Mary Orr (figure skater)

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
Personal information
Country representedCanada
Born (1996-09-17) September 17, 1996
Burlington, Ontario
Home townBrantford, Ontario
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
PartnerBrett Varley
Former partnerPhelan Simpson, Anthony Furiano
CoachKristy Sargeant-Wirtz, Kris Wirtz
ChoreographerRebecca Babb
Skating clubKitchener-Waterloo FSC
Training locationsWaterloo, Ontario
Began skating2000
ISU personal best scores
Combined total132.02
2014 World Junior Champ.
Short program45.20
2014 JGP Croatia
Free skate86.88
2014 World Junior Champ.

Career

Orr 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

(with Simpson)

Season Short program Free skating
2014–2015
[1]
2013–2014
[5]
  • Cigarette Girl
    by Elliott Mayers and Telecast Orchestra
  • La Mer
    by Macklin Marrow
  • Cigarette Girl
    by Elliott Mayers and Telecast Orchestra
  • Dueling Banjos
  • Farewell Cheyenne
    by Ennio Morricone
  • Country
    by Didier Riey

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Simpson
International[6]
Event 2013–14 2014–15
World Junior Champ.6th10th
JGP Croatia7th
JGP Estonia6th
JGP Latvia7th
National[6]
Canadian Champ.3rd J1st J
J = Junior level

With Furiano
National[7]
Event 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
Canadian Champ.5th N2nd N3rd J3rd J
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References
  1. "Mary ORR / Phelan SIMPSON: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
  2. Ruby, Michelle (August 20, 2013). "Brantford's Mary Orr has a new partner, new goal". Brantford Expositor.
  3. Smiley, Brian (January 30, 2013). "Pair 'excited' to make move to senior". Brantford Expositor.
  4. Gray, Victoria (November 2, 2016). "Figure skating and running toward success". Brant News.
  5. "Mary ORR / Phelan SIMPSON: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. "Competition Results: Mary ORR / Phelan SIMPSON". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  7. "Mary Orr & Anthony Furiano". Tracings.net.
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