Danielle Vanessa McGrath, née Carr (born 6 November 1969 in Sydney) is an Australian former pair skater. With her brother, Stephen Carr, she is a nineteen-time (1980–1998) Australian national champion. They competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics, placing 13th, the 1994 Winter Olympics, placing 11th, and the 1998 Winter Olympics, again placing 13th. They retired from competitive skating following the 1998 Olympic season. During their amateur career, they were coached by Sergei Shakhrai and Kerry Leitch.
In the 2000 Australia Day Honours McGrath was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for "service to figure skating at Australian and World Championships, and to the Olympic movement".
As of 2006, McGrath was working as a skating coach in Sydney, Australia. She coached Emma Brien / Stuart Beckingham.
Results GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)
with Stephen Carr International Event 81–82 82–83 83–84 84–85 85–86 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99 Olympics 13th 11th 13th Worlds 11th 14th 12th 15th 10th 16th 16th 14th 11th 10th 11th 12th 16th 15th Cup of Russia 7th Lalique 7th NHK Trophy 8th 6th Skate Canada 8th Nebelhorn 11th NHK Trophy 7th 5th 6th 9th 8th Piruetten 3rd 7th Prague Skate 3rd 5th Skate America 11th 8th Skate Canada 6th 3rd 5th 5th St. Gervais 12th International: Junior Junior Worlds 8th 13th 7th 7th National Australia 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
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External links Figure skating corner profile