Michael McPherson

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Michael McPherson (born July 21, 1982, in Otsego, Michigan, U.S.) is an American pair skater. With former partner Kristen Roth, he is the 2001 World Junior bronze medalist. They won the silver medal at the 2000-2001 Junior Grand Prix Final and competed for one season on the senior Grand Prix. After that partnership broke up following the 2003–2004 season, McPherson competed with Emma Phibbs.

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Results

Pairs

(with Amanda Ross)

Event19981999
U.S. Championships 8th N.3rd N.

(with Roth)

Event1999-002000-012001-022002-03
World Junior Championships 3rd8th
U.S. Championships 1st N.2nd J.10th
Skate America 9th
NHK Trophy 7th
ISU Junior Grand Prix, France 2nd
ISU Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain 4th
ISU Junior Grand Prix, China 1st

(with Phibbs)

Event2004
U.S. Championships 11th


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