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Simone

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Armand

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Ilia

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Deanna STELLATO-DUDEK

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Deanna Stellato-Dudek's Olympic dream* became a bit more real on Wednesday (11 December).
The Chicago-area native took her oath of Canadian citizenship in Montreal, where she has lived and trained since 2018. The 40-year-old pairs figure skater is the reigning world champion alongside partner Maxime Deschamps.
Stellato, a top singles

MONTREAL, CANADA - MARCH 21:  Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada pose with a Canadian flag and their gold medals after finishing first in the Pairs Free Program during the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at the Bell Centre on March 21, 2024 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

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Figure skating world champ Deanna Stellato-Dudek granted Canadian citizenship

World champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps had to overcome a short turnaround between practice and competition but powered through with a reworked free skate to win the pairs figure skating competition at the 2024 Finlandia Trophy Grand Prix on Sunday (17 November).
They were hampered in Helsinki on Sunday

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Figure Skating | Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy | Helsinki

HELSINKI, FINLAND - NOVEMBER 17: Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada perform during ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Helsinki, in Helsinki Ice Hall, on November 17, 2024 in Helsinki, Finland. (Photo by Jurij Kodrun - International Skating Union/International Skating Union via Getty Images)

Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps won the pairs event at the 2024 Finandia Trophy.

Stellato-Dudek/Deschamps claim pairs win in Helsinki

World champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps looked at ease in their Beyoncé-inspired Crazy in Love short program at the 2024 Finlandia Trophy, the fifth stop on the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, on Friday (15 November).
The Canadian pair were far and away the strongest team of the

Oct 26, 2024; Halifax, Nova Scotia, CAN; Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps (CAN) perform during the PairÕs Free Skating program at Sotiabank Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Tanner-Imagn Images

Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps 2024 Skate Canada

Stellato-Dudek/Deschamps open huge lead at Finlandia Trophy

Fresh off the back of victory at the NHK Trophy, Kagiyama Yuma will look to double up on Grand Prix of Figure Skating wins this week as the 2024/25 series returns to Europe for its fifth stop of the season in Helsinki, Finland.
Olympic silver medallist Kagiyama will compete in

Yuma Kagiyama of Japan wins gold medal in Men at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating NHK Trophy 2024, November 9, 2024 at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

Yuma Kagiyama

Finlandia Trophy 2024 Grand Prix: Preview and how to watch live

Two decades since she was a top-level junior and seven years since making her return to the sport, Deanna Stellato-Dudek is having the best season of her career and eyes her first Canadian national title. "I think the real thing that brought me back to skating was feeling like I had unfinished business here," the 39-year-old said in an exclusive interview. "I'm very lucky that I get up every day and look forward to going to the rink and doing my job." Watch to find out more about her story.