Maxime Deschamps of Quebec and Chicago's Deanna Stellato-Dudek perform their short program in the pairs competition at the Finlandia Trophy in Helsinki, Finland on Nov. 15, 2024.

Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps, who hails from Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., led after Friday's pairs short program at the Finlandia Trophy, the fifth stop on the Grand Prix figure skating circuit.