Evelyn Walsh

Evelyn Walsh (born July 8, 2001) is a Canadian pair skater. With her skating partner, Trennt Michaud, 2019 Canadian national silver medalist and 2017 Canadian national junior champion. Walsh and Michaud competed at two World Junior Championships, their highest placement being fifth in 2017.

Evelyn Walsh
Evelyn Walsh and Trennt Michaud on the 2018 Skate America
Personal information
Country representedCanada
Born (2001-07-08) July 8, 2001
Seaforth, Ontario, Canada
PartnerTrennt Michaud
CoachAlison Purkiss
ChoreographerAlison Purkiss
Skating clubLondon Competitive Skating Centre
Training locationsBrantford, Ontario
Began skating2003
ISU personal best scores
Combined total174.40
2019 World
Short program62.76
2019 Rostelecom Cup
Free skate114.56
2019 World

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 tenth in the novice women's event at the 2016 Canadian Championships.

2016–17 season

In 2016, Walsh teamed up with Trennt Michaud. The two are coached by Alison Purkiss and Margaret Purdy in London, Ontario.[1] Making their international debut, they placed eleventh at a Junior Grand Prix (JGP) competition held in late September in Tallinn, Estonia, and fifth 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 sixth in the short program, fifth in the free skate, and fifth overall.

2017–18 season

In the 2017–2018 season Walsh and Michaud participated in two events on the Junior Grand Prix circuit, winning the bronze medal at JGP Riga Cup and placing fourth at JGP Croatia Cup.

Competing as a senior pair at the 2018 Canadian Championships they placed fifth overall. At the 2018 World Junior Championships the pair placed fifth in the short program, sixth the free skate, and sixth overall.

2018–19 season

Competing as seniors internationally in the 2018-19 season, Walsh/Michaud made their debut on the Challenger series at the Nebelhorn Trophy, where they placed seventh. For the Grand Prix series, Walsh and Michaud were initially assigned to 2018 Skate Canada International, and subsequently added to the 2018 Skate America event following the withdrawal of the Chinese team of Li Xiangning / Xie Zhong. They placed eighth at Skate America, following rough programs where Walsh fell five times, but fared better at Skate Canada International, finishing in fifth place.[4][5]

At the 2019 Canadian Championships, Walsh/Michaud placed second in both programs, winning the silver medal behind Kirsten Moore-Towers / Michael Marinaro. Walsh, commenting on their struggles at their first two competitions that season, said "we do truly believe everything happens for a reason." Michaud remarked that their expectations had changed considerably from the previous season, when they were happy to finish fifth.[6] They were assigned, alongside Moore-Towers/Marinaro, to compete at the Four Continents and World Championships.

Competing at Four Continents, they were in sixth place after the short program, but fell to seventh overall after finishing eighth in the free skate with a performance that included an aborted lift.[7] At the World Championships they placed twelfth.

2019–20 season

For their free program, Walsh/Michaud worked with retired Canadian pairs champion Eric Radford as choreographer.[8] Walsh/Michaud made their debut at the 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy, where they placed sixth.[9] At the 2019 Skate Canada International, their first Grand Prix assignment, they were eighth.[10] At the 2019 Rostelecom Cup, they were fifth in the short program with a new personal best.[11] Seventh in the free skate, they were sixth overall.[12]

Following the conclusion of the Grand Prix series, Walsh and Michaud consulted with 2014 Olympic pairs champion Maxim Trankov to improve pair elements, in particular their triple twist lift. Skating at the 2020 Canadian Championships, they placed third in the short program, less than a point behind second-place Ilyushechkina/Bilodeau.[13] Second in the free skate despite some underrotations on their jumps, they won their second consecutive national silver medal. Walsh called it "the peak, I think, of our season so far and this is exactly where we wanted to be at this point."[14]

Walsh/Michaud placed sixth at the 2020 Four Continents Championships, again ahead of Ilyushechkina/Bilodeau.[15] Consequently, they were afterward assigned to Canada's second pairs berth at the 2020 World Championships in Montreal.[16] However, the championships were cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[17]

2020–21 season

Following the initial lockdowns, Walsh and Michaud were among the elite athletes cleared to train through future lockdowns.[18] Walsh/Michaud were assigned to the 2020 Skate Canada International, but this event was also cancelled as a result of the pandemic.[19] The team was scheduled to participate in the virtual Skate Canada Challenge in December, but Walsh sprained her ankle and was off the ice for two weeks, causing them to miss the filming period.[20]

In media

Walsh and Michaud worked on the Netflix series Spinning Out, serving as skating doubles for leads Kaya Scodelario and Evan Roderick.[8]

Programs

With Michaud
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–2021
2019–2020
[21][22]
2018—2019
[23]
2017–2018
[24][25]
  • The Light That Never Fails
    by Andra Day
    choreo. by Alison Purkiss
  • Instead
2016–2017
[1]
  • Rise Up
    by Andra Day
    choreo. by Alison Purkiss

Ladies' singles
Season Short program Free skating
2015–2016
[3]

Competitive highlights

JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Michaud
International[26]
Event 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
Worlds12thC
Four Continents7th6th
GP Rostelecom Cup6th
GP Skate America8th
GP Skate Canada5th8thC
CS Finlandia Trophy6th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy7th
International: Junior[26]
Junior Worlds5th6th
JGP Croatia4th
JGP Estonia11th
JGP Germany5th
JGP Latvia3rd
Bavarian Open1st
National[26]
Canadian Champ.1st J5th2nd2ndC
SC Challenge1st J.2nd1st1st
Ontario Sectionals1st
C = Event Cancelled; TBD = Assigned
J = Junior level

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

References
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  2. "Area skater with local tie wins gold at National Figure Skating Championships". Mitchell Advocate. January 23, 2017.
  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. "ISU GP 2018 Skate America Pairs Short Program" (PDF). International Skating Union.
  5. "ISU GP 2018 Skate America Pairs Free Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union.
  6. Curley, Sean (January 19, 2019). "Moore-Towers and Marinaro win Pairs' title in Saint John". Golden Skate.
  7. Slater, Paula (February 9, 2019). "Sui and Han rebound for fifth Four Continents title". Golden Skate.
  8. Pyette, Ryan (September 4, 2019). "London figure skater Evelyn Walsh spinning into spotlight this season". London Free Press.
  9. Curley, Sean (October 12, 2019). "New Canadian pairs duo Bilodeau, Ilyushechkina win bronze at Finlandia Trophy". CBC Sports.
  10. Slater, Paula (October 27, 2019). "Boikova and Kozlovskii maintain overnight lead for Skate Canada gold". Golden Skate.
  11. Slater, Paula (November 15, 2019). "Boikova and Kozlovskii lead pairs at 2019 Rostelecom Cup". Golden Skate.
  12. Slater, Paula (November 16, 2019). "Boikova and Kozlovskii dominate pairs in Moscow for second Grand Prix gold". Golden Skate.
  13. Slater, Paula (January 17, 2020). "Moore-Towers and Marinaro captivate at Canadian Nationals". Golden Skate.
  14. Flett, Ted (January 18, 2020). "Moore-Towers and Marinaro defend national title in Mississauga". Golden Skate.
  15. Slater, Paula (February 8, 2020). "Sui and Han bounce back for sixth Four Continents title". Golden Skate.
  16. "Nam Nguyen added to Canada's world championship figure skating team". Vancouver Courier. February 13, 2020.
  17. Ewing, Lori (March 11, 2020). "World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal". CBC Sports.
  18. Smiley, Brian (January 5, 2021). "Skaters continue to train for future competitions". Brantford Expositor.
  19. "Skate Canada International in Ottawa cancelled as COVID-19 cases rise". CBC Sports. October 14, 2020.
  20. Pyette, Ryan (January 6, 2021). "Injury takes top local pair out of Skate Canada virtual challenge". The London Free Press.
  21. "Evelyn WALSH / Trennt MICHAUD: 2019 / 2020 (1st)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 13, 2019.
  22. "Evelyn WALSH / Trennt MICHAUD: 2019 / 2020 (2nd)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019.
  23. "Evelyn WALSH / Trennt MICHAUD: 2018 / 2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 18, 2019.
  24. "Evelyn WALSH / Trennt MICHAUD: 2017 / 2018 original bio". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018.
  25. "Evelyn WALSH / Trennt MICHAUD: 2017 / 2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 8, 2018.
  26. "Competition Results: Evelyn WALSH / Trennt MICHAUD". International Skating Union.
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