Mary Orr (born September 17, 1996) is a Canadian pair skater. With former partner Phelan Simpson, she finished in the top ten at the 2014 and 2015 World Junior Championships.
Career Orr started learning to skate in 2000. She trained as a single skater at the Brantford Skating Club before moving to the Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club, where she began skating pairs. In January 2013, she and Anthony Furiano became the Canadian junior bronze medalists for the second year in a row.
Orr teamed up with Phelan Simpson in 2013. The pair won the junior bronze medal at the 2014 Canadian Championships. They were assigned to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, where they finished sixth.
Orr/Simpson won the national junior title at the 2015 Canadian Championships and were named in Canada's team to the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, where they finished tenth. After the event, Simpson retired from competitive skating. Orr teamed up with Brett Varley in 2016.
Orr has also competed in running, mainly in 5 kilometre races.
Programs (with Simpson)
Season Short program Free skating 2014–2015 Illumination Dueling Banjos Farewell Cheyenne Country 2013–2014 Cigarette Girl La Mer Cigarette Girl
Competitive highlights JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Simpson International Event 2013–14 2014–15 World Junior Champ. 6th 10th Croatia 7th Estonia 6th Latvia 7th National Canadian Champ. 3rd J 1st J J = Junior level
With Furiano National Event 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 Canadian Champ. 5th N 2nd N 3rd J 3rd J Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior
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