Margaret Purdy

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.

Margaret Purdy
Purdy/Marinaro at the 2011 Canadian Championships
Personal information
Country representedCanada
Born (1995-01-18) January 18, 1995
London, Ontario
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Former partnerMichael Marinaro
Former coachScott Rachuk, Alison Purkiss
Former choreographerAlison Purkiss
Former skating clubCompetitive Skating Centre of Strathroy
Former training locationsKomoka
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
Representing  Canada
Pair skating
World Junior Championships
2013 MilanPairs

Personal life

Purdy will attend the University of Western Ontario from September 2014, 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
Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Four Continents6th
GP Skate America8th
GP Skate Canada8th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds8th5th2nd
JGP Final4th
JGP Austria10th
JGP Croatia1st
JGP Czech Rep.9th
JGP Germany10th
JGP Latvia3rd
JGP Poland7th
JGP UK10th
JGP USA1st
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

References
  1. "World Junior Medallists Purdy and Marinaro end skating partnership". Skate Canada. May 27, 2014. Archived from the original on May 28, 2014.
  2. Mittan, Barry (December 20, 2009). "Canada's Purdy Gives Up Hockey to Skate Pairs". Skate Today.
  3. "Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro: 2013/2014". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014.;
  4. Pyette, Ryan (September 6, 2013). "Local skaters Margaret Purdy and Michael Marinaro resurrect Kurt Browning's Casablanca theme". London Free Press.
  5. "Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014.
  6. "Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 22, 2013.
  7. "Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012.
  8. "Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011.
  9. "Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011.
  10. "Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 15, 2010.
  11. "Competition Results: Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014.

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