{{Short description|Canadian figure skater}} {{Infobox figure skater |name= Marcus Christensen |image= |imagesize= |caption= |fullname= |altname= |country= Canada |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1970|4|2|mf=yes}} |birth_place= Toronto, Ontario, Canada |height= {{height|m=1.77}} |coach= Louis Stong, Marijane Stong, Paul Martini |skating club= Granite Club |beganskating= 1976 |retired= 1996 }}
'''Marcus Christensen''' (born April 2, 1970)<ref name=ISU-MC/> is a Canadian former competitive figure skater. He is the 1988 Grand Prix International St. Gervais champion, the 1988 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist, the 1992 Prague Skate bronze medalist, and a three-time Canadian national medalist (silver in 1995, bronze in 1993 and 1996).<ref name=SCRB/> Christensen's highest ISU Championship placements were ninth at the 1988 Junior Worlds in Brisbane and tenth at the 1993 Worlds in Prague. He was coached by Louis Stong, Marijane Stong, and Paul Martini.<ref name=ISU-MC/>
After retiring from competition, Christensen became a skating coach.
== Programs == {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center ! Season ! Short program ! Free skating |- ! 1995–96 <br> <ref name=ISU-MC/> | * | * Remembrance <br>{{small| by Maurice Jarre }} * JFK <br>{{small| by John Williams }} ** Drummer's Salute <br>{{small| by D.G. McCroskie }} ** Prologue |}
==Results== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | International<ref name=ISU-MC/><ref name=SCRB/> |- ! Event ! {{tooltip|87–88|1987–88}} ! 88–89 ! 89–90 ! 90–91 ! 91–92 4th Skate Canada ! 92–93 ! 93–94 ! 94–95 ! 95–96 |- | align=left | World Champ. || || || || || || 10th || 15th || 31st || 27th |- | align=left | Skate America || || || || || || || || 9th || |- | align=left | Skate Canada || || || || || || || 6th || || |- | align=left | Prague Skate || || || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || || |- | align=left | Nebelhorn Trophy || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || || || || || |- | align=left | St. Gervais || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || || || || || |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | International<ref name=ISU-MC/> |- | align=left | World Junior Champ. || 9th || || || || || || || || |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | National<ref name=ISU-MC/><ref name=SCRB/> |- | align=left | Canadian Champ. || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd J || || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || 4th|| bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd |}
==References== {{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=ISU-MC>{{cite web |url= http://figureskating.sportresult.com/Bios/CAN/2016/0/51700/MEN/TO/1680 |title= Marcus CHRISTENSEN |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160507030518/http://figureskating.sportresult.com/Bios/CAN/2016/0/51700/MEN/TO/1680 |archivedate= May 7, 2016 |url-status= live }}</ref>
<ref name=SCRB>{{cite web |url= http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-Volume2-1974-current.pdf |title= Results Book - Volume 2 - 1974 - current |publisher= Skate Canada |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090920093849/http://skatecanada.ca/en/events_results/results/archives/SkateCanadaResultsBook-Volume2-1974-current.pdf |archivedate= September 20, 2009 }}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Christensen, Marcus}} Category:Canadian male single skaters Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:Figure skaters from Toronto
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