Deanna Stellato

Deanna Stellato
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1983-06-22) June 22, 1983
Park Ridge, Illinois
Height 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Partner Nathan Bartholomay
Former coach Cindy Watson-Caprel
Philip Mills
Skating club Wagon Wheel FSC
Former training locations Northbrook, Illinois
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Began skating 1989
Retired 2001

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.

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]

Career

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.[5][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.[6] 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.[7][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.[7] Due to persistent pain in her hip,[3] she did not return to competition. Earlier injuries in her career included a torn ligament in her right ankle and a fractured left ankle.[3]

In July 2016, Stellato and Nathan Bartholomay announced that they had teamed up to compete in pair skating, training at the Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex in Florida.[8]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2000–2001
[9]
  • 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
[5][9]
  • 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; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Bartholomay

National
Event 2016–17
U.S. Championships TBD
Eastern Sectionals 1st

Ladies' singles

International[5]
Event 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 99–00 00–01
GP Skate Canada 5th
Schäfer Memorial 2nd
International: Junior[5]
Junior Worlds 2nd
JGP Final 1st
JGP Norway 1st
JGP Slovenia 5th
National[2]
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

  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 5 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 4 "Deanna STELLATO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 11, 2016.
  6. "Keri Lotion Classic to feature U.S. Stars". ABC Sports / ESPN. October 8, 2000.
  7. 1 2 "World Junior runner-up withdraws from nationals". Associated Press. ESPN. January 10, 2001. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
  8. Rutherford, Lynn (July 14, 2016). "Blast from the past: Stellato restarts career". IceNetwork.com.
  9. 1 2 "Program information". Official website of Deanna Stellato. Archived from the original on December 3, 2001.
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