Mary Beth Marley

Mary Beth Marley
Mary Beth Marley
	Marley and Brubaker in 2011
Full name	Mary Beth Marley
Born	May 19, 1995 (age 29); Naperville, Illinois
Hometown	Downers Grove, Illinois
Height	1.46 m (4 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Began skating	2002
Medal record
Representing United States
Pairs Figure skating
Four Continents Championships

Mary Beth Marley (born May 19, 1995) is an American pair skater. With former partner Rockne Brubaker, she is the 2012 Four Continents bronze medalist and 2012 U.S. silver medalist. Previously, Marley competed in single skating and became the 2009 U.S. novice silver medalist.

Career

Singles career

Marley won the novice silver medal at the 2009 U.S. Championships. She was 5th on the junior level in 2011.

Partnership with Brubaker

Marley and Brubaker teamed up after a two-day tryout in August 2010.^[3]^[4] She was previously a singles skater and had no pairs experience but passed her pairs test on August 31, 2010.^[5] The pair was coached by John Nicks. Marley relocated to Aliso Viejo, California.^[4]

Marley and Brubaker's first international competition was the Toruń Cup in Toruń, Poland, where they earned the minimum technical scores required to compete at an ISU Championship. They placed fourth at the 2011 U.S. Nationals and were named as alternates for Four Continents. They were assigned to the event after an injury led Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett to withdraw.^[4] Jenni Meno and Todd Sand became their main coaches for the 2011–12 season and Nicks also continued to work with the pair.^[6]^[7]

In the 2012–2013 season, Marley and Brubaker were assigned to 2012 Skate Canada International and 2012 NHK Trophy, however, on August 14, 2012, the pair announced the end of their partnership.^[8] Marley decided to step away from competitive figure skating^[8] She works as a coach and choreographer in Chicago.^[9]

Programs

With Brubaker

Season	Short program	Free skating
2011–2012 ^[10]	Singin' in the Rain	Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff
2010–2011 ^[11]	Elizabeth: The Golden Age by Craig Armstrong, A. R. Rahman	The Addams Family by Marc Shaiman

As singles skater

Season	Short program	Free skating
2010–2011	Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy	Tango Jalousie by Jacob Gade
2009–2010	L-O-V-E (instrumental) by Nat King Cole	Cinderella by Sergei Prokofiev performed by The Cleveland Orchestra
2008–2009	Beethoven by Trans-Siberian Orchestra	Leyenda by Vanessa-Mae

Competitive highlights

Pairs career with Brubaker

Results^[12]
International
Event	2010–2011	2011–2012
Worlds		10th
Four Continents	8th	3rd
GP Skate America		7th
Cup of Nice		3rd
Toruń Cup	1st
National
U.S. Champ.	4th	2nd
GP = Grand Prix

Singles career

Event	2010–11
U.S. Championships	5th J.

References

^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2011/2012 : Pairs". International Skating Union. April 21, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Pairs". International Skating Union. May 6, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
^ Rosewater, Amy (October 25, 2010). "Marley, Brubaker have eyes on Greensboro". IceNetwork.com. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hersh, Philip (January 22, 2011). "Unlikely Chicago-area pair could surprise at nationals". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
^ Rutherford, Lynn (October 17, 2011). "U.S. pairs ready for challenge in Ontario". Icenetwork. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
^ Rutherford, Lynn (October 21, 2011). "Savchenko, Szolkowy tackle throw triple Axel". Icenetwork. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
^ Rutherford, Lynn (January 26, 2012). "Rink notes: Marley, Brubaker 'different team now'". Ice Network.
^ ^a ^b "U.S. pairs skaters Marley, Brubaker end partnership". U.S. Figure Skating. Icenetwork. August 14, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
^ Rutherford, Lynn (July 27, 2013). "Watching old pals compete bittersweet for Marley". Ice Network.
^ "Mary Beth MARLEY / Rockne BRUBAKER: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012.
^ "Mary Beth MARLEY / Rockne BRUBAKER: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 23, 2011.
^ "Competition Results: Mary Beth MARLEY / Rockne BRUBAKER". International Skating Union.

External links

Mary Beth Marley / Rockne Brubaker at the International Skating Union
Mary Beth Marley / Rockne Brubaker at Ice Network
Mary Beth Marley at Ice Network

[1112ts-1] "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2011/2012 : Pairs". International Skating Union. April 21, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.

[1011ts-2] "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Pairs". International Skating Union. May 6, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.

[icenetworkoct-3] Rosewater, Amy (October 25, 2010). "Marley, Brubaker have eyes on Greensboro". IceNetwork.com. Retrieved October 26, 2010.

[ct012211-4] Hersh, Philip (January 22, 2011). "Unlikely Chicago-area pair could surprise at nationals". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 8, 2011.

[in1017-5] Rutherford, Lynn (October 17, 2011). "U.S. pairs ready for challenge in Ontario". Icenetwork. Retrieved October 21, 2011.

[in1021-6] Rutherford, Lynn (October 21, 2011). "Savchenko, Szolkowy tackle throw triple Axel". Icenetwork. Retrieved October 21, 2011.

[inrn120126-7] Rutherford, Lynn (January 26, 2012). "Rink notes: Marley, Brubaker 'different team now'". Ice Network.

[usfs120814-8] "U.S. pairs skaters Marley, Brubaker end partnership". U.S. Figure Skating. Icenetwork. August 14, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.

[IN130727-9] Rutherford, Lynn (July 27, 2013). "Watching old pals compete bittersweet for Marley". Ice Network.

[bio1112-10] "Mary Beth MARLEY / Rockne BRUBAKER: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012.

[bio1011-11] "Mary Beth MARLEY / Rockne BRUBAKER: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 23, 2011.

[isucrMBMRB-12] "Competition Results: Mary Beth MARLEY / Rockne BRUBAKER". International Skating Union.

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