Stellato-Dudek, a 2000 World Junior Championships silver medalist in singles for the U.S., spent 15 years in retirement before returning in pairs and then switching to Canada. Last year, she became at age 40 the oldest female figure skater to win a world title in any of the four disciplines.

The World Figure Skating Championships air live next week on NBC Sports and Peacock from Boston's TD Garden. Defending champions Ilia Malinin and ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates lead the U.S.