Figure skating-Canada's Stellato-Dudek becomes oldest skater to win GP event

Figure Skating - ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Grand Prix de France - Angers Ice Parc, Angers, France - November 5, 2022 Canada's Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps celebrate on the podium after winning the pairs competition REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

(Reuters) - Canada's Deanna Stellato-Dudek became the oldest athlete to win a figure skating Grand Prix competition, at the age of 39, when she took first place with Maxime Deschamps in the pairs event in Angers, France, on Saturday.

Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps topped the podium with an overall score of 185.84 in the Grand Prix de France and qualified for the GP final in Turin on Dec. 8-11.