Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps Dominate Pairs Competition on Opening Day of Skate Canada International

HALIFAX, CAN (October 25, 2024) – The fiftieth version of Skate Canada Worldwide (SCI) kicked off Friday on the Scotiabank Centre in downtown Halifax, N.S., with reigning World Champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps dominating the pair competitors to the delight of the Canadian crowds.

Stellato-Dudek of Chicago, USA and Deschamps of Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., have been the final skaters to take to the ice within the pair competitors, with their quick program securing the highest rating of the day (73.23). The rating was effectively away from the remainder of the sector, however nonetheless not fairly the place the workforce needed to be after the primary day.

“It’s all the time enjoyable to be in entrance of a Canadian crowd, and we really feel the work we put into the second mark confirmed in our rating. Sadly we had technical errors this time and didn’t get the rating we have been hoping for,” mentioned Stellato-Dudek who had her eyes set on a rating within the excessive 70s.

Pairs workforce Kelly Ann Laurin of St-Jérôme, Que., and Loucas Éthier of St-Alphonse, Que., completed the day ranked final with a rating of 52.16 after receiving a rating of zero for his or her loss of life spiral.

“We’re a little bit dissatisfied with the little errors that we made – however I don’t assume there have been any main errors. We had a little bit hit upon the loss of life spiral, and we weren’t anticipating an excellent excessive rating – however I can’t even clarify how we bought that rating,” mentioned Éthier following the competitors. “Tomorrow, we’ll simply attempt to skate how we normally skate and simply do it for ourselves as we will’t management the remaining.”

Annika Hocke and Robert Kunkel of Germany are in second heading into the free skate tomorrow, adopted by Anastasia Golubeva and Hektor Giotopoulos Moore of Australia in third.

Madeline Schizas of Oakville, Ont., was the highest Canadian performer within the girls’s competitors, ending the day ranked fifth general with a rating of 65.28 for her quick program.

“I’ve skated some clear packages, however one thing about this program simply makes me glad to get on the market and glad to compete,” mentioned Schizas following the competitors.

Kaiya Ruiter of Calgary, Alta., the reigning Canadian senior girls’s champion, wasn’t far behind Schizas, scoring a 57.66 to complete the day in seventh place, whereas Sara Maude Dupuis of Montreal, Que., completed the day in ninth place with a rating of 54.15.

Kaori Sakamoto proved why she’s a three-time World Champion – dominating the competitors with a rating of 74.97 to prime the chief board for the ladies heading into the free skate Saturday. Alysa Lui of the USA is sitting in second (67.68), whereas Kimmy Repond of Switzerland sits in third (66.94).

Skate Canada Worldwide continues Saturday with all 4 disciplines competing. The ice dancers will take to the ice first to carry out their rhythm dance, adopted by the lads performing their quick program. The day will wrap up with the free skate and medals awarded for the pairs and girls’s competitors. The competitors will shut on Sunday with medals awarded for ice dance and the lads’s competitors.

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