| Mark Pillay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1978 or 1979 Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Retired | 2001 |
Mark Pillay (born 1978 or 1979)[1] is a Canadian figure skating choreographer and former competitive men's singles figure skater.
Pillay was born inMoose Jaw, Saskatchewan to a British mother and South African father. He began figure skating after being encouraged by a childhood friend to give it a try. He was initially coached by Betty Calvert and Dale Hazell, before eventually relocating toCalgary, Alberta to be coached by Sharon Lariviere and laterVancouver, British Columbia to train underJoanne McLeod.[1] He qualified for the2001 Canadian Championships, where he finished twenty-seventh.
Following the event, Pillay retired from competitive figure skating and began attendingSimon Fraser University, where he studied dance.[2] He began working as a figure skating choreographer in 2002.[3][1] Pillay has worked with figure skaters from several different countries and regularly holds seminars and training camps for skaters to attend.[3][4][5] He currently resides in Vancouver.[6]
Figure skaters that Pillay has worked with over the years include:
Johanna Allik[7][8]Larkyn Austman[9][8] Hayleigh Bell /Rudi Swiegers[10]Emily Bausback[11][8]
Alexander Bjelde[12][8]Katherine Bobak /Ian Beharry[13][8]
Linnea Ceder[14]
Karen Chen[15][8]
Ioulia Chtchetinina /Michał Woźniak[16]Maciej Cieplucha[17][8]Richard Dornbush[18][19][8]Liam Firus[20][8]Mitchell Gordon[21][8]Olivia Gran[22]Minami Hanashiro[23][8]Minerva Fabienne Hase /Nolan Seegert[24][8]Minerva Fabienne Hase /Nikita Volodin[25]Tomoki Hiwatashi[26][27]Kai Jagoda[28][8]Brittany Jones /Ian Beharry[29][8]Brittany Jones /Joshua Reagan[30][8]
Brendan Kerry[31][8]
Ronald Lam[32][8]Kelly Ann Laurin /Loucas Éthier[33]Paige Lawrence /Rudi Swiegers[34]
Amy Lin[35][8]
Brooke McIntosh /Marco Zandron[36]
Natasha McKay[37]
Andrea Montesinos Cantú[38]Kirsten Moore-Towers /Michael Marinaro[39]Kirsten Moore-Towers /Dylan Moscovitch[40][1][8]Gabrielle Noullet[41][8]Shotaro Omori[42][8]Beata Papp[43][8]Bela Papp[44][8]Emmi Peltonen[45][46][8]Niina Petrõkina[47][48]Tyler Pierce[49]Brita Paula Poder[50][8]Aleksa Rakic[51]Shalena Rau /Phelan Simpson[52][8]Kevin Reynolds[53][8]Jenni Saarinen[54]Roman Sadovsky[55][1][8]Haley Sales /Nikolas Wamsteeker[56]Emmanuel Sandhu[57][1]
Flora Marie Schaller[58]Sophia Schaller[59][8]Sophia Schaller /Livio Mayr[60]Taylor Steele /Robert Schultz[61]Deanna Stellato /Nathan Bartholomay[62][8]Thomas Stoll[63][8]
Anton Truve[64][8]
Michel Tsiba[65][8]Anastasia Vaipan-Law /Luke Digby[66]Mari Vartmann /Ruben Blommaert[67][6]Mari Vartmann /Aaron Van Cleave[68][8]Angela Wang[69][8]Miriam Ziegler /Severin Kiefer[70][2]| National[71] | |
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| Event | 2000–01 |
| Canadian Championships | 27th |
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