Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxim Deschamps make history every time they step onto the ice. It could be that – now 42 – she’s the oldest skater crazy enough to undertake this most dangerous of skating disciplines. And there was that mind-twisty forward outside death spiral that others would never tackle. And a high-risk lift with […]
Deanna Stellato Dudek
Forty is the New Twenty
MONTREAL There were those who scoffed in the beginning. The doubters questioned a woman past her figure-skating prime wanting to turn back the clock and compete toe to toe with those a decade or two younger. “That woman is never going to do anything,” we were told. She had flights of fancy, that’s all. She […]
Pair Short Program
MONTREAL Pair skating came to life on Wednesday at the world figure skating championships. It started with a breath. You could hear it right at the beginning of the short program – skated to the Montreal song “Oxygene” – of Canadian champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps. They delivered. The improbable Canadians – she 40 […]
A Brain Wave
The time has come. Canadian pair champs Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps have trained the toughest tricks in the business, they have paid attention to their artistic side, they have built power and speed, all to win this world title on home ice in Montreal next week. They have even been training their brains. Why […]
Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps: Up Up and Away
Notice that wicked burst of energy that rolled through the WinSport Arena in Calgary like a bolt of lightning at the Canadian National Skating Championships over the past two days? That was Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxim Deschamps winning their second national pair title. Not perfect but sizzling nonetheless. The twosome dominated the field, winning with […]
Stellato Dudek and Deschamps: Eyeing Top of the Podium
Nothing wrong with wanting to be the best in the world. And saying so. And turning over every stone to do it. What seems crazy is that Deanna Stellato Dudek is 40, and left the sport for 16 years for the skin care business. And her partner, Maxime Deschamps, 31, has lived through a multitude […]
Stellato Dudek and Deschamps: Respect
Maybe it’s not such a good idea to scoff at a thirtysomething long-retired former skater, a whisp of a woman, when she decides she wants to carry on. Now 40, Deanna Stellato Dudek and teamed up with powerhouse Maxime Deschamps, is Canada’s top pair and aiming at the pair short program tonight at the Skate […]