Michelle Simpson-Leigh (athlete) Highlights
1967
♦ Joined Elmvale Figure Skating Club
1970
♦ Performed first Solo, Elmvale Figure Skating Club
1971
♦ First Summer Figure Skating School, Barrie, Ontario
1972 & 1973
♦ Summer Skating School, North Bay, Ontario
1973
♦ Pre Novice, Central Ontario Championships, Leaside, Ontario
1974
♦ Summer Skating, Mariposa International Training Centre, Orillia, Ontario
♦ Pre Novice, Gold Medal, Central Ontario Championships, Markham, Ontario
1975
♦ Pre Novice, Silver Medal, Ontario Winter Games, Thunder Bay, Ontario
♦ Two week, Skate Canada Development Seminar, University of British Columbia
♦ Novice, Bronze Medal, Central Ontario Championships, Georgetown, Ontario
1976
♦ Novice, Bronze Medal, Eastern Canadian Championships, Laval, Quebec
♦ Novice, Canadian Figure Skating Championship, London, Ontario
♦ Two week, Skate Canada Development Seminar, University of Western Ontario
♦ Novice, 4th Place, Central Ontario Championships, Aurora, Ontario
♦ Novice, Gold Medal, Eastern Canadian Championships, North York, Ontario
1977
♦ Novice, Bronze Medal, Canadian Figure Skating Championship, Calgary, Alberta
1978
♦ Junior, Bronze Medal, Central Ontario Championships, Thornhill, Ontario
1979
♦ Junior, Eastern Canadian Championships, Saint Laurent, Quebec
♦ Summer Skating School, Atlanta, Georgia
♦ Completed Canadian & United States Gold level tests for Figures, Free Skating and Dance
♦ Radically ruptured Achilles Tendon which terminated her competitive skating
1982
♦ Commenced Coaching Figure Skating Professionally
2014
♦ Inducted into the Springwater Sports Heritage Hall of Fame as an Athlete and Builder
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