Michelle Long (born April 7, 1992) is a Canadian retired figure skater. She represented Canada at the 2018 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, finishing 15th overall.
| Michelle Long | |
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 Long at the 2018 Four Continents Championships | |
| Born | April 7, 1992 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Canada |
| Coach | Robert Burk |
| Skating club | Richmond Training Centre |
| Began skating | 1997 |
| Retired | August 15, 2022 |
Long began learning to skate in 1997[1] and started competing around 2008.[2] She trained at the Newmarket Skating Club before moving, at the age of 18, to the Richmond Training Centre in Richmond Hill, Ontario.[3] She achieved her best national result, fifth, at the 2016 Canadian Championships, giving her a spot on the national team.[4][2]
Long graduated from Newmarket High School and later studied biology at York University.[3]
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2020–2021 |
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| 2019–2020 [5] |
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| 2018–2019 |
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| 2017–2018 [1] |
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Competitive highlights
edit| International[6] | |||||||||
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| Event | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 | 19–20 | 20–21 | 21–22 |
| Four Continents | 15th | ||||||||
| CS Autumn Classic | 11th | 8th | |||||||
| CS U.S. Classic | 8th | ||||||||
| Volvo Open Cup | 18th | ||||||||
| National[6] | |||||||||
| Canadian Champ. | 7th | 5th | 9th | 7th | 6th | 5th | C | 4th | |
| Minto Summer Skate | 3rd | ||||||||
| SC Challenge | 24th | 4th | 12th | 9th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 8th |
| Ontario Sectionals | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 3rd | |||||
In media
editLong skated for lead actress Kaya Scodelario on the 2020 Netflix series Spinning Out.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Michelle LONG: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
- ^ a b "Michelle Long". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on December 2, 2018.
- ^ a b Cudmore, John (January 28, 2016). "Talk about a Long-shot: Michelle rallies at Skate Canada final". yorkregion.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2018.
- ^ Cudmore, John (January 10, 2018). "Different strokes for skaters Gabby Daleman, Michelle Long at nationals". yorkregion.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2018.
- ^ "Michelle LONG: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Michelle LONG". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 2, 2018.
- ^ Fuentes, Tamara (2020-01-15). "Meet All the Pro Figure Skaters Who Appeared on "Spinning Out"". seventeen.com. Retrieved 2020-01-21.