Early in the season, Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps seemed to have the world in their grip. After finishing second at Skate America and winning their first Grand Prix gold, in France, and thus qualifying for the Grand Prix Final for the first time, they appeared a lock to win their first national title […]
Deanna Stellato and Maxime Deschamps
Moore-Towers and Marinaro: Sweet Victory
The beleaguered Canadian pair skaters talked of “noise.” There was “noise” they had to overcome to do their best. And their best hadn’t been at hand all season. Of course, there is plenty of noise every day about the dangers of COVID and how easy it is to catch. And who has it? And who […]
Wanted: Standing Ovations
Standing ovations were needed in the pairs short program at the Canadian Tire National Skating Championships. They were not there, of course. Nobody was there, but skaters and officials and coaches. The yawning rink seats echoed in their burgundy stillness. After a season of miscues and slips and lifts aborted, and jumps gone awry, Kirsten […]