Deanna Stellato-Dudek (FOREVER!) & Maxime Deschamps (HOT!) Cheer Thread

[Sylvia]

^^^ @sk9tingfan that person on Twitter/X was joking. ETA that their followup tweet says: "in all seriousness this man was definitely just in mtl for the funeral of one of the old prime ministers yesterday and probably decided to stick around for an extra day"

For context, I had posted this in the Canadian Pairs news thread last week:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1771298168375755152

35-second clip from their interview with CBC's Scott Russell: https://twitter.com/abbylckharts/status/1771887519468007458

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Justin Trudeau showed up at the World's banquet to personally award Deanna Stellato her Canadian citizenship.

https://twitter.com/loopohater/status/1772107947214070155

Holy crap, really? How amazing.

Lol never mind I just read Sylvia’s post

 

[Lanie]

No, it was some random person joking about it…

 

[Jay42]

She's on track to get her citizenship without actually needing it expedited. IIRC at the latest she should be able to have it by summer/fall 2025. The turnaround time is usually 5-6 years. I can see why Maxime would mention getting it advanced though because the process can take ages.

I take a lot of ID photos for passports, permanent residence and citizenship applications. Sometimes the customers and I chat.

 

[sk9tingfan]

Deanna stellato at Junior Worlds at the age of 16. What a throwback!:

Deanna Stellato 2000 Junior Worlds FS

www.youtube.com

 

[Sylvia]

Tara Lipinski on Deanna (March 27) - excerpt from Lipinski's 7.5-minute CBC Sports interview with Scott Russell: https://twitter.com/CBCOlympics/status/1773060159348088995

TeamCanada.ca article (March 25):

Passion, preparation, and partnership at the heart of Stellato-Dudek & Deschamps’ rise to world champions

At the moment Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps finished their gold medal-winning free skate at the 2024 ISU World Figure Skating Championships, the noise at the Bell Centre in Montreal was measured at more than 90 decibels.

olympic.ca

CNN article (March 23): https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/23/sport/figure-skating-championships-deanna-stellato-dudek/index.html

An Australian blog post:

Retired at 17, world champion at 40: Deanna Stellato-Dudek becomes oldest woman to win skating world title

"Forty is the new twenty," Deanna Stellato-Dudek declared with pride on having the "oldest woman" title and becoming a world champion.

womensagenda.com.au

Deanna & Max are in Osaka now for Stars on Ice rehearsals - their first Japan SOI tour!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Tara Lipinski on Deanna (March 27) - excerpt from Lipinski's 7.5-minute CBC Sports interview with Scott Russell: https://twitter.com/CBCOlympics/status/1773060159348088995

TeamCanada.ca article (March 25):

Passion, preparation, and partnership at the heart of Stellato-Dudek & Deschamps’ rise to world champions

At the moment Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps finished their gold medal-winning free skate at the 2024 ISU World Figure Skating Championships, the noise at the Bell Centre in Montreal was measured at more than 90 decibels.

olympic.ca

CNN article (March 23): https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/23/sport/figure-skating-championships-deanna-stellato-dudek/index.html

An Australian blog post:

Retired at 17, world champion at 40: Deanna Stellato-Dudek becomes oldest woman to win skating world title

"Forty is the new twenty," Deanna Stellato-Dudek declared with pride on having the "oldest woman" title and becoming a world champion.

womensagenda.com.au

Deanna & Max are in Osaka now for Stars on Ice rehearsals - their first Japan SOI tour!

all of the posts

I thought the one article would’ve addressed it but when she moved north to Montreal did her husband go with her? I’m curious as how they worked that out if he went with or he stayed behind in Chicago?

 

[Sylvia]

More Deanna articles:

Toronto Star today:

'As an older athlete, I have to be even more committed.' At 40, Deanna Stellato-Dudek tells us about being the oldest figure skater to win a world title

The Kit (April 10):

She Came Out of Retirement at 40 To Smash Figure Skating Records—Here's How She Did It

Deanna Stellato-Dudek talks career shifts, the benefits of age and competing against teens

thekit.ca

ETA from the Canadian Pairs news thread in GSD:

Global TV interview with Deanna & Max: https://globalnews.ca/video/1041720...k-and-maxime-deschamps-on-their-historic-win/
It includes reference to their inclusion on the Stars on Ice tour.

 

[Sylvia]

Deanna article in the Chicago Tribune by free-lance journalist Emily McClanathan (April 18):

Deanna Stellato-Dudek becomes the oldest woman to win a figure skating world title — by channeling childhood idol Michael Jordan

When Deanna Stellato-Dudek attended a work retreat in 2016, she didn’t know it would set her on a path toward winning a world championship in figure skating.

www.chicagotribune.com

GSD news & discussion thread:

Please consider signing this petition to help Deanna Stellato-Dudek obtain Canadian citizenship sooner rather than later

Please consider supporting Deanna Stellato-Dudek in her quest for obtaining Canadian citizenship -- sooner rather than later -- so she can become eligible to compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in pairs figure skating with 🇨🇦Maxime Deschamps (started on April 15, 2024 on Change.org)...

www.fsuniverse.net

Deanna & Max are performing in "Gold on Ice" in Leesburg, Virginia tonight and then it's on to CSOI rehearsals next week in Halifax.

April 11 in the Canadian Pairs thread (5 min. interview):

Global TV interview with Deanna & Max: https://globalnews.ca/video/1041720...k-and-maxime-deschamps-on-their-historic-win/
It includes reference to their inclusion on the Stars on Ice tour.