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'''Margaret Crosland''' (July 27, 1939 - January 14, 2024) was a Canadian [[figure skater]] from Calgary, [[Alberta]].<ref name=ASHFM/><ref=https://calgaryherald.remembering.ca/obituary/margaret-margie-birdsell-1089276020> She was the 1958 and 1959 [[Canadian Figure Skating Championships|Canadian national champion]]. She started skating at age 7, and was coached by the Swiss Olympian [[Hans Gerschwiler]]. She represented the Glencoe Club as a junior and the Winnipeg Winter Club as a senior.<ref name=CFSC/>
'''Margaret Crosland''' (July 27, 1939 – January 14, 2024) was a Canadian [[figure skater]] from Calgary, [[Alberta]].<ref name=ASHFM/> She was the 1958 and 1959 [[Canadian Figure Skating Championships|Canadian national champion]]. She started skating at age 7, and was coached by the Swiss Olympian [[Hans Gerschwiler]]. She represented the Glencoe Club as a junior and the Winnipeg Winter Club as a senior.<ref name=CFSC/>


Crosland graduated from the University of British Columbia.<ref name=ASHFM/> Now known as Margaret (Margie) Birdsell, she has enjoyed a 50-year tenure as a figure skating judge and international figure skating referee. She judged 5 world figure skating championships and the [[Figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics|1984 Winter Olympics]] in Sarajevo. She is recognized for helping Canadian skaters through encouragement and supporting the sport through fair judging. In 1978 she was awarded the Alberta Government Achievement Award as an outstanding Albertan. She was inducted into the [[Alberta Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1983.<ref name=ASHFM/>
Crosland graduated from the University of British Columbia.<ref name=ASHFM/> Now known as Margaret (Margie) Birdsell, she has enjoyed a 50-year tenure as a figure skating judge and international figure skating referee. She judged 5 world figure skating championships and the [[Figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics|1984 Winter Olympics]] in Sarajevo. She is recognized for helping Canadian skaters through encouragement and supporting the sport through fair judging. In 1978 she was awarded the Alberta Government Achievement Award as an outstanding Albertan. She was inducted into the [[Alberta Sports Hall of Fame]] in 1983.<ref name=ASHFM/>
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Known as Margaret Crosland Berezowski, she was featured in a segment profiling Alberta Sports Hall of Fame inductees, where she reflected on her experience.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiMSptpjq74 Margaret Crosland Berezowski @YouTube.com] Retrieved September 29, 2018.</ref>
Known as Margaret Crosland Berezowski, she was featured in a segment profiling Alberta Sports Hall of Fame inductees, where she reflected on her experience.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiMSptpjq74 Margaret Crosland Berezowski @YouTube.com] Retrieved September 29, 2018.</ref>


She died in Calgary surrounded by her family on January 14, 2024.<ref=https://calgaryherald.remembering.ca/obituary/margaret-margie-birdsell-1089276020>
Crosland died in Calgary on January 14, 2024, at the age of 84.<ref>{{cite news |title=Margaret "Margie" Rose Birdsell |url=https://calgaryherald.remembering.ca/obituary/margaret-margie-birdsell-1089276020 |access-date=22 March 2024 |publisher=Calgary Herald |date=15 January 2024}}</ref>


==Results==
==Results==

Latest revision as of 21:59, 22 March 2024

For the English literary biographer and translator, see Margaret Crosland (writer).
Margaret Crosland
Other namesMargaret Berezowski, Margie Birdsell
Born(1939-07-27)July 27, 1939
Calgary, Canada
DiedJanuary 14, 2024(2024-01-14) (aged 84)
Calgary, Canada
HometownCalgary, Canada
Figure skating career
CountryCanada
CoachHans Gershcwiler
Skating clubWinnipeg WC
Glencoe Club
Began skating1946
Retired1959

Margaret Crosland (July 27, 1939 – January 14, 2024) was a Canadian figure skater from Calgary, Alberta.[1] She was the 1958 and 1959 Canadian national champion. She started skating at age 7, and was coached by the Swiss Olympian Hans Gerschwiler. She represented the Glencoe Club as a junior and the Winnipeg Winter Club as a senior.[2]

Crosland graduated from the University of British Columbia.[1] Now known as Margaret (Margie) Birdsell, she has enjoyed a 50-year tenure as a figure skating judge and international figure skating referee. She judged 5 world figure skating championships and the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. She is recognized for helping Canadian skaters through encouragement and supporting the sport through fair judging. In 1978 she was awarded the Alberta Government Achievement Award as an outstanding Albertan. She was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1983.[1]

Known as Margaret Crosland Berezowski, she was featured in a segment profiling Alberta Sports Hall of Fame inductees, where she reflected on her experience.[3]

Crosland died in Calgary on January 14, 2024, at the age of 84.[4]

Results[edit]

International[2]
Event 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
World Championships 14th 13th 11th
North American Champ. 5th 6th
National[2]
Canadian Championships 3rd J 1st J 3rd 1st 1st
J: Junior level

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Hall of Fame Honoured Members: Margaret Crosland Berezowski". Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 29, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Skate Canada Results" (PDF). Skate Canada.
  3. ^ Margaret Crosland Berezowski @YouTube.com Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  4. ^ "Margaret "Margie" Rose Birdsell". Calgary Herald. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.

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