Evelyn Walsh

Evelyn Walsh
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (2001-07-08) July 8, 2001
Stratford, Ontario, Canada
Partner Trennt Michaud
Coach Alison Purkiss
Choreographer Alison Purkiss
Skating club London Competitive Skating Centre
Training locations Brantford, Ontario
Began skating 2003
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 150.74
2017 Junior Worlds
Short program 51.93
2017 Junior Worlds
Free skate 98.81
2017 Junior Worlds

Evelyn Walsh (born July 8, 2001) is a Canadian pair skater. With her skating partner, Trennt Michaud, she is the 2017 Canadian national junior champion and placed fifth at the 2017 World Junior Championships.

Personal life

Evelyn Walsh was born on July 8, 2001, in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.[1] She grew up in Seaforth, Ontario and attended St. James Catholic Elementary School before moving to London. She is the daughter of Jayne (Delaney), a secondary school teacher, and Brad Walsh, a retired elementary school teacher.[2] As of January 2016, she attends St. Andre Bessette Catholic Secondary School in London, Ontario.[3]

Career

Walsh started learning to skate in 2003.[1] Alison Purkiss became her coach c. 2010.[3] She placed 10th in the novice women's event at the 2016 Canadian Championships.

Partnership with Michaud

2016-17 season

In 2016, Walsh teamed up with Trennt Michaud to compete in pairs. The two are coached by Alison Purkiss and Margaret Purdy in London, Ontario.[1] Making their international debut, they placed 11th at a Junior Grand Prix (JGP) competition held in late September in Tallinn, Estonia, and 5th the following month at a JGP event in Dresden, Germany. In January 2017, they won the junior pairs' title at the Canadian Championships and were named in Canada's team to the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei. Competing in Taiwan, they placed 6th in the short program, 5th in the free skate, and 5th overall.

2017-18 season

In the 2017-2018 season Walsh and Michaud competed at two events on the Junior Grand Prix circuit, picking up a bronze medal at JGP Riga Cup and placing 4th at JGP Croatia Cup. Competing in senior pairs at the 2018 Canadian Championships the pair placed 5th overall. At the 2018 World Junior Championships the pair placed 5th the short program, 6th the free skate, and 6th overall.

2018-2019 season

Competing as seniors internationally in the 2018-19 season Walsh and Michaud were assigned to 2018 Skate Canada International.

Programs

With Michaud

Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[4][5]
2016–2017
[1]

Ladies' singles

Season Short program Free skating
2015–2016
[3]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Michaud

International[6]
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19
GP Skate CanadaTBD
CS Nebelhorn7th
International: Junior[6]
Junior Worlds5th6th
JGP Croatia4th
JGP Estonia11th
JGP Germany5th
JGP Latvia3rd
Bavarian Open1st
National[6]
Canadian Champ.1st J5th
J = Junior level

Ladies' singles

National
Event 2015–16 2016–17
Canadian Championships10th N12th J
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Evelyn WALSH / Trennt MICHAUD: 2016 / 2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Area skater with local tie wins gold at National Figure Skating Championships". Mitchell Advocate. January 23, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Pyette, Ryan (January 19, 2016). "New wave of area skaters gets first taste of the big time at nationals". The London Free Press.
  4. ↑ "Evelyn WALSH / Trennt MICHAUD: 2017 / 2018 original bio". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Evelyn WALSH / Trennt MICHAUD: 2017 / 2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 8, 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Evelyn WALSH / Trennt MICHAUD". International Skating Union.
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