Canada’s Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps win pairs title at Four Continents
Canadians Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps captured the pairs title on Saturday at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Shanghai, China.
The duo posted the best short program result on Thursday and clinched their first win at the Four Continents with the best free program on Saturday.
Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps put together a total score of 198.90 to claim the gold medal, ahead of Japanese silver medallists Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara (190.77), and third-place Americans Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea (187.28).
Fellow Canadians Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud (182.05) finished fifth, while teammates Kelly Ann Laurin and Loucas Ethier (174.47) ended up in eighth.
WATCH | Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps win Four Continents title:
Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps won the pairs title at the Four Continents figure skating event in Shanghai, China scoring a total of 198.80.
In men’s action on Saturday in Shanghai, Yuma Kagiyama put the finishing touches on a dominating performance. The Japanese skater won the men’s gold medal with a total score of 307.58.
Kagiyama’s teammate Shun Sato took silver with 274.59 while Cha Junhwan of South Korea (272.95) claimed bronze.
WATCH | Kagiyama dominant in Four Continents victory:
Kagiyama cruised to gold at the ISU Four Continents Championships in Shanghai.
Wesley Chiu was Canada’s top finisher in seventh with a score of 240.38.
The Four Continents ice dance free dance begins at 11 p.m. ET on Saturday, followed by the exhibition gala on Sunday at 4:30 a.m. ET.
CBC Sports is live streaming all the action from Shanghai, with coverage available on CBC Gem, CBCSports.ca, and the CBC Sports app. Click here for the full broadcast schedule.
