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.
Personal life Purdy attended the University of Western Ontario from September 2014 to 2018, studying social sciences.
Career Purdy started skating at age four as a hockey player and switched to figure skating at age seven.
In May 2007, Purdy teamed up with Michael Marinaro to train in pairs. 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. 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.
Programs (with Marinaro)
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2013–2014 Unchained Melody by Alex North Casablanca by Max Steiner 2012–2013 O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi) by Giacomo Puccini The Artist by Ludovic Bource Beauty and a Beat by Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj 2011–2012 Fuente y Caudal by Paco de Lucía
Harlem Nocturne Who Wants to Live Forever The Show Must Go On by Queen Someone Like You by Adele 2010–2011 Fuente y Caudal by Paco de Lucía New Moon by Alexandre Desplat 2009–2010 Santa Maria by Gotan Project Here, There and Everywhere Something
Competitive highlights (with Marinaro)
Results 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 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
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