
A to Z with Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps
Our series of 26 questions continues with Canadian pairs team Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps!

Our series of 26 questions continues with Canadian pairs team Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps!

Making pairs skating safe and healthy requires tackling the misogyny and homophobia that lies at the root of the gender imbalance in the sport.

Deanna Stellato-Dudek took her Oath of Citizenship on the morning of December 11th 2024, and is officially a Canadian citizen.

Over the last year, I have been investigating how to grow interest in pairs skating. In this second part of the series, I talked to skaters and coaches about what motivates them, and the barriers that hamper the growth of the discipline.

I’ve been concerned for a while about the future of pairs skating. The end of the 2021/2022 season marked a low point for the discipline, with only fourteen teams competing at the World Championships. I want to know why.
So, throughout the 2022/23 season, I asked athletes and coaches what it will take to grow interest in pairs, among both skaters and audiences.
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