Deanna Stellato

Deanna Stellato
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1983-06-22) June 22, 1983
Park Ridge, Illinois
Spouse(s) Michael Dudek
Height 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
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

Deanna Stellato-Dudek[1] (born June 22, 1983) is an American figure skater. As a single skater, she is the 2001 World Junior silver medalist and 2000 Junior Grand Prix Final champion. In 2016, she began competing in pair skating with Nathan Bartholomay.

Personal life

Stellato was born June 22, 1983 in Park Ridge, Illinois.[2] She is a licensed aesthetician and permanent cosmetic professional.[3] She has worked as the director of aesthetics at the Geldner Center in Chicago.[4] She married a consultant, Michael Dudek, around 2014.[5]

Career

Through 2001

In the 1999–2000 season, Stellato 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.[6][2]

Stellato began the following season at a U.S.-only team event, the 2000 Keri Lotion Classic, where she was partnered with Michael Weiss.[7] She received a 6.0 for presentation.[3] 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.[8][3] 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.[8] 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.[9] Other injuries in her career included a torn ligament in her right ankle and a fractured left ankle.[3]

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.[5] 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.[5] In July 2016, Stellato and Bartholomay announced that they had formed a partnership and were based at the Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex.[10] Coached by Jim Peterson, they train on ice three hours a day, five days a week.[11]

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.

Programs

Pairs with Bartholomay

Season Short program Free skating
2018–19
[12]
2017–18
[13][14]
2016–17
[14]
  • The Canadian Tenors medley

Single skating

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2000–2001
[15]
  • 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
[6][15]
  • 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 Bartholomay

International
Event 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Worlds17th
Four Continents5th
GP Rostelecom CupTBD
GP Skate America8th
CS Finlandia Trophy6th
CS Golden Spin6th
CS Nebelhorn3rd
CS Ondrej Nepela2nd
CS U.S. Classic6th
National
U.S. Championships4th3rd
Eastern Sectionals1st

Ladies' singles

International[6]
Event 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01
GP Skate Canada5th
Schäfer Memorial2nd
International: Junior[6]
Junior Worlds2nd
JGP Final1st
JGP Norway1st
JGP Slovenia5th
National[2]
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.
  2. 1 2 3 "2000–01 Skater Bios: Deanna Stellato". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on April 20, 2001.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Elfman, Lois (February 4, 2010). "Deanna Stellato has found fulfillment off the ice". IceNetwork.com.
  4. ↑ "Our Staff". The Geldner Center. Archived from the original on July 11, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Hersh, Philip (January 19, 2017). "Cain, LeDuc grab lead in U.S. championships debut". IceNetwork.com.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Deanna STELLATO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Keri Lotion Classic to feature U.S. Stars". ABC Sports / ESPN. October 8, 2000.
  8. 1 2 "World Junior runner-up withdraws from nationals". Associated Press. ESPN. January 10, 2001. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
  9. ↑ Wilson, David (January 16, 2017). "After a 16-year retirement, Deanna Stellato returns to national figure skating stage in Ellenton". Bradenton Herald.
  10. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (July 14, 2016). "Blast from the past: Stellato restarts career". IceNetwork.com.
  11. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (January 19, 2017). "Kansas City strips: New pairs shake up status quo". IceNetwork.com.
  12. ↑ "Deanna STELLATO / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Deanna STELLATO / Nathan BARTHOLOMAY: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018.
  14. 1 2 "Deanna Stellato and Nate Bartholomay". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018.
  15. 1 2 "Program information". Official website of Deanna Stellato. Archived from the original on December 3, 2001.
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