The competition at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal was at a level that allowed Canadians Dianna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps to win gold medals in pairs skating, Russia’s top coach told . Tamara Moskvina.
Stellato-Dudek, paired with Deschamps, won gold at the world championships in March. Based on the sum of the two locations, the duo earned 221.56 points. As noted on the ISU website, the Canadian became the oldest world champion. Dianna turned 41 on June 22.
— You probably watched the World Cup. The level of pair skating was not the highest.
– Yes, I watch all the competitions, it’s our job. I saw the performance and the last places. These are the facts, it’s the World Cup. At that time, these athletes participated, they occupied the corresponding places. Someone had programs, details, interesting elements. Well, the level was the one shown by the participating athletes.
“Everyone was amazed by Dianna Stellato-Dudek, who at 40 years old won a gold medal in pairs skating. Is she a phenomenon to you?
— No, before there were skaters who were not 20 years old and they performed. Belousova/Protopopov participated in exhibition performances when they were very old. Now, in training, I skate myself, but not at the World Championships, but still. Kawaguchi/Smirnov did not graduate at 20 either; in ice dancing, many athletes crossed the finish line at 25.
— But not all the athletes you mentioned won the world championship at 40.
— This year there was such a competition that allowed Dudek/Deschamps to win. Let’s imagine: the plane did not arrive and a strong team did not arrive at the tournament. And in the end, the one who arrived won. That’s all. There will be other participants – there will be other winners.
“Or maybe the young athletes who competed with Dudek/Deschamps did poorly. It’s not age that wins, it’s skill that wins,” Moskvina told .
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