Career
Early in her career, Crone also competed in single skating, and pair skating with Poirier. She and Poirier began skating together in 2001. They won the silver medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships.
Crone and Poirier won silver at 2008 Skate Canada, their first senior Grand Prix event, and placed fourth in their second event. The next season they claimed the bronze at 2009 NHK Trophy. At the 2010 Canadian Championships, they were nominated to represent Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics. They finished 7th at the 2010 World Championships.
Crone and Poirier began the 2010–2011 season by capturing gold at 2010 Skate Canada International ahead of Sinead Kerr and John Kerr who had a fall in the free dance. At 2010 Skate America, Poirier fell in the free dance but their score was enough for the silver behind Meryl Davis and Charlie White, both of whom fell, and ahead of Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani with no falls. Their results qualified them for the 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final where they won the bronze medal. They finished 10th at the 2011 World Championships.
On June 2, 2011, Crone and Poirier announced the end of their ten-year partnership. Crone confirmed she would like to continue competing and was looking for a new partner.
In May 2012, Crone teamed up with Danish ice dancer Nikolaj Sorensen, with whom she planned to compete for Canada; however, it was announced in early June 2012 that the two are no longer skating together. In November, Crone said that she was still searching for a partner to continue her competitive career.
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