'A Long Time Coming': Figure Skater Deanna Stellato-Dudek Makes Olympic Debut at 42
Deanna Stellato-Dudek, 42, made her Olympic debut after a head injury in late January, scoring 66.04 points and ranking 14th with partner Maxime Deschamps in pairs skating.
- On Sunday, Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps competed in the pairs short program at Milano Cortina 2026, finishing with 66.04 points after a late fall, sitting 14th.
- After a late-January head injury, Stellato-Dudek was cleared by doctors and confirmed to compete on February 10, 2026, by the Canadian Olympic Committee and Skate Canada.
- Stellato-Dudek, who returned to the sport in 2016 after a 16-year hiatus, won the 2024 World Championships in pairs with Maxime Deschamps.
- Reacting after the mistake, Stellato-Dudek said 'It was a complete surprise' about the fall on the reverse lasso lift, and Deschamps said 'It's a new day tomorrow' as they planned to refocus.
- On Sunday, the German pair of Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin led with 80.01, while Stellato-Dudek debuted a gown reported at $100,000.
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A wound two weeks ago almost ruined everything for the pair of artistic skaters as a couple.
Canadian figure skater Dianna Stellato-Dudek became a Winter Olympics debutante at the age of 42. The athlete competed in the pair figure skating short program of the 2026 Games in a duet with Maxim Deschamps. At the end of the performance, Deanna fell, but the pair finished 14th with 66.04 points and made it to the final round, the free program. That wasn't in the script 😬 Maxime Deschamps loses the catch and Deanna Stellato-Dudek hits the ic…
Stellato-Dudek proud after making long-awaited Olympic debut
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MILAN, Feb 15 : Deanna Stellato-Dudek's long road to the Olympics culminated in Milan on Sunday, and the Canadian told reporters she was proud to be the oldest person to compete in figure skating at a Games in nearly a century. Stellato-Dudek, 42, stepped away from the sport for 16 years before returning in
Canada’s Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps make long-awaited Olympic debut in pairs figure skating
After missing the team event due to a head injury in training, 42-year-old Deanna Stellato-Dudek and partner Maxime Deschamps make Olympic debut in the pairs individual event short program on Sunday.
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