SASKATOON, CANADA (Nov. 1, 2025) – Deanna Stellato-Dudek (Chicago, USA) and Maxime Deschamps (Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC) took the top spot on the podium in the pairs competition at the 2025 Skate Canada International, held at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Second after Friday’s short program and 4.50 points behind the leaders, Germany’s Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin, the Canadians were solid in the free skate and finished with a score of 213.40 points, ahead of the Germans (207.18), and Americans Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea (199.11).

This marks the third consecutive Skate Canada International title and first Grand Prix victory this season for the Canadian pair, who finished second in France a few weeks ago.

“We’re really happy, and there’s still room for improvement. We’ve managed to show more of what we do in training. We want to compete in as many events as possible to iron out all the little details before the Olympics,” said Stellato-Dudek.

Lia Pereira (Milton, Ont.) and Trennt Michaud (Trenton, Ont.) were third after the pairs short program and finished fourth (186.54) overall, one spot ahead of Kelly Ann Laurin (Saint-Jérôme, Que.) and Loucas Éthier (Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby, Que., 168.24).

In their first appearance this season, Piper Gilles (Toronto, Ont.) and Paul Poirier (Unionville, Ont.) showed they are still at the top of their game, finishing first in the rhythm dance with 85.38 points. The Canadian duo finished ahead of Lithuanians Allison Reed and Saulius Ambrulevicius (80.89), and Americans Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko (76.83).

“It was really fun. […] We almost had to resist our excess energy to stay focused. We had a blast and the crowd really enjoyed it!” said Gilles.

“We were comfortable today, proud of what we did and where we can take our program in the coming months. It’s exciting for what’s to come!” added Poirier.

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Fellow Canadians Marjorie Lajoie (Boucherville, QC) and Zachary Lagha (Saint-Hubert, QC) finished the rhythm dance in fourth with 75.95 points, while Marie-Jade Lauriault (Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, QC) and Romain Le Gac (Laval, QC) sit seventh place with a score of 70.84.

The women’s event concluded on Saturday with Madeline Schizas (Oakville, Ont.), Sara-Maude Dupuis (Montreal, Que.) and Uliana Shiryaeva (Coquitlam, B.C.) finishing in 9th (166.64), 11th (163.58), and 12th (161.98), respectively.

Japan’s Mone Chiba (217.23) took the top spot of the women’s podium, followed by Isabeau Levito of the United States of America (209.77), and Ami Nakai of Japan (203.09).

In the men’s short program, Stephen Gogolev (Toronto, Ont.) placed 7th (86.13), Roman Sadovsky (Vaughan, Ont.) 10th (81.08), and Aleksa Rakic (Burnaby, B.C.) 12th (75.50) in a competition dominated by American and two-time world champion Ilia Malinin (104.84), the only athlete to break 100 points. Kazuki Tomono of Japan (92.07) and Aleksandr Selevko of Estonia (91.28) rounded out the men’s top three.

The competition will conclude on Sunday at the SaskTel Centre with the men’s free program and the free dance.

The full competition results can be found here.