Japan's Chiba Wins Skate Canada Women's Title; Canada's Stellato-Dudek/Deschamps Win Pairs

At Skate Canada in Saskatoon, Japan's Mone Chiba won the women's title with a near-flawless free skate, posting a season-best score of 217.23 points and securing her first Grand Prix gold medal after previous runner-up finishes. American Isabeau Levito, the reigning world silver medalist, earned silver with a score of 209.77 points, maintaining strong contention for one of the three U.S. Olympic team spots for Milano-Cortina. Ami Nakai of Japan, fresh from winning the Grand Prix de France, placed third with 203.09 points, securing her place in the Grand Prix Final. In pairs, Canadians Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps won their third consecutive Skate Canada gold with 213.40 points, ahead of German pair Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin. The men's title and ice dance events remained to be decided, with American Ilia Malinin leading the men's short program. The competition highlights the intense battles for Olympic qualification and continued dominance by top skaters from Japan, the U.S., and Canada.