Mary Orr (born September 17, 1996) is a Canadian pair skater. With former partner Phelan Simpson, she finished in the top ten at the 2014 and 2015 World Junior Championships.
| Mary Orr | |
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 Orr/Simpson at the 2015 World Junior Championships | |
| Born | September 17, 1996 Burlington, Ontario |
| Hometown | Brantford, Ontario |
| Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Canada |
| Partner | Brett Varley |
| Coach | Kristy Sargeant-Wirtz, Kris Wirtz |
| Skating club | Kitchener-Waterloo FSC |
| Began skating | 2000 |
Career
editOrr started learning to skate in 2000.[1] She trained as a single skater at the Brantford Skating Club before moving to the Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club, where she began skating pairs.[2] In January 2013, she and Anthony Furiano became the Canadian junior bronze medalists for the second year in a row.[3]
Orr teamed up with Phelan Simpson in 2013.[2] The pair won the junior bronze medal at the 2014 Canadian Championships. They were assigned to the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, where they finished sixth.
Orr/Simpson won the national junior title at the 2015 Canadian Championships and were named in Canada's team to the 2015 World Junior Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, where they finished tenth. After the event, Simpson retired from competitive skating. Orr teamed up with Brett Varley in 2016.[4]
Orr has also competed in running, mainly in 5 kilometre races.[4]
Programs
edit(with Simpson)
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 [1] |
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| 2013–2014 [5] |
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Competitive highlights
editJGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Simpson
edit| International[6] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Event | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
| World Junior Champ. | 6th | 10th |
| JGP Croatia | 7th | |
| JGP Estonia | 6th | |
| JGP Latvia | 7th | |
| National[6] | ||
| Canadian Champ. | 3rd J | 1st J |
| J = Junior level | ||
With Furiano
edit| National[7] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 |
| Canadian Champ. | 5th N | 2nd N | 3rd J | 3rd J |
| Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior | ||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Mary ORR / Phelan SIMPSON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
- ^ a b Ruby, Michelle (August 20, 2013). "Brantford's Mary Orr has a new partner, new goal". Brantford Expositor.
- ^ Smiley, Brian (January 30, 2013). "Pair 'excited' to make move to senior". Brantford Expositor.
- ^ a b Gray, Victoria (November 2, 2016). "Figure skating and running toward success". Brant News.
- ^ "Mary ORR / Phelan SIMPSON: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Competition Results: Mary ORR / Phelan SIMPSON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
- ^ "Mary Orr & Anthony Furiano". Tracings.net.
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