Canadian pair Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps put forth an electrifying performance to place first in the short program at the world figure skating championships on Wednesday. Stellato-Dudek of Chicago and Deschamps of Quebec shattered their season best with a 77.48 score while skating to Cirque du Soleil’s “Oxygène.
Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps of Canada perform their pairs short program during the 2024 ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal, Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Annika Hocke and Robert Kunkel, of Germany, perform their pairs short program at the figure skating world championships in Montreal, Wednesday, March 20, 2024.
Local pair Kelly Ann Laurin and Loucas Ethier of Quebec placed 14th with a personal best 60.18 to also qualify.Four new appeals go to sports court chasing Olympic medals in Russian skater Valieva’s doping case“It was a very, very special feeling,” said Ethier. “People were telling us how special it was going to be, but there was no way we could prepare for that. It gave us wings and it really helped us get through that program.
All three American pairs qualified. Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea advanced with a 10th-place finish, Emily Chan and Spencer Akira Howe placed 12th, and Valentina Plazas and Maximiliano Fernandez finished 13th.
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