Margaret Purdy

Margaret Purdy
Purdy/Marinaro at the 2011 Canadian Championships
Personal information
Country represented	Canada
Born	January 18, 1995 London, Ontario
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 ^1⁄2 in)
Former partner	Michael Marinaro
Former coach	Scott Rachuk, Alison Purkiss
Former choreographer	Alison Purkiss
Former skating club	Competitive Skating Centre of Strathroy
Former training locations	Komoka Strathroy
Began skating	2002
Retired	May 2014
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	154.70 2013 Junior Worlds
Short program	53.09 2013 Junior Worlds
Free skate	101.61 2013 Junior Worlds
Medal record Representing  Canada Pair skating World Junior Championships 2013 Milan Pairs

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

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]	Unchained Melody by Alex North	Casablanca by Max Steiner
2012–2013 [6]	O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi) by Giacomo Puccini	The Artist by Ludovic Bource
2011–2012 [7][8]	Fuente y Caudal by Paco de Lucía Harlem Nocturne	Who Wants to Live Forever by Queen The Show Must Go On by Queen	Someone Like You by Adele
2010–2011 [9]	Fuente y Caudal by Paco de Lucía	New Moon by Alexandre Desplat
2009–2010 [2][10]	Santa Maria by Gotan Project	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 Continents							6th
GP Skate America							8th
GP Skate Canada							8th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds			8th		5th	2nd
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 PN	3rd N.	1st J.	9th	6th	5th	5th
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.
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.;
   • "Alternate link". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on January 12, 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.

External links

Media related to Margaret Purdy at Wikimedia Commons

• Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro at the International Skating Union