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Margaret Crosland
Other namesMargaret Berezowski, Margie Birdsell
BornCalgary, Canada
HometownCalgary, Canada
Figure skating career
CountryCanada
CoachHans Gershcwiler
Skating clubWinnipeg WC
Glencoe Club
Began skating1946
Retired1959

Margaret Crosland is a Canadian former figure skater from Calgary, Alberta.[1] She is the 1958 and 1959 Canadian national champion. She started skating at age 7, and was coached by the Swiss Olympian Hans Gerschwiler. She represented the Glencoe Club as a junior and the Winnipeg Winter Club as a senior.[2]

Crosland graduated from the University of British Columbia.[1] Now known as Margaret (Margie) Birdsell, she has enjoyed a 50 year tenure as a figure skating judge and international figure skating referee. She judged 5 world figure skating championships and the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. She is recognized for helping Canadian skaters through encouragement and supporting the sport through fair judging. In 1978 she was awarded the Alberta Government Achievement Award as an outstanding Albertan. She was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.[1]

Now known as Margaret Crosland Berezowski, she was featured in a segment profiling Alberta Sports Hall of Fame inductees, where she reflected on her experience.[3]

Results

International[2]
Event 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
World Championships 14th 13th 11th
North American Champ. 5th 6th
National[2]
Canadian Championships 3rd J 1st J 3rd 1st 1st
J: Junior level

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hall of Fame Honoured Members: Margaret Crosland Berezowski". Alberta Sports Hall of Fame & Museum. Archived from the original on April 29, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Skate Canada Results" (PDF). Skate Canada.
  3. ^ Margaret Crosland Berezowski @YouTube.com Retrieved September 29, 2018.