Danielle McGrath

Danielle Vanessa McGrath, née Carr OAM (born 6 November 1969 in Sydney) is an Australian former pair skater. With her brother, Stephen Carr, she is a nineteen-time (1980–1998) Australian national champion.[1] They competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics, placing 13th, the 1994 Winter Olympics, placing 11th, and the 1998 Winter Olympics, again placing 13th. They retired from competitive skating following the 1998 Olympic season. During their amateur career, they were coached by Sergei Shakhrai and Kerry Leitch.

Danielle McGrath (Carr)
Personal information
Country representedAustralia
Born (1969-11-06) 6 November 1969
Sydney, Australia
PartnerStephen Carr
CoachSergei Shakhrai, Kerry Leitch
ChoreographerCatarina Lindgren, Tom Dickson, Jo Jo Starbuck, Brenda Trussell
Retired1999

In the 2000 Australia Day Honours McGrath was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for "service to figure skating at Australian and World Championships, and to the Olympic movement".[2]

As of 2006, McGrath was working as a skating coach in Sydney, Australia. She coached Emma Brien / Stuart Beckingham.[3]

Results

GP: Champions Series (Grand Prix)

with Stephen Carr
International[4]
Event 80–81 81–82 82–83 83–84 84–85 85–86 86–87 87–88 88–89 89–90 90–91 91–92 92–93 93–94 94–95 95–96 96–97 97–98 98–99
Olympics13th11th13th
Worlds11th14th12th15th10th16th16th14th11th10th11th12th16th15th
GP Cup of Russia7th
GP Lalique7th
GP NHK Trophy8th6th
GP Skate Canada8th
Nebelhorn11th
NHK Trophy7th5th6th9th8th
Piruetten3rd7th
Prague Skate3rd5th
Skate America11th8th
Skate Canada6th3rd5th5th
St. Gervais12th
International: Junior[4]
Junior Worlds8th13th7th7th
National[4]
Australia1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st

References
  1. "Danielle McGrath & Stephen Carr". Pairs on Ice. Archived from the original on 18 September 2004.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Danielle Vanessa McGrath". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. "Emma BRIEN / Stuart BECKINGHAM". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010.
  4. "Danielle McGRATH / Stephen CARR". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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