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).
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Personal information | |
Country represented | ![]() |
Former country(ies) represented | United States |
Born | Park Ridge, Illinois | June 22, 1983
Spouse(s) | Michael Dudek |
Height | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) |
Partner | Maxime Deschamps |
Former partner | Nathan Bartholomay |
Coach | Jim Peterson, Lyndon Johnston, Amanda Evora, Cindy Watson-Caprel |
Former coach | Cindy Watson-Caprel Philip Mills |
Choreographer | Jim Peterson |
Skating club | Southwest Florida FSC Wagon Wheel FSC |
Former training locations | Northbrook, Illinois Buffalo Grove, Illinois |
Began skating | 1989 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 178.38 2018 Four Continents |
Short program | 61.48 2018 Worlds |
Free skate | 117.45 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 |
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2018–2019 [2] |
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2017–2018 [18][19] |
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2016–2017 [19] |
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Single skating
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2000–2001 [20] |
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1999–2000 [8][20] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
Pairs with Deschamps
National | ||
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Event | 19–20 | 20–21 |
Canadian Championships | 6th | C |
SC Challenge | 3rd | 3rd |
Quebec Sectionals | 1st | 1st |
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Cancelled |
Pairs with Bartholomay for the United States
International[21] | |||
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Event | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
Worlds | 17th | ||
Four Continents | 5th | ||
GP Skate America | 8th | ||
GP Finland | 6th | ||
GP Rostelecom Cup | WD | ||
CS Finlandia Trophy | 6th | ||
CS Golden Spin | 6th | 3rd | |
CS Nebelhorn | 3rd | ||
CS Ondrej Nepela | 2nd | ||
CS U.S. Classic | 6th | ||
National[19] | |||
U.S. Champ. | 4th | 3rd | 3rd |
Eastern Sect. | 1st | ||
WD = Withdrew |
Ladies' singles for the United States
International[8] | ||||||
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Event | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 |
GP Skate Canada | 5th | |||||
Karl Schäfer | 2nd | |||||
International: Junior[8] | ||||||
Junior Worlds | 2nd | |||||
JGP Final | 1st | |||||
JGP Norway | 1st | |||||
JGP Slovenia | 5th | |||||
National[3] | ||||||
U.S. Champ. | 1st N | 9th | WD | |||
Midwestern | 1st I | 6th N | 1st N | |||
Junior Olympics | 2nd V | 2nd I | ||||
Upper Great Lakes | 1st V | 2nd N | ||||
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice WD = Withdrew |
References
- "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)
- "Deanna STELLATO-DUDEK / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019.
- "2000–01 Skater Bios: Deanna Stellato". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on April 20, 2001.
- Elfman, Lois (February 4, 2010). "Deanna Stellato has found fulfillment off the ice". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- "Our Staff". The Geldner Center. Archived from the original on July 11, 2016.
- Hersh, Philip (January 19, 2017). "Cain, LeDuc grab lead in U.S. championships debut". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018.
- Cloutier, Claire (June 27, 2018). "Interview with Stellato/Bartholomay (June 2018)". adivinesport.com.
- "Deanna STELLATO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 11, 2016.
- "Keri Lotion Classic to feature U.S. Stars". ABC Sports / ESPN. October 8, 2000. Archived from the original on July 14, 2016.
- "World Junior runner-up withdraws from nationals". Associated Press. ESPN. January 10, 2001. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rutherford, Lynn (July 14, 2016). "Blast from the past: Stellato restarts career". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018.
- Rutherford, Lynn (January 19, 2017). "Kansas City strips: New pairs shake up status quo". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018.
- "Husband-wife pair Chris, Alexa Knierim take national title". USA Today. January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- Mammoser, Scott (January 26, 2019). "Cain and LeDuc capture Pair's U.S. title". Golden Skate.
- "Liste des participants" (PDF) (in French). Patinage Québec. August 15, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 18, 2019.
- "Deanna STELLATO / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018.
- "DEANNA STELLATO AND NATHAN BARTHOLOMAY". U.S. Figure Skating Fanzone. Archived from the original on June 21, 2019.
"Deanna Stellato and Nate Bartholomay". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018. - "Program information". Official website of Deanna Stellato. Archived from the original on December 3, 2001.
- "Deanna STELLATO-DUDEK / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019.
External links
- Deanna Stellato / Nathan Bartholomay at the International Skating Union
- Deanna Stellato / Nathan Bartholomay at Ice Network
- Official website of Deanna Stellato at the Wayback Machine (archived February 3, 2001)
- Alternate link at the Wayback Machine (archived April 28, 2002)