Japan took gold and bronze and the U.S. claimed silver at Skate Canada in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Mone Chiba, the 2025 world bronze medalist, delivered a powerful free skate to retain first place and score her first ever Grand Prix title. Isabeau Levito made only a few missteps to hang on to second, and Grand Prix de France champion, Ami Nakai, moved up from 4th to finish on the podium.

After missing much of last season due to injury, Levito needed to put out a strong early-season showing to cement her bid for one of the three U.S. Olympic women's singles berths. At her first Grand Prix assignment of the season in France, despite two fairly-solid performances with only a few small errors, she landed in 4th place, fighting for a podium placement with a deep roster of competitors.  

Her results at Skate Canada mean she now has an outside chance of making the Grand Prix Final in Japan. 

U.S. 2018 Olympian, Bradie Tennell, completed her first of two allocated Grand Prix events, moving up from 5th place after the short to finish just off the podium. She next will skate at the Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy Nov. 21-23 along with teammate Amber Glenn and a strong roster of Japanese athletes, including the Skate Canada champion, Chiba.

Italy's Lara Naki Gutmann fell from 3rd to 5th place, and American Sarah Everhardt finished Skate Canada in 7th.

Canadians Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps won their event, securing a place in the Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan Dec. 4-7.

The 2024 world champions, Stellato-Dudek and Deschamps completed a strong program with one error on their final lift, losing them approximately two points. 

“We’re really happy and there’s still room for improvement. We’ve managed to show more of what we do in training. We want to compete in as many events as possible to iron out all the little details before the Olympics,” said Stellato-Dudek.

After Stellato-Dudek received her Canadian citizenship late last year, the pair have their eyes on making history at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. At age 42, Stellato-Dudek will be one of the oldest competitors in her sport, and the win in Saskatchewan marks their third consecutive Skate Canada International victory. 

Two-time world medalists, Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin, struggled through a difficult free skate for the typically-tight German pair. A fall in the combination jump and the throw triple flip meant they couldn't hold onto their lead following the short program.

U.S. 2025 national bronze medalists, Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea, had a breakout night in Saskatchewan. Since teaming up in 2022, the pair have shown strong growth, but this season were plagued by injury – O'Shea skated to 7th place at the 2025 World Championships with a broken foot earlier this year, and Kam suffered a concussion in the offseason. The performance marked a powerful statement as they work toward an Olympic bid.