Marcus Christensen

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Marcus Christensen
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (1970-04-02) April 2, 1970 (age 50)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
CoachLouis Stong, Marijane Stong, Paul Martini
ChoreographerMarijane Stong
Skating clubGranite Club
Began skating1976
Retired1996

Marcus Christensen (born April 2, 1970) [1] is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He is the 1988 Grand Prix International St. Gervais champion, the 1988 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, the 1992 Prague Skate bronze medalist, and a three-time Canadian national medalist (silver in 1995, bronze in 1993 and 1996). [2] Christensen's highest ISU Championship placements were ninth at the 1988 Junior Worlds in Brisbane and tenth at the 1993 Worlds in Prague. He was coached by Louis Stong, Marijane Stong, and Paul Martini. [1]

Contents

After retiring from competition, Christensen became a skating coach.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
1995–96
[1]

Results

International [1] [2]
Event87–8888–8989–9090–9191–9292–9393–9494–9595–96
World Champ. 10th15th31st27th
Skate America 9th
Skate Canada 6th
Prague Skate 3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd
St. Gervais 1st
International [1]
World Junior Champ. 9th
National [1] [2]
Canadian Champ. 3rd2nd3rd

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Marcus CHRISTENSEN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Results Book - Volume 2 - 1974 - current" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.