OTTAWA, ON (November 26, 2024) – The 2024 Grand Prix season draws to a close next week in Grenoble, France, where 10 Canadian athletes will compete in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final following a series of outstanding performances this season. Taking place from December 5 to 8, 2024, Canada will be represented by one pair team and two ice dance teams in the senior event, and two pair teams in the junior competition.
Leading the Canadian delegation will be 2023 Grand Prix Final bronze medallists Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps. The reigning World Champions captured gold medals at both Skate Canada International and the Finlandia Trophy this season, entering the Final as the top-ranked team in the senior pairs competition.
In senior ice dance, 2024 ISU World Figure Skating Championships silver medallists Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier will have their sights set on the podium after placing third at last year’s Grand Prix Final. The seasoned dance team earned a gold medal at Skate Canada International and silver at the Finlandia Trophy. Rounding out the senior Canadian contingent will be ice dancers Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha, who placed sixth in the same event last year. The dance duo earned their spot in the Final after capturing a silver medal at both Skate Canada International and the Cup of China.
The junior competition will see 2023 Grand Prix Final bronze medallists Jazmine Desrochers and Kieran Thrasher take to the ice in the pairs event. The team topped the podium at the 2024 Junior Grand Prix in Thailand and earned a silver medal at the circuit stop in Poland. Joining them in the junior pairs event are Julia Quattrochi and Simon Desmarais, who will be making their Grand Prix Final debut in France after claiming bronze medals from the Junior Grand Prix stops in Czechia and Poland.
The 2024 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final will be livestreamed for Canadian fans on CBC Sports. For full entry lists and results, please click here.
Team Canada
Name | Age | Hometown | Coach
Senior Pair
Deanna Stellato-Dudek | 41 | Chicago, USA | Josée Picard
Maxime Deschamps | 32 | Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC | Josée Picard
Senior Ice Dance
Piper Gilles | 32 | Toronto, ON & Paul Poirier | 32 | Unionville, ON | Carol Lane
Marjorie Lajoie | 24 | Boucherville, QC & Zachary Lagha | 25 | Saint-Hubert, QC | Pascal Denis
Junior Pairs
Jazmine Desrochers | 18 | Mississauga, ON & Kieran Thrasher | 20 | Amherstburg, ON | Bruno Marcotte
Julia Quattrocchi | 18 | Laval, QC & Simon Desmarais | 20 | Carignan, QC | Stéphanie Valois
Team Leaders – Mike Slipchuk & Andre Bourgeois
Medical Team – Delphine Boury-Simoes & Siobhan Godwin
Officials – Andrea Derby & Erica Topolski