World champions Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps skate to 3rd straight pairs national title

Reigning world champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps won their third consecutive national pairs title despite a shaky free skate, by their standards.

Stellato-Dudek scored 207.06, edging silver medallists Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud (204.96).

Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps's 130.75 was the second-best score in the free program behind Pereira and Michaud's 134.53.

Kelly Ann Laurin and Loucas Ethier took bronze, matching the order of last year's podium.

WATCH | Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps skate to another championship:

World champions Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps capture 3rd straight national pairs title

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Reigning world champion pairs team Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps win gold for the third consecutive year at the Canadian National Skating Championships with a total score 207.06

Roman Sadovsky is a Canadian champion again.

Sadovsky captured gold in the men's competition, regaining the title after last winning in 2020.

Skating to music from the movie "Interstellar," the 25-year-old from Vaughan, Ont., scored 158.91 points in his free program, boosting his total to 240.35 overall.

Local favourite Anthony Paradis of Boisbriand, Que., claimed silver with 225.56 and David Li of Richmond, B.C., totalled 197.99 to take bronze.

WATCH | Sadovsky captures men's title:

Roman Sadovsky claims 2nd national title of career

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Vaughan, Ont., native Roman Sadovsky wins the men's competition at the Canadian National Skating Championships with a total score of 240.35. Sadovsky captured his first national title in 2020.

Reigning world champions Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps went for their third consecutive national pairs title later Saturday. Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps were 5.88 points ahead of second-place Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud in Friday's short program.

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Earlier, two-time women's champion Madeline Schizas took the lead after the short program.

The 21-year-old from Oakville, Ont., scored 70 points with a stellar performance to her joyous "Lion King" program Saturday at Place Bell.

"Solid skate," Schizas said. "I think today I did have quite a lot of energy. I heard the crowd getting into it behind me and that was exciting."

WATCH l Schizas in the lead entering free skate:

Madeline Schizas in the lead after women's short program at nationals

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The 21-year-old Oakville, Ont. native lead the women's competition at the Canadian National Skating Championships with a score of 70.

Ottawa's Katherine Medland Spence had 61.99 points in second, while Montreal's Sara-Maude Dupuis was third with 59.81.

Schizas won the event in 2022 and 2023 before Calgary's Kaiya Ruiter spoiled her three-peat last year. Ruiter stumbled on her triple flip, triple toe loop combination and placed eighth Saturday (57.17).

Three-time ice dance champions Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier won the rhythm dance, scoring 91.84 in their Beach Boys-themed routine. Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha placed second (86.42) and Alicia Fabbri and Paul Ayer were third (78.53).

WATCH | Gilles, Poirier lead after rhythm dance: 

World silver medallists Gilles, Poirier lead after rhythm dance at nationals

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Toronto's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier from Unionville, Ont., sit in first place after the rhythm dance at the Canadian National Skating Championships with a score of 91.84.

The women's free program and the free dance are scheduled for Sunday.