Canada’s Stellato-Dudek, Deschamps in first place after short program at worlds

MONTREAL — Canadian pair Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps put forth an electrifying performance to place first in the short program at the world figure skating championships Wednesday afternoon.
Stellato-Dudek of Chicago and Deschamps of Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., shattered their season-best with a 77.48 score while skating to Cirque du Soleil’s “Oxygène.” The duo received a standing ovation from a mostly full lower bowl at the Bell Centre.
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