Kirsten Moore-Towers

Kirsten Moore-Towers
Moore-Towers and Moscovitch in 2010
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (1992-07-01) July 1, 1992
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Home town Waterloo, Ontario
Height 1.49 m (4 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Partner Michael Marinaro
Former partner Dylan Moscovitch, Andrew Evans
Coach Bruno Marcotte, Richard Gauthier, Sylvie Fullum
Former coach Kristy Wirtz, Kris Wirtz
Choreographer Julie Marcotte
Former choreographer Mark Pillay
Skating club CPA St-Leonard
Former skating club Kitchener-Waterloo SC
Training locations Montreal
Former training locations Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
Began skating 1995
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 204.33
2018 World Championships
Short program 70.89
2017 Four Continents
Free skate 133.84
2018 World Championships
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Pair skating
Olympic Games
2014 SochiTeam
Four Continents Championships
2013 OsakaPairs
Canadian Championships
2011 VictoriaPairs
2013 MississaugaPairs
2014 OttawaPairs
2017 OttawaPairs
2018 VancouverPairs

Kirsten Moore-Towers (born July 1, 1992) is a Canadian pair skater. In May 2014, she formed a partnership with Michael Marinaro. With former partner Dylan Moscovitch, she is the 2013 Four Continents silver medalist, 2014 Olympic team event silver medalist, and 2011 Canadian national champion.

Personal life

Kirsten Moore-Towers was born on July 1, 1992 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.[1] She is the daughter of a steel company employee and an Sales Account Manager, and has a sister, Katie, who is eight years younger.[2]

Early years in skating

Moore-Towers was introduced to skating at age two and a half by her mother.[3] She began pair skating around April 2008, teaming up with Andrew Evans.[4] 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.[4]

Partnership with Moscovitch

Moore-Towers and Moscovitch at the 2010 Skate Canada

In February 2009,[5] 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.[6][7]

Moore-Towers/Moscovitch debuted on the Grand Prix series at the 2009 Skate Canada International, placing sixth. In the 2010–11 season, the pair initially received one Grand Prix assignment, the 2010 Skate America, but received a second, the 2010 Skate Canada International, after Jessica Dube / Bryce Davison withdrew.[4] They won silver at both events and qualified for the Grand Prix Final, where they finished sixth. They then won the Canadian national title.

At the 2014 Winter Olympics, Moore-Towers/Moscovitch were part of the Canadian team for the team event. They performed the pair's free skate and Canada won the silver medal.[8]

Moore-Towers and Moscovitch announced the end of their partnership on April 30, 2014, stating that they had different goals.[9]

Partnership with Marinaro

Moore-Towers tried out with Michael Marinaro and Mervin Tran.[10] On June 3, 2014, 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.[11] Moore-Towers said that 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 work in a different way."[10]

2014–15 season

Having received two 2014–15 Grand Prix assignments,[12] Moore-Towers/Marinaro placed sixth at the 2014 Skate Canada International and seventh at the 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard. They were fourth at the 2015 Canadian Championships and ninth at the 2015 Four Continents.

In March 2015, the pair relocated to Montreal, Quebec.[13]

2015–16 season

Moore-Towers/Marinaro began the 2015–16 season with a bronze medal at the 2015 U.S. International Classic – their first Challenger Series event. Competing in the Grand Prix series, they won bronze at the 2015 Skate Canada International and placed 7th at the 2015 Rostelecom Cup. During the short program at the Canadian Nationals, the two clipped blades as they began the twist lift, resulting in a hard fall.[14] They finished fourth for the second year in a row. On March 11, Moore-Towers/Marinaro were added to Canada's team for the 2016 World Championships after Julianne Séguin / Charlie Bilodeau withdrew due to injury.[15] They placed 8th at the event in Boston.

2016–17 season

Moore-Towers sustained a concussion during training in Montreal on August 3, 2016; as the pair practiced a jump combination, she fell in Marinaro's path and he collided with her head.[16][13] The pair withdrew from their Grand Prix assignments, the 2016 Rostelecom Cup and 2016 NHK Trophy. They returned to competition at the 2017 Canadian Championships, where they placed third. At the 2017 Four Continents Championships, they placed seventh. They finished the season at the 2017 World Team Trophy event, where both they and the Canadian team placed fourth.

2017–18 season

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 2017 Skate America event and won bronze at the 2017 Cup of China. They again placed third at the 2018 Canadian Championships, qualifying them for a spot on the Canadian team for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. They placed eleventh at the Winter Olympics pairs competition.

Their season ended in dramatic fashion at the 2018 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 training for the World Championships. It was necessary for them to place no lower than tenth in order to qualify Canada for two pairs spots at the next year's world championships, placing additional pressure. The pair skated a new personal best, resulting in a fourth-place finish 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 hard we worked all season."[17]

2018–19 season

Following the retirements of Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford and Moscovitch and his new partner Liubov Ilyushechkina, and the breakup of the team of Seguin/Bilodeau, Moore-Towers and Marinaro became the most prominent remaining Canadian pairs team.[18] 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 time due to her ankle recuperation.[19] They competed in two Challenger events, winning silver at both the Autumn Classic and Finlandia Trophy.

Programs

With Marinaro

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2018–19 [20]
2017–18 [21]
2016–17
  • Hardrock Hotel
    by Mae Boren Axton and Tommy Darden
  • Un Ange Passe
    by Alain Lefèvre
    choreo. by Julie Marcotte
2015–16
[1][22]
  • If I Can't Have You
    by Etta James
    choreo. by Julie Marcotte
2014–15
[10][23]
  • It's a Man's Man's Man's World
    performed by Joshua Ledet

With Moscovitch

Moore-Towers/Moscovitch at the 2013 Canadian Championships
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2013–14
[5][24][25]
  • A Motley Crew
    (from Micmacs)
    by Raphael Beau, Max Steiner
2012–13
[26]
  • Micmacs
    by Raphael Beau, Max Steiner
2011–12
[27]
2010–11
[2][28]
2009–10
[29]
  • Leyenda
    performed by Vanessa-Mae
  • Romanza Concertino in A minor
  • Malaguena
    performed by Brian Setzer

Results

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Marinaro

International[30]
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
Olympics11th
Worlds8th6th
Four Continents9th7th
GP Cup of China3rd
GP NHK TrophyWDTBD
GP Rostelecom7thWD
GP Skate Canada6th3rdTBD
GP France7th
GP Skate America6th
CS Autumn Classic2nd
CS Finlandia2nd
CS U.S. Classic3rdWD1st
National[31]
Canadian Champ.4th4th3rd3rd
Team events
World Team
Trophy		4th T
4th P
WD = Withdrew
T = Team result; P = Personal result.
Medals awarded for team result only.

With Moscovitch

International[32]
Event 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
Olympics5th
Worlds8th4th4th
Four Continents9th5th2nd
GP Final6th5th6th
GP Cup of China3rd4th
GP NHK Trophy2nd
GP Rostelecom Cup3rd
GP Skate America2nd3rd2nd
GP Skate Canada6th2nd
U.S. Classic1st1st
National[5]
Canadian Champ.5th1st4th2nd2nd
Team events
Olympics2nd
WD = Withdrew

With Evans

International[33]
Event 2008–09
JGP Mexico10th
National
Canadian Championships4th J
J = Junior level

References

  1. 1 2 "Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Michael MARINARO: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 9, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Walker, Elvin (December 5, 2010). "Moore-Towers and Moscovitch jump into spotlight". Golden Skate.
  3. ↑ "Road to Sochi: Kirsten Moore-Towers & Dylan Moscovitch". Off The Map Webzine. October 23, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 Smith, Beverley (January 24, 2014). "Olympian Profile: Kirsten Moore-Towers & Dylan Moscovitch". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on February 13, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 "Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch: 2013/2014". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on May 1, 2014.
    • "Alternate link". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on May 1, 2014.
  6. ↑ Rivet, Christine (January 26, 2011). "Great times for Kitchener-Waterloo Skating Club". therecord.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Waterloo skaters competing at World Championships". waterloochronicle.com. April 19, 2011. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS". sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Canadian Pair Team of Moore-Towers and Moscovitch end skating partnership". Skate Canada. April 30, 2014. Archived from the original on May 1, 2014.
  10. 1 2 3 Rutherford, Lynn (July 26, 2014). "Detroit postcards: More pair action off ice than on". IceNetwork.com.
  11. ↑ "Canada's newest pair team – Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro". Skate Canada. June 3, 2014. Archived from the original on June 4, 2014.
  12. ↑ "2014-15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Pairs" (PDF). July 22, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2014.
  13. 1 2 Bridge, Terry (January 24, 2017). "Sarnia skater earns first senior pairs national medal despite having next to no competitive season". Sarnia Observer.
  14. ↑ Wright, Barry (February 12, 2016). "Tumble costs local skater shot at Worlds". The Sarnia Journal. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Liam Firus, Julianne Séguin and Charlie Bilodeau withdraw from 2016 ISU World Figure Skating Championships". Skate Canada. March 11, 2016.
  16. ↑ Smith, Beverley (January 20, 2017). "Moore-Towers and Marinaro, their broken Hallelujah".
  17. ↑ "Canada's Moore-Towers, Marinaro 6th in pairs at figure skating worlds". CBC Sports. March 22, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Canadian figure skating going through unprecedented transformation". CBC Sports. September 1, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro: "We want to really explore different facets of ourselves and of this partnership"". Figure Skating Online. October 4, 2018.
  20. ↑ http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054470.htm
  21. ↑ http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054470.htm
  22. ↑ Slater, Paula (July 15, 2015). "Moore-Towers and Marinaro: 'No stone unturned'". Golden Skate.
  23. ↑ "Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Michael MARINARO: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
  24. ↑ Golinsky, Reut (December 6, 2013). "Catching up with Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch". Absolute Skating.
  25. ↑ "Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCH: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 1, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCH: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013.
  27. ↑ "Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCH: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 18, 2012.
  28. ↑ "Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCH: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 15, 2011.
  29. ↑ "Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCH: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 23, 2009.
  30. ↑ "Competition Results: Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Michael MARINARO". International Skating Union.
  31. ↑ "Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro". Skate Canada.
  32. ↑ "Competition Results: Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Dylan MOSCOVITCH". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 1, 2014.
  33. ↑ "Competition Results: Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS / Andrew EVANS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 30, 2012.
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