Deanna Stellato

Deanna Stellato-Dudek[1][2] (born June 22, 1983) is an American pair skater who currently competes with Maxime Deschamps for Canada. Competing for the United States with her former skating partner, Nathan Bartholomay, she is the 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy silver medalist, the 2018 CS Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist, the 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national bronze medalist (2018–2019).

Deanna Stellato-Dudek
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Former country(ies) representedUnited States
Born (1983-06-22) June 22, 1983
Park Ridge, Illinois
Spouse(s)Michael Dudek
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
PartnerMaxime Deschamps
Former partnerNathan Bartholomay
CoachJim Peterson, Lyndon Johnston, Amanda Evora, Cindy Watson-Caprel
Former coachCindy Watson-Caprel
Philip Mills
ChoreographerJim Peterson
Skating clubSouthwest Florida FSC
Wagon Wheel FSC
Former training locationsNorthbrook, Illinois
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Began skating1989
ISU personal best scores
Combined total178.38
2018 Four Continents
Short program61.48
2018 Worlds
Free skate117.45
2018 Four Continents

Stellato-Dudek originally competed in ladies' singles and won one senior international medal – silver at the 2000 Karl Schäfer Memorial. Earlier in her career, she won silver at the 2000 World Junior Championships and gold at the 1999–20 Junior Grand Prix Final.

Personal life

Stellato was born June 22, 1983 in Park Ridge, Illinois.[3] She is a licensed aesthetician and permanent cosmetic professional.[4] She has worked as the director of aesthetics at the Geldner Center in Chicago.[5] She married a consultant, Michael Dudek, around 2014.[6]

Career

Through 2001

Stellato began learning to skate as a five-year-old.[7] In the 1999–2000 season, she won the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final and went on to win the silver medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships. A member of Wagon Wheel FSC, she was coached by Cindy Watson-Caprel and Philip Mills in Northbrook and Buffalo Grove, Illinois.[8][3]

Stellato began the following season at a U.S.-only team event, the 2000 Keri Lotion Classic, where she was partnered with Michael Weiss.[9] She received a 6.0 for presentation.[4] Making her senior international debut, she won silver at the 2000 Karl Schäfer Memorial in October. In November, she finished fifth at a Grand Prix event, the 2000 Skate Canada International, where she injured her right hip before the free skate.[10][4] After returning to training two weeks later, Stellato sustained a pulled hip flexor in the same hip, which led to her withdrawal from the 2001 U.S. Championships.[10] She later decided to retire from competition. Due to four different hip injuries, she had skated for an approximate total of 24 months in four years.[11] Other injuries in her career included a torn ligament in her right ankle and a fractured left ankle.[4]

Return to skating

Stellato resumed skating in March 2016, in the Chicago area, before visiting her former coach, Cindy Watson-Caprel, who had moved to a rink in Ellenton, Florida.[6] In Florida, U.S. Figure Skating's high performance director, Mitch Moyer, suggested a tryout with Nathan Bartholomay, a pair skater who was working at the same rink.[6][12] In July 2016, Stellato and Bartholomay announced that they had formed a partnership and were based at the Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex.[13] Coached by Jim Peterson, they train on ice three hours a day, five days a week.[14]

Making their international debut together, the pair placed 6th at the 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. After taking the gold medal at the Eastern Sectional Championships, they qualified for the 2017 U.S. Championships where they finished in fourth place. The following year, Stellato-Dudek and Bartholomay placed third at the 2018 U.S. Championships.[15] They placed fifth at the 2018 Four Continents Championships.

Stellato-Dudek/Bartholomay opened the 2018–19 figure skating season with two Challenger events, winning silver at the Nepela Trophy and bronze at Nebelhorn Trophy. They placed sixth at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki, and had to withdraw from the 2018 Rostelecom Cup. Competing a third Challenger event, they won another bronze medal at the 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. Stellato-Dudek/Bartholomay won a second consecutive bronze medal at the 2019 U.S. Championships. However, due to perceived inconsistent results earlier in the season, they were not assigned to the third American berth at the 2019 Four Continents Championships, that going instead to pewter medalists Tarah Kayne / Danny O'Shea.[16] They announced the end of their partnership in April 2019.

In August 2019, Stellato appeared on an entry list for Souvenir Georges-Éthier in partnership with Canada's Maxime Deschamps.[17]

Programs

Pairs with Bartholomay
Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[2]
2017–2018
[18][19]
2016–2017
[19]
  • The Canadian Tenors medley

Single skating
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2000–2001
[20]
  • Moonflower
    by David Arkenstone
  • Cello's Song
    by David Arkenstone and Kostia
  • Prelude to the Dance
    by David Lanz
  • The Setting of Two Suns
    by David Lanz
  • Firedance
    by David Lanz
1999–2000
[8][20]
  • Storm Cry
    by David Arkenstone
  • The Inn on Mount Ada
    by John Tesh
  • Concerto for piano
    played by Peter Toperczer
  • Ave Maria
    by G. Verdi
  • Dark Horse
    by David Lanz
  • Dark House
    by David Lanz and Don Davis
  • Man, I Feel Like a Woman
    by Shania Twain

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Deschamps
National
Event 19–20 20–21
Canadian Championships6thC
SC Challenge3rd3rd
Quebec Sectionals1st1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled

Pairs with Bartholomay for the United States
International[21]
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19
Worlds17th
Four Continents5th
GP Skate America8th
GP Finland6th
GP Rostelecom CupWD
CS Finlandia Trophy6th
CS Golden Spin6th3rd
CS Nebelhorn3rd
CS Ondrej Nepela2nd
CS U.S. Classic6th
National[19]
U.S. Champ.4th3rd3rd
Eastern Sect.1st
WD = Withdrew

Ladies' singles for the United States
International[8]
Event 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01
GP Skate Canada5th
Karl Schäfer2nd
International: Junior[8]
Junior Worlds2nd
JGP Final1st
JGP Norway1st
JGP Slovenia5th
National[3]
U.S. Champ.1st N9thWD
Midwestern1st I6th N1st N
Junior Olympics2nd V2nd I
Upper Great Lakes1st V2nd N
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice
WD = Withdrew

References
  1. "2017 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships Championship Qualifiers" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. November 23, 2016. p. 2. Archived from the original on November 24, 2016.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Deanna STELLATO-DUDEK / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019.
  3. "2000–01 Skater Bios: Deanna Stellato". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on April 20, 2001.
  4. Elfman, Lois (February 4, 2010). "Deanna Stellato has found fulfillment off the ice". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  5. "Our Staff". The Geldner Center. Archived from the original on July 11, 2016.
  6. Hersh, Philip (January 19, 2017). "Cain, LeDuc grab lead in U.S. championships debut". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018.
  7. Cloutier, Claire (June 27, 2018). "Interview with Stellato/Bartholomay (June 2018)". adivinesport.com.
  8. "Deanna STELLATO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 11, 2016.
  9. "Keri Lotion Classic to feature U.S. Stars". ABC Sports / ESPN. October 8, 2000. Archived from the original on July 14, 2016.
  10. "World Junior runner-up withdraws from nationals". Associated Press. ESPN. January 10, 2001. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
  11. Wilson, David (January 16, 2017). "After a 16-year retirement, Deanna Stellato returns to national figure skating stage in Ellenton". Bradenton Herald. Archived from the original on January 17, 2017.
  12. Miller, Darci (November 15, 2018). "Nathan Bartholomay Found "the Right Girl" in Deanna Stellato". U.S. Figure Skating Fanzone. Archived from the original on June 27, 2019.
  13. Rutherford, Lynn (July 14, 2016). "Blast from the past: Stellato restarts career". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018.
  14. Rutherford, Lynn (January 19, 2017). "Kansas City strips: New pairs shake up status quo". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018.
  15. "Husband-wife pair Chris, Alexa Knierim take national title". USA Today. January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  16. Mammoser, Scott (January 26, 2019). "Cain and LeDuc capture Pair's U.S. title". Golden Skate.
  17. "Liste des participants" (PDF) (in French). Patinage Québec. August 15, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 18, 2019.
  18. "Deanna STELLATO / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018.
  19. "DEANNA STELLATO AND NATHAN BARTHOLOMAY". U.S. Figure Skating Fanzone. Archived from the original on June 21, 2019.
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  20. "Program information". Official website of Deanna Stellato. Archived from the original on December 3, 2001.
  21. "Deanna STELLATO-DUDEK / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019.
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