Michelle McDonald
| Michelle McDonald | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 1, 1964 |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Canada |
| Partner | Martin Smith Mark Mitchell Michael Farrington Patrick Mandley |
| Retired | c. 1992 |
Michelle McDonald (born February 1, 1964) is a Canadian former competitive ice dancer. With Martin Smith, she is the 1991 Canadian national champion. With Mark Mitchell, she is the 1989 Skate Canada International silver medalist and a two-time national silver medalist. In total, she competed at three World Championships, achieving her best result (9th) in 1990.
Career
[edit]McDonald won the 1983 Canadian national junior title with Patrick Mandley. They finished 7th at the 1983 Nebelhorn Trophy and 9th at the 1984 Skate Canada International.
With Michael Farrington, she won bronze at the 1986 Nebelhorn Trophy and placed sixth at the 1986 Skate Canada International.
Her next partner was Mark Mitchell. The two placed sixth at the 1988 Skate America, won silver at the 1989 Canadian Championships, and finished 11th at the 1989 World Championships in Paris. The following season, they won silver at the 1989 Skate Canada International, repeated as national silver medalists, and placed 9th at the 1990 World Championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. They parted ways after the 1990 Goodwill Games, where they finished fifth.
McDonald competed the next two seasons with Martin Smith. They won the 1991 Canadian national title and finished 16th at the 1991 World Championships in Munich, Germany. They dropped to third at the 1992 Canadian Championships and were not included in Canada's team to the 1992 Winter Olympics.
Competitive highlights
[edit]With Smith
[edit]| International[1] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 1990–91 | 1991–92 |
| World Championships | 16th | |
| NHK Trophy | 5th | |
| Skate Canada | 4th | |
| National[2] | ||
| Canadian Championships | 1st | 3rd |
With Mitchell
[edit]| International[1][3] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 1988–89 | 1989–90 |
| World Championships | 11th | 9th |
| Goodwill Games | 5th | |
| International de Paris | 5th | |
| Skate America | 6th | |
| Skate Canada International | 2nd | |
| Skate Electric | 4th | |
| National[2] | ||
| Canadian Championships | 2nd | 2nd |
With Farrington
[edit]| International[1] | |
|---|---|
| Event | 1986–87 |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 3rd |
| Skate Canada International | 6th |
With Mandley
[edit]| International[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 1981–82 | 1982–83 | 1983–84 | 1984–85 |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 7th | |||
| Skate Canada International | 9th | |||
| National[2] | ||||
| Canadian Championships | 3rd J | 1st J | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Canadian Championships / Championnats Canadiens" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
- ^ "Skate Canada International" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 28, 2019.