Figure skater Maxime Deschamps, a native of Vaudreuil-Dorion, and his partner Deanna Stellato-Dudek will be among the 18 Canadian athletes representing the country at a major competition to be held in British Columbia from October 27 to 29. 

The International Skating Union (ISU) has confirmed the pair's participation in the Grand Prix of Figure Skating. The national competition will be held at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia this fall. 

Other participants in this prestigious competition will include ISU World Figure Skating 2023 bronze medallists and reigning ice dance champions Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier.

Canada's troop will be up against international competitors at the championships, including two-time ISU World Champion Kaori Sakamoto (Japan), ISU World 2023 silver medallist Junhwan Cha (Korea), ISU Four Continents 2023 Champion Kao Miura (Japan) and ISU European silver medallists Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson (Great Britain).  

Those interested in following the competitions in person at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre have until July 20 to purchase tickets for all events via this link: https://www.ticketmaster.ca/skate-canada-international-2023-full-event-vancouver-british-columbia-10-26-2023/event/11005E934AC90D24.With these, fans will have full access to all competitions, as well as to Thursday training sessions and the coveted Exhibition Gala.

Tickets for individual events go on sale on July 27.