# Margaret Purdy

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**Margaret Purdy** (born January 18, 1995) is a Canadian former competitive [pair skater](/source/Pair_skating). With [Michael Marinaro](/source/Michael_Marinaro), she is the 2013 [World Junior](/source/World_Junior_Figure_Skating_Championships) silver medalist and 2010 [Canadian national](/source/Canadian_Figure_Skating_Championships) junior champion.

## Personal life

Purdy attended the [University of Western Ontario](/source/University_of_Western_Ontario) from September 2014 to 2018, studying social sciences.[1]

## Career

Purdy started skating at age four as a hockey player and switched to figure skating at age seven.[2]

In May 2007, Purdy teamed up with [Michael Marinaro](/source/Michael_Marinaro) to train in pairs.[3] In the 2009–10 season, they debuted on the [ISU Junior Grand Prix](/source/ISU_Junior_Grand_Prix) series and won the Canadian junior title. The pair placed eighth in [The Hague](/source/The_Hague) at their first [World Junior Championships](/source/2010_World_Junior_Figure_Skating_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](/source/2012_World_Junior_Figure_Skating_Championships) in [Minsk](/source/Minsk). The following season, they won gold at their two JGP assignments, in the United States and Croatia, and qualified for the [JGP Final](/source/ISU_Junior_Grand_Prix_Final), where they placed fourth. The pair took silver at the [2013 World Junior Championships](/source/2013_World_Junior_Figure_Skating_Championships) in [Milan](/source/Milan), behind [Haven Denney](/source/Haven_Denney) / [Brandon Frazier](/source/Brandon_Frazier).

In September 2013, Purdy/Marinaro and their coaches moved their training base from [Strathroy](/source/Strathroy-Caradoc) to [Komoka](/source/Middlesex_Centre).[4] The pair appeared at two senior Grand Prix events, the [2013 Skate America](/source/2013_Skate_America) and [2013 Skate Canada International](/source/2013_Skate_Canada_International), finishing eighth at both. After placing fifth at the [2014 Canadians](/source/2014_Canadian_Figure_Skating_Championships), they were assigned to the [2014 Four Continents](/source/2014_Four_Continents_Figure_Skating_Championships) and came in sixth. On May 27, 2014, they announced the end of their partnership and Purdy retired from elite competition.[1]

## Programs

(with Marinaro)

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2013–2014 [3][5] Unchained Melody by Alex North Casablanca by Max Steiner 2012–2013 [6] 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 [7][8] 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 [9] Fuente y Caudal by Paco de Lucía New Moon by Alexandre Desplat 2009–2010 [2][10] Santa Maria by Gotan Project Here, There and Everywhere Something by The Beatles

## Competitive highlights

(with Marinaro)

Results[11] 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[3] 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

## References

1. ["World Junior Medallists Purdy and Marinaro end skating partnership"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140528050145/http://skatecanada.ca/AboutUs/NewsDetails/tabid/2157/sni%5B2797%5D/3532/language/en-US/Default.aspx). *[Skate Canada](/source/Skate_Canada)*. May 27, 2014. Archived from [the original](http://www.skatecanada.ca/AboutUs/NewsDetails/tabid/2157/sni%5B2797%5D/3532/language/en-US/Default.aspx) on May 28, 2014.

1. Mittan, Barry (December 20, 2009). ["Canada's Purdy Gives Up Hockey to Skate Pairs"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160517060513/http://www.skatetoday.com/2009/12/20/canadas-purdy-gives-up-hockey-to-skate-pairs/). *Skate Today*. Archived from [the original](http://www.skatetoday.com/2009/12/20/canadas-purdy-gives-up-hockey-to-skate-pairs/) on May 17, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2012.

1. ["Margaret Purdy / Michael Marinaro: 2013/2014"](http://skatecanada.ca/Profile/tabid/3998/language/en-US/Default.aspx?strregid=2743893&strcategory=pair&strbiocategory=Senior%20Pair&strlanguage=E). Skate Canada. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140407014907/http://www.skatecanada.ca/Profile/tabid/3998/language/en-US/Default.aspx?strregid=2743893&strcategory=pair&strbiocategory=Senior%20Pair&strlanguage=E) April 7, 2014 at the Wayback Machine.; * ["Alternate link"](http://members.skatecanada.ca/memberreg/athletebio_nws.cfm?ex=1&strregid=2743893&strcategory=pair&strbiocategory=Senior%20Pair&strlanguage=E). Skate Canada. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140112030642/http://members.skatecanada.ca/memberreg/athletebio_nws.cfm?ex=1&strregid=2743893&strcategory=pair&strbiocategory=Senior%20Pair&strlanguage=E) January 12, 2014 at the Wayback Machine.

1. Pyette, Ryan (September 6, 2013). ["Local skaters Margaret Purdy and Michael Marinaro resurrect Kurt Browning's Casablanca theme"](https://lfpress.com/2013/09/06/ocal-skaters-margaret-purdy-and-michael-marinaro-resurrect-kurt-brownings-casablanca-theme). *[London Free Press](/source/London_Free_Press)*

1. ["Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO: 2013/2014"](http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012162.htm). International Skating Union. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140524001614/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012162.htm) May 24, 2014 at the Wayback Machine.

1. ["Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO: 2012/2013"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130929105042/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012162.htm). International Skating Union. Archived from [the original](http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012162.htm) on September 29, 2013.

1. ["Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO: 2011/2012"](http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012162.htm). International Skating Union. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120419153534/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012162.htm) April 19, 2012 at the Wayback Machine.

1. ["Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO: 2011/2012"](http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012162.htm). International Skating Union. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20111202202415/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012162.htm) December 2, 2011 at the Wayback Machine.

1. ["Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO: 2010/2011"](http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012162.htm). International Skating Union. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110207035929/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012162.htm) February 7, 2011 at the Wayback Machine.

1. ["Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO: 2009/2010"](http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012162.htm). International Skating Union. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100515074342/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012162.htm) May 15, 2010 at the Wayback Machine.

1. ["Competition Results: Margaret PURDY / Michael MARINARO"](http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00012162.htm). International Skating Union. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140421160816/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00012162.htm) April 21, 2014 at the Wayback Machine.

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