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Danielle McGrath

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Danielle McGrath (Carr)
Born (1969-11-06) 6 November 1969 (age 55)
Sydney, Australia
Figure skating career
CountryAustralia
PartnerStephen Carr
CoachSergei Shakhrai, Kerry Leitch
Retired1999

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.

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

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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
Olympics 13th 11th 13th
Worlds 11th 14th 12th 15th 10th 16th 16th 14th 11th 10th 11th 12th 16th 15th
GP Cup of Russia 7th
GP Lalique 7th
GP NHK Trophy 8th 6th
GP Skate Canada 8th
Nebelhorn 11th
NHK Trophy 7th 5th 6th 9th 8th
Piruetten 3rd 7th
Prague Skate 3rd 5th
Skate America 11th 8th
Skate Canada 6th 3rd 5th 5th
St. Gervais 12th
International: Junior[4]
Junior Worlds 8th 13th 7th 7th
National[4]
Australia 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

References

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