Melanie Cole

Melanie Cole Moffatt (born July 27, 1968) is a Canadian former competitive ice dancer. With Michael Farrington, she is the 1988 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion, 1988 Skate Canada International bronze medalist, and 1988 Canadian national bronze medalist. The two competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, finishing 16th.

Melanie Cole
Personal information
Alternative namesMelanie Cole Moffatt
Country representedCanada
Born (1968-07-27) July 27, 1968
Newmarket, Ontario
PartnerMichael Farrington
Martin Smith
Donald Godfrey
Skating clubUpper Canada Skating Club
Newmarket Figure Skating Club
Training locationsToronto
Newmarket
Retired1989

Career

As a child, Cole trained at the Newmarket Figure Skating Club.[1]

Skating with Donald Godfrey, she became the Canadian national novice champion in 1984.[2] The two finished seventh at the 1985 World Junior Championships, which took place in December 1984 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Cole and her next partner, Martin Smith, placed fourth at the 1986 World Junior Championships in December 1985 in Sarajevo and won the Canadian national junior title the same season.[2] The following season, they competed on the senior level, placing 8th at the 1986 Skate America.

In 1987, Cole teamed up with Michael Farrington at the Upper Canada Skating Club.[1] In their first season together, they won bronze at the Canadian Championships and were named in Canada's Olympic team. They finished 16th at the 1988 Winter Olympics, which took place in February in Calgary, Alberta.[3] In March, they placed 15th at the 1988 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Cole/Farrington competed one more season together, winning gold at the 1988 Golden Spin of Zagreb[4] and bronze at the 1988 Skate Canada International.[5] Cole decided to retire from competition in 1989, saying in a 2011 interview that skating was "too expensive" and "I was done and ready to move on. I had no hard feelings or regrets."[1]

Cole Moffatt joined the York Regional Police in 1990.[6]

In 2011, she was inducted into the Newmarket Sports Hall of Fame.[1]

Results

With Farrington
International[4]
Event 1987–88 1988–89
Winter Olympics16th
World Championships15th
Golden Spin of Zagreb1st
Skate Canada International3rd
National[2]
Canadian Championships3rd

With Smith
International[4]
Event 1985–86 1986–87
Skate America8th
International: Junior[7][4]
World Junior Championships4th
Merano Autumn Trophy1st
National[2]
Canadian Championships1st J
J = Junior level

With Godfrey
International: Junior[4]
Event 1983–84 1984–85
World Junior Championships7th
National[2]
Canadian Championships1st N
N = Novice level

References
  1. "Calgary Olympics ices Hall berth for Cole Moffatt". yorkregion.com. November 4, 2011. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020.
  2. "Canadian Championships / Championnats Canadiens" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
  3. "Melanie Cole". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020.
  4. "Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2009.
  5. "Skate Canada International" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 28, 2019.
  6. "Police Appreciation Night 2017" (PDF). York Regional Police. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 23, 2020.
  7. "Results Book, Volume 1: 1896–1973" (PDF). Skate Canada. pp. 22–28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2010.
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