Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Danil Siianytsia form new U.S. pairs partnership in Colorado Springs; aiming for 2027 U.S. Championships

World champion Deanna Stellato-Dudek returns to U.S. Figure Skating with new partner Danil Siianytsia

The 43-year-old announced a new pairs partnership on Thursday (27 August) more than 25 years after she first competed internationally for the United States.

World champion Deanna Stellato-Dudek is coming home.

The 43-year-old will represent the United States again in figure skating , beginning a new pairs partnership with Danil Siianytsia more than 25 years after she first competed internationally for her home country.

“My journey in this sport has taken me places I never could have imagined, but the United States is where it all began for me,” Stellato-Dudek said in a release from U.S. Figure Skating Thursday (27 August).

Stellato-Dudek won the 2024 world title with former partner Maxime Deschamps while representing Canada. This year, she made her Olympic debut at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 , where the pair finished 11th.

A 1999 U.S. novice titlist and 2000 world junior medallist, Stellato-Dudek spent 16 years out of the sport before launching a pairs career in 2016.

Siianytsia, 25, won the 2021 U.S. junior title with former partner Anastasiia Smirnova.

The team will train in Colorado Springs with Olympic coach Drew Meekins, entering the qualifying season with the goal of competing at the 2027 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

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