Margaret Crosland
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| Margaret Crosland | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Margaret Berezowski, Margie Birdsell |
| Born | July 27, 1939 Calgary, Canada |
| Died | January 14, 2024 (aged 84) Calgary, Canada |
| Hometown | Calgary, Canada |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Canada |
| Coach | Hans Gershcwiler |
| Skating club | Winnipeg WC Glencoe Club |
| Began skating | 1946 |
| Retired | 1959 |
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]
- ^ a b c "Hall of Fame Honoured Members: Margaret Crosland Berezowski". Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 29, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Skate Canada Results" (PDF). Skate Canada.
- ^ Margaret Crosland Berezowski @YouTube.com Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ^ "Margaret "Margie" Rose Birdsell". Calgary Herald. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
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