Marley and Brubaker in 2011 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mary Beth Marley | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1995-05-19)May 19, 1995 (age 30) | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Downers Grove, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.46 m (4 ft9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2002 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mary Beth Marley (born May 19, 1995) is an Americanpair skater. With former partnerRockne Brubaker, she is the2012 Four Continents bronze medalist and2012 U.S. silver medalist. Previously, Marley competed insingle skating and became the2009 U.S. novice silver medalist.
Marley won the novice silver medal at the2009 U.S. Championships. She was 5th on the junior level in2011.
Marley and Brubaker teamed up after a two-day tryout in August 2010.[1][2] She was previously a singles skater and had no pairs experience but passed her pairs test on August 31, 2010.[3] The pair was coached byJohn Nicks. Marley relocated to Aliso Viejo, California.[2]
Marley and Brubaker's first international competition was theToruń Cup inToruń, Poland, where they earned the minimum technical scores required to compete at anISU Championship. They placed fourth at the2011 U.S. Nationals and were named as alternates forFour Continents. They were assigned to the event after an injury ledCaydee Denney andJeremy Barrett to withdraw.[2]Jenni Meno andTodd Sand became their main coaches for the 2011–12 season and Nicks also continued to work with the pair.[4][5]
In the 2012–2013 season, Marley and Brubaker were assigned to2012 Skate Canada International and2012 NHK Trophy, however, on August 14, 2012, the pair announced the end of their partnership.[6] Marley decided to step away from competitive figure skating[6] She works as a coach and choreographer in Chicago.[7]
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2011–2012 [8] |
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| 2010–2011 [9] |
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2010–2011 | ||
| 2009–2010 |
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| 2008–2009 |
| Results[10] | ||
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| International | ||
| Event | 2010–2011 | 2011–2012 |
| Worlds | 10th | |
| Four Continents | 8th | 3rd |
| GPSkate America | 7th | |
| Cup of Nice | 3rd | |
| Toruń Cup | 1st | |
| National | ||
| U.S. Champ. | 4th | 2nd |
| GP = Grand Prix | ||
| Event | 2010–11 |
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| U.S. Championships | 5th J. |