Margaret Purdy

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Margaret Purdy
2011 Canadian Championships Margaret Purdy Michael Marinaro.jpg
Purdy/Marinaro at the 2011 Canadian Championships
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (1995-01-18) January 18, 1995 (age 27)
London, Ontario
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Former partner Michael Marinaro
Former coachScott Rachuk, Alison Purkiss
Former choreographerAlison Purkiss
Former skating clubCompetitive Skating Centre of Strathroy
Former training locations Komoka
Strathroy
Began skating2002
RetiredMay 27, 2014
ISU personal best scores
Combined total154.70
2013 Junior Worlds
Short program53.09
2013 Junior Worlds
Free skate101.61
2013 Junior Worlds
Medal record

Margaret Purdy (born January 18, 1995) is a Canadian former competitive pair skater. With Michael Marinaro, she is the 2013 World Junior silver medalist and 2010 Canadian national junior champion.

Contents

Personal life

Purdy attended the University of Western Ontario from September 2014 to 2018, studying social sciences. [1]

Career

Purdy started skating at age four as a hockey player and switched to figure skating at age seven. [2]

In May 2007, Purdy teamed up with Michael Marinaro to train in pairs. [3] In the 2009–10 season, they debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and won the Canadian junior title. The pair placed eighth in The Hague at their first World Junior Championships.

In the 2011–12 season, Purdy/Marinaro won their first JGP medal — bronze in Latvia — and placed fifth at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Minsk. The following season, they won gold at their two JGP assignments, in the United States and Croatia, and qualified for the JGP Final, where they placed fourth. The pair took silver at the 2013 World Junior Championships in Milan, behind Haven Denney / Brandon Frazier.

In September 2013, Purdy/Marinaro and their coaches moved their training base from Strathroy to Komoka. [4] The pair appeared at two senior Grand Prix events, the 2013 Skate America and 2013 Skate Canada International, finishing eighth at both. After placing fifth at the 2014 Canadians, they were assigned to the 2014 Four Continents and came in sixth. On May 27, 2014, they announced the end of their partnership and Purdy retired from elite competition. [1]

Programs

(with Marinaro)

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2013–2014
[3] [5]
2012–2013
[6]
2011–2012
[7] [8]

  • Who Wants to Live Forever
    by Queen
  • The Show Must Go On
    by Queen
2010–2011
[9]
  • Fuente y Caudal
    by Paco de Lucía
2009–2010
[2] [10]
  • Here, There and Everywhere
    by The Beatles
  • Something
    by The Beatles

Competitive highlights

(with Marinaro)

Results [11]
International
Event2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Four Continents 6th
GP Skate America 8th
GP Skate Canada 8th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 8th5th2nd
JGP Final 4th
JGP Austria 10th
JGP Croatia 1st
JGP Czech Rep. 9th
JGP Germany 10th
JGP Latvia 3rd
JGP Poland 7th
JGP UK 10th
JGP USA 1st
National [3]
Canadian Champ. 2nd PN3rd N.1st J.9th6th5th5th
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix
Levels: PN = Pre-novice; N. = Novice; J. = Junior

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References

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  2. 1 2 Mittan, Barry (December 20, 2009). "Canada's Purdy Gives Up Hockey to Skate Pairs". Skate Today.
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