Canada’s Deanna Stellato-Dudek, right, and Maxime Deschamps acknowledge the crowd after their performance in the pairs free skate figure skating event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Aug 27, 2026 | 1:36 PM
World champion figure skater Deanna Stellato-Dudek is switching back to the United States after seven seasons representing Canada, forming a new pairs partnership with Danil Siianytsia.
The 43-year-old Chicago native represented the United States in women’s singles more than 25 years ago before moving to Canada’s program in 2019 to skate with Maxime Deschamps.
Deschamps announced his retirement from competitive figure skating in July.
At 40, Stellato-Dudek became the oldest woman to win a world figure skating title when she and Deschamps captured gold for Canada in 2024. The pair also won the 2024 Four Continents title and three Canadian championships. She later received Canadian citizenship, making her eligible to represent Canada at the Olympics.
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