Michael Farrington

Michael Farrington
Born (1966-08-11) August 11, 1966 (age 58)
Barrie, Ontario
Figure skating career
CountryCanada
PartnerPamela Watson
Melanie Cole
Michelle McDonald
Kim Campbell
Christine Horton
Skating clubUpper Canada Skating Club
Scarborough FSC

Michael Farrington (born August 11, 1966) is a Canadian former competitive ice dancer. With Melanie Cole, he is the 1988 Golden Spin of Zagreb champion, 1988 Skate Canada International bronze medalist, and 1988 Canadian national bronze medalist. The two competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, finishing 16th.

Career

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Skating with Christine Horton, Farrington won the novice bronze medal at the 1981 Canadian Championships. In December 1982, they placed fifth at the 1983 World Junior Championships in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. They were the junior bronze medalists at the 1983 Canadian Championships. The following season, they finished fourth at the 1984 World Junior Championships in December 1983 in Sapporo, Japan, and became the Canadian national junior champions. Farrington represented Scarborough FSC.[1]

With Kim Campbell, he placed sixth at the 1985 Morzine Avoriaz in France. With Michelle McDonald, he won bronze at the 1986 Nebelhorn Trophy in Germany and placed sixth at the 1986 Skate Canada International.

In 1987, Farrington teamed up with Melanie Cole at the Upper Canada Skating Club.[2] In their first season together, they won bronze at the Canadian Championships and were named in Canada's Olympic team. They finished 16th at the 1988 Winter Olympics, which took place in February in Calgary, Alberta.[3] In March, they placed 15th at the 1988 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Cole/Farrington competed one more season together, winning gold at the 1988 Golden Spin of Zagreb[4] and bronze at the 1988 Skate Canada International.[5]

Farrington placed 5th at the 1989 Nations Cup with Pamela Watson.

Results

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With Watson

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International[4]
Event 1989–90
Nations Cup 5th

With Cole

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International[4]
Event 1987–88 1988–89
Winter Olympics 16th
World Championships 15th
Golden Spin of Zagreb 1st
Skate Canada International 3rd
National[1]
Canadian Championships 3rd

With McDonald

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International[4]
Event 1986–87
Nebelhorn Trophy 3rd
Skate Canada International 6th

With Campbell

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International[6]
Event 1985
Morzine Avoriaz 6th

With Horton

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International: Junior[4]
Event 1982–83 1983–84
World Junior Championships 5th 4th
National[1]
Canadian Championships 3rd J 1st J

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Canadian Championships / Championnats Canadiens" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
  2. ^ "Calgary Olympics ices Hall berth for Cole Moffatt". yorkregion.com. November 4, 2011. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Michael Farrington". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Results Book, Volume 2: 1974–current" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2009.
  5. ^ "Skate Canada International" (PDF). Skate Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 28, 2019.
  6. ^ "Results Book, Volume 1: 1896–1973" (PDF). Skate Canada. pp. 22–28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2010.