Michelle McDonald
Born (1964-02-01) February 1, 1964
Figure skating career
CountryCanada
PartnerMartin Smith
Mark Mitchell
Michael Farrington
Patrick Mandley
Retiredc. 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

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

With Smith

International[1]
Event 1990–91 1991–92
World Championships16th
NHK Trophy5th
Skate Canada4th
National[2]
Canadian Championships1st3rd

With Mitchell

International[1][3]
Event 1988–89 1989–90
World Championships11th9th
Goodwill Games5th
International de Paris5th
Skate America6th
Skate Canada International2nd
Skate Electric4th
National[2]
Canadian Championships2nd2nd

With Farrington

International[1]
Event 1986–87
Nebelhorn Trophy3rd
Skate Canada International6th

With Mandley

International[1]
Event 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85
Nebelhorn Trophy7th
Skate Canada International9th
National[2]
Canadian Championships3rd J1st J

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "Canadian Championships / Championnats Canadiens" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Skate Canada International" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 28, 2019.
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