Mary Beth Marley (born May 19, 1995) is an American pair skater. With former partner Rockne Brubaker, she is the 2012 Four Continents bronze medalist and 2012 U.S. silver medalist. Previously, Marley competed in single skating and became the 2009 U.S. novice silver medalist.
Career Singles career Marley won the novice silver medal at the 2009 U.S. Championships. She was 5th on the junior level in 2011.
Partnership with Brubaker Marley and Brubaker teamed up after a two-day tryout in August 2010. She was previously a singles skater and had no pairs experience but passed her pairs test on August 31, 2010. The pair was coached by John Nicks. Marley relocated to Aliso Viejo, California.
Marley and Brubaker's first international competition was the Toruń Cup in Toruń, Poland, where they earned the minimum technical scores required to compete at an ISU Championship. They placed fourth at the 2011 U.S. Nationals and were named as alternates for Four Continents. They were assigned to the event after an injury led Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett to withdraw. Jenni Meno and Todd Sand became their main coaches for the 2011–12 season and Nicks also continued to work with the pair.
In the 2012–2013 season, Marley and Brubaker were assigned to 2012 Skate Canada International and 2012 NHK Trophy, however, on August 14, 2012, the pair announced the end of their partnership. Marley decided to step away from competitive figure skating She works as a coach and choreographer in Chicago.
Programs With Brubaker Season Short program Free skating 2011–2012 Singin' in the Rain Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff 2010–2011 Elizabeth: The Golden Age by Craig Armstrong, A. R. Rahman The Addams Family by Marc Shaiman
As singles skater Season Short program Free skating 2010–2011 Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy Tango Jalousie by Jacob Gade 2009–2010 L-O-V-E (instrumental) by Nat King Cole Cinderella by Sergei Prokofiev performed by the Cleveland Orchestra 2008–2009 Beethoven by Trans-Siberian Orchestra Asturias (Leyenda) by Vanessa-Mae
Competitive highlights Pairs career with Brubaker Results International Event 2010–2011 2011–2012 Worlds 10th Four Continents 8th 3rd GP Skate America 7th Cup of Nice 3rd Toruń Cup 1st National U.S. Champ. 4th 2nd GP = Grand Prix
Singles career Event 2010–11 U.S. Championships 5th J.
References
External links
Mary Beth Marley / Rockne Brubaker at Ice Network Mary Beth Marley at Ice Network