Margaret Purdy
# Margaret Purdy

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 by Queen 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 by The Beatles Something by The Beatles | |

## 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 ||||||||
