Michelle Long (born April 7, 1992) is a Canadian retired
figure skater
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. She represented Canada at the
2018 Four Continents Championships in
Taipei
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, finishing 15th overall.
Long began learning to skate in 1997
[ and started competing around 2008.][ She trained at the Newmarket Skating Club before moving, at the age of 18, to the Richmond Training Centre in ]Richmond Hill, Ontario
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.[ She achieved her best national result, fifth, at the 2016 Canadian Championships, giving her a spot on the national team.][
Long graduated from ]Newmarket High School
Newmarket High School is a secondary school located in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. It is one of four high schools in Newmarket under the jurisdiction of the York Region District School Board and currently educates approximately 1400 students from ...
and later studied biology at York University
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Programs
Competitive highlights
''CS: Challenger Series''
In media
Long skated for lead actress Kaya Scodelario
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on the 2020 Netflix
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series ''Spinning Out
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The series stars Kaya Scodelario as Kat Ba ...
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References
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1992 births
Canadian female single skaters
Living people
Skating people from Ontario
Sportspeople from Newmarket, Ontario