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Kirsten Moore-Towers
Canadian pair skater
Kirsten Moore-Towers (born July 1, ) is a Canadian retired competitive pair skater who competed internationally at the senior level for thirteen seasons from to She first achieved distinction partnered with Dylan Moscovitch, winning the Canadian national title.
The two won silver at the Four Continents Championships, as well as seven medals on the ISU Grand Prix, qualifying to three Grand Prix Finals and finishing fourth at two consecutive World Championships. As part of the Canadian team at the Winter Olympics, Moore-Towers/Moscovitch won an Olympic silver medal in the figure skating team event.
After the end of her partnership with Moscovitch, Moore-Towers formed a new partnership with Michael Marinaro. Together they were three-time Canadian national champions (–20, ). Competing internationally, they were two-time Four Continents medalists (silver in , bronze in ), and won medals on both the Grand Prix and Challenger series, including gold at the Nebelhorn Trophy and U.S.
International Classic. The two represented Canada at the and Winter Olympics.
Personal life
Kirsten Moore-Towers was born on July 1, , in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.[1] She is the daughter of a steel company employee and a Finance Manager and has a sister, Katie, who is eight years younger.[2] Moore-Towers is an advocate for eating disorders prevention and recovery in sport and has spoken publicly about her experiences in this area.[3]
Moore-Towers began matchmaking app fellow Canadian figure skater Liam Firus in [4] On August 22, , they became engaged.[5]
Early years in skating
Moore-Towers was introduced to skating at age two and a half by her mother.[6] She began pair skating around April , teaming up with Andrew Evans.[7] They appeared at one ISU Junior Grand Prix event and placed fourth on the junior level at the Canadian Championships.
The pair split after ten months together.[7]
Partnership with Moscovitch
–10 season
In February ,[8] Moore-Towers teamed up with Dylan Moscovitch, who had trained at the same rink for several years.[2]Kris Wirtz and Kristy Sargeant-Wirtz coached the pair at the Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club in Waterloo, Ontario.[9][10]
Moore-Towers/Moscovitch debuted on the Grand Prix series at the Skate Canada International, placing sixth.
They came fifth at the Canadian Championships and thus did not qualify for the Canadian teams for the Winter Olympics and World Championships. They were instead sent to the Four Continents Championships in Jeonju, South Korea, where they placed ninth.
–11 season: National champions
The pair initially received one Grand Prix assignment, the Skate America, but received a second, the Skate Canada International, after Jessica Dube / Bryce Davison withdrew.[7] They won silver at both events and qualified for the Grand Prix Final, where they finished sixth.
At the Canadian Championships, Moore-Towers/Moscovitch placed first in both programs to win the Canadian national title, points ahead of silver medallists Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford.[11] At the Four Continents Championships they placed fifth overall, after coming fifth in the short program and winning a small bronze medal for coming third in the free skate.
They placed eighth in their debut at the World Championships.
–12 season
Assigned to two Grand Prix events, Moore-Towers/Moscovitch won bronze at both the Skate America and the Cup of China. At the Canadian Championships, they placed third in the limited program and fourth in the free skate, finishing off the podium in fourth despite creature the defending champions.
Moore-Towers fell on their three-jump combination, and both fell while exiting a lift, resulting in three drop deductions accrued during the free skate. She commented afterwards: "I still love figure skating."[12]
–13 season: Silver at Four Continents
Moore-Towers/Moscovitch began the season at the U.S.
Classic, where they won the gold medal. They came fourth at their first Grand Prix assignment, the Cup of China, but went on to conquer silver at the NHK Trophy. These results qualified them for the Grand Prix Final for the second time, where they finished fifth.
At the Canadian Championships, they placed second in both programs to win the silver medal, behind Duhamel/Radford. At the Four Continents Championships in Osaka, Japan, they placed second in the first program and first in the free skate, again winning the silver medal behind Duhamel/Radford.
Moore-Towers' fall on a throw triple loop prevented them from winning the title outright, which she called "a bit unfortunate."[13] This was the team's first (and only, as it would turn out) medal at a major international rivalry.
Moore-Towers/Moscovitch ended the season at the World Championships in London, Ontario, where they placed fourth after coming fifth in both segments.
–14 season: Sochi Olympics
Moore-Towers/Moscovitch repeated as gold medallists at the U.S.
Classic before turning to the Grand Prix series. They won a silver medal at the Skate America and bronze at the Rostelecom Cup, which qualified them for their third Grand Prix Final, where they again came sixth.
They won another silver medal at the Canadian Championships and were named to the Canadian team for the Winter Olympics.
Moore-Towers/Moscovitch were part of the Canadian team for the team event in Sochi, performing the pairs free skate portion, where they came second. Canada won the silver medal overall.[14] In the pairs event, they came sixth in the short program and fifth in the free skate to finish fifth overall.
In their final event together, the World Championships in Saitama, Japan, they finished fourth for the second straight year. They came third in the free skate, winning a bronze small medal. Moore-Towers and Moscovitch announced the end of their partnership on April 30, , stating that they had different goals.[15]
Partnership with Marinaro
Moore-Towers tried out with Michael Marinaro and Mervin Tran.[16] On June 3, , Skate Canada announced that she and Marinaro had formed a partnership, coached by Kris Wirtz and Kristy Wirtz at the Kitchener Waterloo Skating Club in southern Ontario.[17] Moore-Towers said they were adjusting their technique on lifts, stating: "Mike's former partner is much taller than I am, so the technique is a bit different; he has to serve in a different way."[16]
–15 season
Having received two –15 Grand Prix assignments,[18] Moore-Towers/Marinaro placed sixth at the Skate Canada International and seventh at the Trophée Éric Bompard.
They were fourth at the Canadian Championships and ninth at the Four Continents.
In March , the pair relocated to Montreal, Quebec, to instruct under coaches Richard Gauthier and Bruno Marcotte.[19]
–16 season
Moore-Towers/Marinaro began the –16 season with a bronze medal at the U.S.
International Classic – their first Challenger Series event. Competing in the Grand Prix series, they won bronze at the Skate Canada International and placed seventh at the Rostelecom Cup. During the short program at the Canadian Nationals, the two clipped blades as they began the twist lift, resulting in a tough fall.[20] They finished fourth for the second year in a row.
On March 11, Moore-Towers/Marinaro were added to Canada's team for the World Championships after Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau withdrew due to injury.[21] They placed eighth at the event in Boston.
–17 season: National bronze medal
Moore-Towers sustained a concussion during training in Montreal on August 3, ; as the pair practiced a jump combination, she fell in Marinaro's route, and he collided with her head.[22][19] The pair withdrew from their Grand Prix assignments, the Rostelecom Cup and NHK Trophy.
They returned to competition at the Canadian Championships, where they placed third. They placed seventh at the Four Continents Championships. They finished the season at the World Team Trophy event, where both they and the Canadian team placed fourth.
–18 season: Pyeongchang Olympics
Moore-Towers and Marinaro began the season at the US International Classic, where they won the gold medal.
On the Grand Prix circuit, they placed sixth at the Skate America event and won bronze at the Cup of China. They again placed third at the Canadian Championships, qualifying them for a spot on the Canadian team for the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
They placed eleventh at the Winter Olympics pairs competition.
Their season ended dramatically at the World Championships, where a disastrous short program from Séguin and Bilodeau resulted in Moore-Towers and Marinaro being the only Canadian pairs team to qualify for the free skate, having placed tenth in the short program despite Moore-Towers having an ankle injury that had impeded development for the World Championships.
They needed to place no decrease than tenth to qualify Canada for two pairs spots at the next year's world championships, placing additional pressure. The pair skated a new personal optimal , resulting in a fourth-place end in the free skate and a sixth-place overall finish that also represented a personal best-combined score.
Moore-Towers commented: "We had a tough couple of weeks leading into this competition with not much training to rely on. We didn't have that same confidence, so this is a testament to how challenging we worked all season."[23]
–19 season: National title and Four Continents silver
Following the retirements of Duhamel/Radford and Moscovitch and his brand-new partner Liubov Ilyushechkina, and the breakup of the team of Séguin/Bilodeau, Moore-Towers and Marinaro became the most prominent remaining Canadian pairs team.[24] Moore-Towers admitted in interviews that this additional pressure was a challenge during the summer months of preparation and that in addition they could not train jumps or throws for much of that hour due to her ankle recuperation.[25] They competed in two Challenger events, winning silver at both the Autumn Classic and Finlandia Trophy.
Competing on the Grand Prix, Moore-Towers/Marinaro won the bronze medal at the Skate Canada International, only points behind silver medallists Peng Cheng / Jin Yang of China. Moore Towers remarked, "it's hard to deprive the silver medal on a fraction of a point."[26] At their second event, the NHK Trophy, they placed third after the short program, but a rougher free skate dropped them to fourth place, points behind bronze medallists Alexa Scimeca Knierim / Chris Knierim of the United States.
Kirsten Moore-Towers was born on July 1,in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. She began figure skating at a youthful age and quickly showed assure in the sport. Moore-Towers made her international debut in and has since become one of Canada's top figure skaters.Marinaro said they were "disappointed with how this turned out."[27]
The two were heavy favourites going into the Canadian Championships and prevailed, winning both the short and free programs decisively. Moore-Towers' eight-year gap between title victories was the widest in the history of the Canadian championships.[28][29]
Moore-Towers/Marinaro won the short program at Four Continents, earning a gold miniature medal, by skating a pure program while rival teams, China's Peng/Jin and Sui Wenjing / Han Cong, both fell.[30] They placed second in the free skate and won the silver overall, only points behind gold medallists Sui/Han.
They received a negative Grade of Execution on their second lift, which accounted for the points difference. Moore-Towers described it as "a brief bit bittersweet" but that they were happy at the progress they had made.[31]
Competing at the World Championships, Moore-Towers/Marinaro placed fifth in the short program, despite Marinaro putting a hand down on their side-by-side jump.[32] They placed eighth in the free skate and dropped to seventh place overall as a outcome of errors on both side-by-side jumps by Marinaro and Moore-Towers putting a hand down on a throw jump.
She remarked: "Unfortunately, today was not our day."[33] The two concluded the season as part of Team Canada at the World Team Trophy, where they placed fourth among the six pairs teams, and Team Canada finished fifth overall.[34]
–20 season: Four Continents bronze
Following the decision by coach Bruno Marcotte to relocate to Oakville, Moore-Towers and Marinaro opted to follow Marcotte, partly because it allowed them to be closer to their hometowns in Ontario.
They dedicated much of the summer training period to reworking their technique on the triple twist, hoping to achieve greater amplitude.[35] In their first event of the season, the Nebelhorn Trophy, they won the gold medal with first-place finishes in both segments.[36]
For their first Grand Prix, Moore-Towers/Marinaro were assigned to the Skate Canada International, placing second in the short program with a new personal best.[37] In the free skate, Marinaro made errors on both side-by-side jumps, but the team remained in second place, winning their first Grand Prix silver.[38] At the NHK Trophy, Moore-Towers/Marinaro placed second in the short program despite a side-by-side spin error from Marinaro.[39] They were second in the free skate as well, taking their second silver medal of the season and qualifying to the Grand Prix Final for the first day in their partnership.[40] Competing at the Grand Prix Final in Torino, they were sixth of the six teams in the short program after Moore-Towers fell on their throw and Marinaro stepped out of his side-by-side jump.[41] They skated cleanly in the free skate other than Marinaro having an unusual descend after performing their throw Salchow, placing fourth in that segment and rising to fifth place overall.[42]
Entering the Canadian Championships as the favourites to defend their title, they placed first in the short program despite Moore-Towers stepping out of her triple toe loop jump.[43] She singled the beginning of her planned three-jump combination in the free skate as well, but the two skated cleanly otherwise and won the free skate and their second national title.[44]
Skating a clean program, Moore-Towers/Marinaro won the short program at the Four Continents Championships for the second consecutive year, placing ahead of a similarly clean Peng/Jin and reigning World champions Sui/Han, who erred by performing only a double throw.[45] They struggled in the free skate, with Moore-Towers doubling their intended triple Salchow for the second straight challenge and Marinaro falling in a transition.
Fourth in the free skate behind Sui/Han, Peng/Jin and Calalang/Johnson, they won the bronze medal overall. Moore-Towers said afterward, "we've been practicing really successfully, and it’s become apparent that we need to translate what we do in training into how we perform at competitions."[46] They were assigned to challenge at the World Championships in Montreal, but these were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[47]
–21 season
Following the initial lockdown, Moore-Towers and Marinaro were placed on a list of skaters allowed to continue development through future lockdowns.[48] Moore-Towers/Marinaro were assigned to the Skate Canada International, but this event was also cancelled as a fallout of the pandemic.[49] In September, Moore-Towers suffered a rib injury in training that kept her off the ice for several weeks.[50]
Moore-Towers/Marinaro competed for the first time that season at the Skate Canada Challenge, the main qualifying competition for the national championships, which was held virtually across several hub locations to minimize gatherings of athletes and officials.
They easily won the competition despite a few errors.[50]
On February 25, Moore-Towers and Marinaro were announced as part of the Canadian team to the World Championships in Stockholm.[51] They placed tenth in the concise program with several minor errors.[52] They were fifth in the free skate, rising to sixth place overall, despite a small error by Moore-Towers touched down on a throw.[53]
–22 season: Beijing Olympics
During the summer of , Moore-Towers began to suffer from panic attacks in training, relating to attempting the triple twist lift.
As she later said, the twist had "never been my favourite element; it's just never been my friend." At points, she contemplated whether Marinaro should seek a different boyfriend. They opted to proceed with the season.[54] Moore-Towers/Marinaro began the season at the CS Finlandia Trophy, competing against new home rivals James/Radford.
They placed eighth, three ordinals and five points behind James/Radford.
Kirsten Moore-Towers born July 1, is a Canadian retired competitive pair skater who competed internationally at the senior level for thirteen seasons from to She first achieved distinction partnered with Dylan Moscovitchwinning the Canadian national title. After the end of her partnership with Moscovitch, Moore-Towers formed a fresh partnership with Michael Marinaro. Together they were three-time Canadian national champions —20,Moore-Towers called it "nowhere where we wanted in either program."[55]
Competing on the Grand Prix at the Skate Canada International, Moore-Towers/Marinaro were fourth in the short program. In the free skate, they had one of their lifts invalidated due to a failed initial entry and had to abort a second lift; as a product, they were sixth in that segment and dropped to sixth overall.
Moore-Towers said afterward, "here is no rhyme nor reason for the lifts. We had a tricky practice this morning, so we had more point on the jumps and throws."[56] They were fifth at the Rostelecom Cup, continuing to struggle on their elements, which Moore-Towers called "more of a mental thing" as it was not consistent with their training.[57] Following the Grand Prix they competed at the CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they finished in eighth place.[58]
After a disappointing decline season, Moore-Towers/Marinaro sought to defend their national title at the Canadian Championships, held without an audience in Ottawa due to restrictions prompted by the Omicron variant.
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They won the limited program by points over teaching partners Walsh/Michaud, while James/Radford placed fourth and withdrew before the free skate. Moore-Towers/Marinaro easily won the free skate, with only their twist receiving a negative Grade of Execution.
Moore-Towers said she was "ecstatic," and "it wasn't perfect, but it is obviously leaps and bounds ahead of what we've done this season."[59] On January 9 they were named to the Canadian Olympic team.[60]
Moore-Towers/Marinaro began the Games as the Canadian entries in the pairs' short program of the Olympic team event.
They received a negative grade of execution on their triple twist, and Moore-Towers stepped out of her triple toe loop but secured a season's best score of to place fifth, earning Team Canada six points.[61][62] They did not skate in the free segment, which James/Radford handled, and Team Canada ultimately finished in fourth overall.[63] In the pairs event, Moore-Towers/Marinaro had a disastrous short program when both fell attempting their throw spring , and they finished thirteenth in the segment.[64] They rose to tenth place after the free skate.[65]
The team was supposed to conclude the season, and their competitive careers, at the Earth Championships in Montpellier.
However, Moore-Towers' season-long struggle with panic attacks came to a head, and she opted to withdraw from the event, citing American gymnast Simone Biles as inspiration. On the subject of attending the World Championships with Marinaro, Moore-Towers said, "I love him so much, cherish his opinion and value his voice and enjoy to think I would present him anything in the society that he asked for.
I think it says a lot that I could not offer him this."[54]
On June 7, the pair announced their retirement from competitive skating.[66] Moore-Towers remarked that her "career was filled with extreme highs and some tumultuous lows, and it certainly wasn’t perfect; nor was I.
I hope to be remembered as a good teammate, as somebody who won with class and lost with dignity."[67]
Programs
With Marinaro
With Moscovitch
Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Marinaro
With Moscovitch
With Evans
Detailed results
Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.
At team events, medals awarded for team results only.
Kirsten Moore-Towers - Age, Birthday, Bio, Height, Net Worth!: Kirsten Moore-Towers and Liam Firus' first dance.Current ISU personal bests highlighted in bold. Historical ISU personal bests highlighted in italics.
With Marinaro
| –22 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 18–19, | Winter Olympics | 13 | 10 | 10 |
| February 4–7, | Winter Olympics – Team event | 5 | — | 4T |
| January 6–12, | Canadian Championships | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| December 9–11, | CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| November 26–28, | Rostelecom Cup | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| October 29–31, | Skate Canada International | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| October 7–10, | CS Finlandia Trophy | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| –21 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 22–28, | World Championships | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| January 8–9, | Skate Canada Challenge | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| –20 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 4–9, | Four Continents Championships | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| January 13–19, | Canadian Championships | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| December 4–8, | –20 Grand Prix Final | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| November 22–24, | NHK Trophy | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| October 25–27, | Skate Canada International | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| September 25–28, | CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| –19 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| April 11–14, | World Team Trophy | 4 | 3 | 5T/4P |
| March 18–24, | World Championships | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| February 7–10, | Four Continents Championships | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| January 13–20, | Canadian Championships | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| November 9–11, | NHK Trophy | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| October 26–28, | Skate Canada International | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| October 4–7, | CS Finlandia Trophy | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| September 20–22, | CS Autumn Classic International | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| –18 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| March 19–25, | World Championships | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| February 14–15, | Winter Olympics | 13 | 9 | 11 |
| January 8–14, | Canadian Championships | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| November 24–26, | Skate America | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| November 3–5, | Cup of China | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| September 13–17, | CS U.S.
International Classic | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| –17 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| April 20–23, | World Team Trophy | 3 | 4 | 4T/4P |
| February 15–19, | Four Continents Championships | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| January 16–22, | Canadian Championships | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| –16 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| Mar.
28 – Apr. 3, | World Championships | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| January 18–24, | Canadian Championships | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| November 20–22, | Rostelecom Cup | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Oct.
30 – Nov. 1, | Skate Canada International | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| September 16–20, | CS U.S. International Classic | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| –15 season | ||||
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total |
| February 9–15, | Four Continents Championships | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| January 19–25, | Canadian Championships | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| November 21–23, | Trophée Éric Bompard | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Oct.
31 – Nov. 2, | Skate Canada International | 6 | 6 | 6 |
See also
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