Emilia Jane "Milly" Murdock(born 17 November 2002) is a Spanish-American singlesfigure skaterrepresenting 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 2023Spanish Championshipgold medalist.
| Emilia Jane Murdock | ||||||
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 Murdock at 2019 Lake Placid JGP | ||||||
| Born | 17 November 2002 Greenwich, Connecticut,United States | |||||
| Hometown | Madrid, Spain | |||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||
| Country |  Spain(since 2023) United States(2018–23) | |||||
| Coach | Tammy Gambill Damon Allen Sandy Rucker Straub Laura Fernandez | |||||
| Skating club | Valdemoro | |||||
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Personal life
editEmilia "Milly" Murdock was born on November 17, 2002, inGreenwich, Connecticut,in the United States to Sean and Yalin Murdock. Emilia has two brothers, Jack and Patrick. She graduated fromThe Newman SchoolinBoston, Massachusetts,in 2021. Emilia also runs a blog about healthy eating and nutrition called Bon Athlete.[1]
Career
editEarly career
editMurdock 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 States
edit2018–19 season
editMurdock made her international debut as a junior and won two silver medals at the 2019Bavarian Openand the 2018Golden Bear of Zagreb.
2019–20 season
editMurdock was assigned to theISU Junior Grand PrixinLake 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 coachesMark MitchellandPeter Johansson.
2020–21 season
editIn August 2020, Murdock moved to Toronto to train withBrian OrserandTracy Wilson.[3]Murdock made her senior debut by qualifying for theU.S. Championshipsafter a sixth-place finish in the virtual U.S. Championship Series. Murdock finished 14th at the2021 U.S. Championshipsheld in Las Vegas.[3]
2021–22 season
editIn 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 the2022 U.S. ChampionshipsinNashville, Tennessee.[3]
2022–23 season
editIn July 2022, Murdock moved to train inColorado Springs, Colorado,withTammy GambillandDamon 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 Spain
edit2023–24 season
editMurdock began representing Spain in 2023, splitting her time between training inMadridunder Laura Fernandez,Javier Fernández's sister, and training inColorado Springs, Coloradounder coaches,Tammy Gambill,Damon Allen,and Sandy Rucker Straub.[5]
Making her international debut representing Spain, Murdock competed at the2023 Volvo Open Cupand the2023 NRW Trophy,placing ninth and sixth, respectively. She then attended the2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb,finishing in sixteenth place.[6]
After winning the2023 Spanish Championships,she was named to the team to compete at the2024 World ChampionshipsinMontreal, Canada,but failed achieve her technical minimums needed to compete at the event.[7]She would ultimately close the season by winning silver at the2024 Sofia Trophy.[6]
2024–25 season
editMurdock started the season by competing on the2024–25 ISU Challenger Series,finishing eleventh at the2024 CS Cranberry Cup Internationaland twenty-first at the2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy.She would subsequently finish thirteenth at the2024 Tayside Trophyand ninth at the2024 NRW Trophy.[6]
Programs
edit| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2024–25 |
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| 2023–24 [5] |
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| 2022–23 |
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| 2021–22 [1] |
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| 2020–21 [1] |
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| 2019–20 [8][1] |
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Competitive highlights
editFor Spain
edit- CS – Event of theISU Challenger Series
| Season | 2023–24 | 2024–25 |
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| Spanish Championships | 1st | |
| CSCranberry Cup | 11th | |
| CSNebelhorn Trophy | 21st | |
| CSGolden Spin of Zagreb | 16th | |
| NRW Trophy | 6th | 9th |
| Sofia Trophy | 2nd | |
| Tayside Trophy | 13th | |
| Volvo Open Cup | 9th |
For the United States
edit- JGP – Event of theISU Junior Grand Prix Series
- J – Junior level, S – Senior level
| Season | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 |
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| JGPUnited States | 7th | |||
| Bavarian Open | 2nd | |||
| Golden Bear of Zagreb | 2nd | |||
| U.S. Championships | 3rd J | 14th S | 5th J |
Detailed results
edit| Segment | Type | Score | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | TSS | 120.09 | 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International |
| Short program | TSS | 41.49 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy |
| TES | 19.87 | 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
| PCS | 22.81 | 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International | |
| Free skating | TSS | 80.01 | 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International |
| TES | 38.36 | 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International | |
| PCS | 41.64 | 2024 CS Cranberry Cup International |
For Spain
edit| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Nov 2–5, 2023 |  2023 Volvo Open Cup
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8 | 45.36 | 9 | 76.46 | 9 | 121.82 |
| Nov 16-19, 2023 |  2023 NRW Trophy
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2 | 50.29 | 9 | 72.66 | 6 | 122.95 |
| Dec 6–9, 2023 |  2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb
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17 | 40.82 | 16 | 70.08 | 16 | 110.90 |
| Dec 15–17, 2023 | 2023 Spanish Championships
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1 | 44.89 | 1 | 85.42 | 1 | 130.31 |
| Jan 13 – Feb 4, 2024 |  2024 Sofia Trophy
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1 | 43.46 | 2 | 81.07 | 2 | 124.53 |
| Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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| P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
| Aug 8–11, 2024 |  2024 CS Cranberry Cup International
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12 | 40.08 | 10 | 80.01 | 11 | 120.09 |
| Sep 19–21, 2024 | 2024 CS Nebelhorn Trophy
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19 | 41.49 | 21 | 70.88 | 21 | 112.37 |
| Oct 12–13, 2024 |  2024 Tayside Trophy
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11 | 41.44 | 14 | 67.65 | 13 | 109.09 |
References
edit- ^abcd"Emilia Murdock US Figure Skating Fan Zone".US Figure Skating Fan Zone.US Figure Skating.Retrieved21 January2024.
- ^Diamond Fox, Sandra."Darien figure skater hopes to compete in Olympics".darientimes.Darien Times.Retrieved21 January2024.
- ^abcd"Emilia Murdock Looking to Return to Nationals".figureskateronline.Figure Skaters Online. 6 October 2022.Retrieved21 January2024.
- ^"Rink Results- 2023 Midwestern Sectional Singles and U.S. Pairs F".rink results.Retrieved21 January2024.
- ^ab"Emilia MURDOCK: 2023/2024".International Skating Union.Archived fromthe originalon January 6, 2024.
- ^abcdefg"ESP-Emilia Murdock".SkatingScores.com.
- ^"La RFEDH, una vez finalizadas todas las competiciones dentro de los Criterios de Selección de Patinaje Artístico, comunica los patinadores que representarán a España en el Europeo y Mundial 2024"[The RFEDH, once all the competitions within the Figure Skating Selection Criteria have finished, announces the skaters who will represent Spain in the 2024 European and World Championships].Twitter(in Spanish). 18 December 2023.Retrieved18 December2023.
- ^"Emilia MURDOCK: 2019/2020".International Skating Union.Archived fromthe originalon December 31, 2019.
- ^"Rink Results- Emilia Murdock".rink results.Retrieved21 January2024.
- ^"Emilia Murdock ISU Bio".isuresults.International Skating Union.Retrieved21 January2024.