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
Born (1992-04-07) April 7, 1992 (age 32)
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
CountryCanada
CoachRobert Burk
Skating clubRichmond Training Centre
Began skating1997
RetiredAugust 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

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Season Short program Free skating
2020–2021
2019–2020
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2018–2019
2017–2018
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Competitive highlights

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CS: Challenger Series

International[6]
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

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Long skated for lead actress Kaya Scodelario on the 2020 Netflix series Spinning Out.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Michelle LONG: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 29, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Michelle Long". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on December 2, 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Michelle LONG: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 18, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Competition Results: Michelle LONG". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 2, 2018.
  7. ^ Fuentes, Tamara (2020-01-15). "Meet All the Pro Figure Skaters Who Appeared on "Spinning Out"". seventeen.com. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
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