New partnership - Deanna Stellato and Maxime Deschamps!

[danafan]

I thought maybe this deserved its own thread? I think there was a rumour of a try out on here a while back but I guess they are officially a partnership now as they are registered to skate at the Georges-Ethier event in Quebec in September.

http://patinage.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Liste-des-participants-SGE-2019-15-ao%C3%BBt-2019-PM.pdf

Wow...thoughts?

 

[Catherine M]

I love the pairing. Max has been one of my favorite pair guys for a long time so I'm excited to see where this partnership goes

 

[oleada]

Sounds like a great match. The Canadian field is not particularly deep right now so they could get some good competitive opportunities early on.

 

[Catherine M]

Deanna skated at Golden Spin last season so her ISU release won't be till December so this international season is probably a no go.

 

[oleada]

Deanna skated at Golden Spin last season so her ISU release won't be till December so this international season is probably a no go.

There’s always 4CC....or some other minor spring competition

 

[wickedwitch]

There’s always 4CC....or some other minor spring competition

They would need minimums before 4CCs. But Nationals and spring international should be doable.

 

[oleada]

They would need minimums before 4CCs. But Nationals and spring international should be doable.

Duh!

 

[kwanfan1818]

Minimums need to be earned 21 days before the start of championships, and Pairs aren't held at every senior comp.

Golden Spin Pairs FS was completed on 12/7/2018, so they can't compete until 12/7/2019, ie, without an exception at 2019 Golden Spin, which has a senior Pairs event. Minimums have to be earned by 1/14/2020. There are no senior Pairs events on the ISU calendar between those dates

 

[winston]

Thrilled for Deanna, whatever her path may be!

 

[starrynight]

Minimums need to be earned 21 days before the start of championships, and Pairs aren't held at every senior comp.

Golden Spin Pairs FS was completed on 12/7/2018, so they can't compete until 12/7/2019, ie, without an exception at 2019 Golden Spin, which has a senior Pairs event. Minimums have to be earned by 1/14/2020. There are no senior Pairs events on the ISU calendar between those dates

So does that mean that competing internationally isn't a possibility this coming season?

(It's quite complicated matching up all the dates for the minimums and the events, so I'm not sure why one of the posters above was so 'duh!' about it).

 

[kwanfan1818]

So does that mean that competing internationally isn't a possibility this coming season?

Senior Internationals, including Challenger Series, have no minimums. Championships, including the Olymlics, have TES minimums, which have to be earned 21 days before the start of championships, and GP's have GP (total) minimums.

If there's a senior international with senior Pairs that isn't 4C's, and she's given a release by then by USFS, they can compete in it. If they score high enough at Canadian Nationals and are given a provisional slot to Worlds, they can compete if they earn the minimums by 2/24/2020 at Bavarian Open, Open I've Mall Cup, and/or Challenge Cup in February 2020.

They can also.compete for experience and WS points to set themselves up for next year at Etna spring Trophy. Assuming they are held, and Stellato is released.

 

[lexeoe]

are they representing Canada?

 

[RoseRed]

are they representing Canada?

It looks like they may be, based on the entry list of the Quebec comp. The dance/pairs teams there who we know represent other countries have that country listed for their region, and for their club (except Roy/Pietrantonio who have an Italian club listed), but Deanna and Max don't have USA listed for region and they have a Quebec club listed.

They aren't always consistent with how they list international skaters/teams at domestic comps, so we don't know for sure.

 

[Doggygirl]

I am so happy for Deanna!!! She clearly loves pair skating and I'm glad she is able to continue, wherever the path leads.

 

[Frau Muller]

Deanna skated at Golden Spin last season so her ISU release won't be till December so this international season is probably a no go.

So she’ll be skating for Canada? How old is she? She’ll be the Zoe of Canada!

 

[Spiralgraph]

I don't care which country she represents. I'm just happy she gets to continue skating. If she's getting more opportunities by skating for Canada, then let her skate for our friends up north.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Can Deanna get Canadian citizenship in time for 2022? Isn’t the residency requirement somewhere around 3-5 years?

 

[kwanfan1818]

She can only get citizenship for 2022 with an exception. I don't know what those rules are anymore. When Weaver was given one, it had to be approved by the Legislature. The Harper Government pushed through changes that made qualifying for permanent residency and the residency requirements for citizenship more difficult and longer, but gave the Immigration Minister the power to grant exceptions. The Trudeau Goverment pushed through changes to revert many of the requirements, but I don't know what they did with the exception process.

 

[Maximillian]

I assume they're training in Canada and not in Florida, right?

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

How great that she gets to continue her career!!!

 

[Rock2]

Deleting the longer detailed post that several of you saw (oh well), and upon reflection, I'm deciding to replace with just this:

Because there are some potential issues with both federations on a potential partnership here, I think I'll leave it at this partnership is very likely to happen but I'll share more thoughts and details after an official announcement from them.

I wouldn't consider it a given that they are going to this event. They might have jumped the gun by entering awhile back. Not sure, but there may be some things still left to sort out.

 

[Coco]

O'Shea???!?!?

 

[shan]

2026??!?

 

[happycamper2554]

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[GalaSkater]

I am absolutely thrilled to see Deanna with another partner! She is one of the most inspiring skaters to emerge from the USFS pairs system in a couple of decades!

 

[Tavi]

A bit weird that USFS wants to keep her but didn’t encourage her by sending her to 4 Continents.

 

[GalaSkater]

A bit weird that USFS wants to keep her but didn’t encourage her by sending her to 4 Continents.

It's possible that, by that time, (right after nationals), they knew her previous partnership was ending.

 

[Tavi]

It's possible that, by that time, (right after nationals), they knew her previous partnership was ending.

It is possible, except that if I recall Deanna didn’t seem very happy about being passed over. In any case, I’m looking forward to following her with Max and will definitely be rooting for her!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

A bit weird that USFS wants to keep her but didn’t encourage her by sending her to 4 Continents.

Good point!

Who can blame her.

 

[casken]

Deleting the longer detailed post that several of you saw (oh well)

O'Shea???!?!?

2026??!?

No fair. Now I want know what the original post said.