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Emilia Murdock
Emilia Jane "Milly" Murdock (born 17 November 2002) is a Spanish-American singles figure skater representing Spain. She represented the United States until the 2023–24 season. She is the 2018 U.S. junior bronze medalist, the 2017 U.S. intermediate silver medalist, the U.S. 2015 juvenile silver medalist, and the 2023 Spanish Championship gold medalist. Personal lifeEmilia "Milly" Murdock was born on November 17, 2002, in Greenwich, Connecticut, in the United States to Sean and Yalin Murdock. Emilia has two brothers, Jack and Patrick. She graduated from The Newman School in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2021. Emilia also runs a blog about healthy eating and nutrition called Bon Athlete.[1] CareerEarly careerMurdock began skating in 2004, when she was 19 months old.[2] Murdock's mother, Yalin, coached her daughter until the age of 5. For the United States2018–19 seasonMurdock made her international debut as a junior and won two silver medals at the 2019 Bavarian Open and the 2018 Golden Bear of Zagreb. 2019–20 seasonMurdock was assigned to the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Lake Placid, New York. She finished 13th in the short program and 7th in the free skate, finishing 7th overall. Her season continued with two domestic competitions finishing 2nd at the Central Pacific Coast Regionals and 3rd at Pacific Coast Sectionals, respectively. Following the conclusion of the season, Murdock left longtime coaches Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson. 2020–21 seasonIn August 2020, Murdock moved to Toronto to train with Brian Orser and Tracy Wilson.[3] Murdock made her senior debut by qualifying for the U.S. Championships after a sixth-place finish in the virtual U.S. Championship Series. Murdock finished 14th at the 2021 U.S. Championships held in Las Vegas.[3] 2021–22 seasonIn the spring of 2021, Murdock suffered an injury where she had difficulty jumping triple jumps. She finished sixth and ninth place in the Championship Series and did not qualify to compete in January at the 2022 U.S. Championships in Nashville, Tennessee.[3] 2022–23 seasonIn July 2022, Murdock moved to train in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with Tammy Gambill and Damon Allen.[3] Murdock's final competition representing the United States was Midwestern Sectional Singles and U.S. Pairs Final 2023, where she placed 6th in the short, 4th in the free, and 4th overall.[4] For Spain2023–24 seasonMurdock began representing Spain in 2023, splitting her time between training in Madrid with Laura Fernandez, Javier Fernández's sister, and training in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with coaches Tammy Gambill, Damon Allen, and Sandy Rucker Straub.[5] Making her international debut representing Spain, Murdock competed at the 2023 Volvo Open Cup and the 2023 NRW Trophy, placing ninth and sixth, respectively. She then attended the 2023 Golden Spin of Zagreb, where she finished in sixteenth place.[6] After winning the 2023 Spanish Championships, she was named to the team to compete at the 2024 World Championships in Montreal, but failed achieve her technical minimums needed to compete at the event.[7] She ultimately closed the season by winning the silver medal at the 2024 Sofia Trophy.[6] 2024–25 seasonMurdock began the season by competing on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, finishing eleventh at the 2024 Cranberry Cup International and twenty-first at the 2024 Nebelhorn Trophy. She subsequently finished thirteenth at the 2024 Tayside Trophy and ninth at the 2024 NRW Trophy.[6] Programs
Competitive highlights
Single skating (for Spain)
Single skating (for the United States)
Detailed resultsSingle skating (for Spain)
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