world and inspiration. He got inspired in the last couple of years and really has played terrifically in the last 12 months.He really did start to play a lot better when he got married, that was a help and obviously hes got a great support team just with his family. He has a sibling who plays tennis a little bit - its a wonderful story. Jamie Murray #1 (picture courtesy of Instagram) Murray posted a picture on his Instagram account of himself sitting on a beach with the No 1 written in the sand after hearing the news.Last night I went to bed wondering if that was the closest I would ever get, he said. Today driving in my car my phone started to go crazy.Meanwhile, proud mother Judy Murray referenced sons Jamie and Andys wworld rankings in doubles and singles, writing on Twitter: No.dddddddddddd1 is No.1. No.2 is No.2. @ATPWorldTour Think il have a fizz. Jamie Murray and his wife Alejandra Gutierrez And although Fleming says Jamie will enjoy his moment in the limelight, he also believes the left-hander from Dunblane will now be looking to win more Grand Slam titles.Hell wake up tomorrow and say that was good, but now what. If you sit on your laurels, youre history, youre gone and it really is a process driven thing. Hell want to get out and practice and do better than he did this week. Andy Murray (left) celebrates victory in the Davis Cup final doubles rubber with brother Jamie Jamie has become world No 1 before his younger brother and Fleming jokingly says Jamie is by far the better player of the two.I heard Andy is going to lick his boots when the rankings come out - hes going to do it for the whole week and deservedly so.On a serious note, seven-time doubles major winner Fleming says Andy is his greatest supporter and will be full of admiration for his latest achievement.Its really nice to see, he said. They both support each other and when Jamie was playing in the final of the Australian Open [doubles], Andy was up past 2am watching him. He will be really pleased. Andy Murray will take inspiration from his older brother as he bids for No 1 spot And asked whether Jamie reaching the top of the rankings will inspire Andy to do the same in the mens singles, the American added: I dont think that will have any influence on Andy whatsoever. If you think that Andy hasnt been trying to get to No 1 for the last 10 years then youre mistaken.Hes left no stones unturned. He just happens to play in the greatest era of all time and for him to somehow leapfrog Novak Djokovic is not going to be easy.Watch the Miami Open on Sky Sports 3 HD - your home of tennisBy purchasing a Sky Sports Day Pass for £6.99 or Sky Sports Week Pass for £10.99, you can enjoy access to all seven Sky Sports channels and watch on a TV with a NOW TV Box or on a range of devices. 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