Michaela du Toit

Michaela du Toit (born January 10, 2000) is a figure skater representing South Africa and an actress. She is the 2015 and 2017 South African National Champion. She starred in the Family Channel’s 2016 film Ice Girls alongside two-time Olympic silver medalist Elvis Stojko.[2]

Michaela du Toit
du Toit at the 2016 World Junior Championships.
Born (2000-01-10) January 10, 2000
Poole, England, United Kingdom
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Figure skating career
Country South Africa
CoachBrian Orser
Began skating2008

Personal life

Michaela du Toit was born on January 10, 2000, in Poole, England, but she grew up in Toronto, Canada.[1] She started playing hockey at the age of six, but she decided to switch to figure skating, and she originally represented Canada before switching to South Africa, which is where her family is originally from.[2]

In 2016, she made her acting debut playing the character Mattie in the TV movie Ice Girl.[3]

Skating career

du Toit began competing in the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) in the 2013–14 season. She was assigned to the JGP Mexico where she finished 16th.[4] She also won the 2013 junior South African national title.[5] She competed at her first Junior World Championships in 2014 where she finished 37th in the short program and did not advance to the free skate.[6] She then received two assignments in the 2014–15 ISU Junior Grand Prix. She finished 15th in the JGP Japan and 12th in the JGP Germany.[7][8] She won her second junior South African national title in 2014.[9] At the 2015 Junior World Championships, she finished 37th again.[10] She won her first senior South African National Championships in 2015.[11]

She received two assignments in the 2015–16 ISU Junior Grand Prix. She finished 18th in the JGP Poland and 13th in the JGP Spain.[12][13] She competed at the 2016 Four Continents Championships where she finished 18th.[14] She finished 31st at the 2016 Junior World Championships.[15]

du Toit competed at the 2016 Autumn Classic International where she finished 15th.[16] She won her second senior national title in 2017.[17] At the 2017 Four Continents Championships, she finished 23rd in the short program but then withdrew before the free skate.[18]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2016–2017
[19]
2015–2016
[20] [21]
  • La Vie en rose
    by Édith Piaf
    performed by Louis Armstrong
  • I Love Paris In the Spring
    by Vanessa Paradis
    choreo. by Shae-Lynn Bourne
2014–2015
[22]
  • Don Quixote
    by Ludwig Minkus
    choreo. by David Wilson
2013–2014
[23] [24]
  • Gaîté Parisienne
    by Jacques Offenbach
    choreo. by David Wilson

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[25]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
Four Continents18thWD
FBMA Trophy10th
Golden Bear17th
Open d'Andorra2nd3rd
Reykjavik3rd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds37th37th31st
JGP Germany12th
JGP Japan15th
JGP Mexico16th
JGP Poland18th
Bavarian Open3rd11th
NRW Trophy12th
Skate Helena2nd
National
South African1st J.1st1st
WD = Withdraw; J. = Junior level

References
  1. "Michaela DU TOIT". International Skating Union. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. Sunshine, Fannie (2 March 2016). "North York figure skater Michaela du Toit stars in Family Channel's 'Ice Girls' feature film". Toronto. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  3. "Michaela du Toit". IMDb. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  4. "ISU JGP Mexico Cup Junior Ladies Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. "2013 SA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Junior Ladies Result". South African Figure Skating Association. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2014". International Skating Union. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  7. "ISU JGP Nagoya TV Cup 2014 Junior Ladies Result". International Skating Union. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  8. "ISU JGP Germany 2014 Junior Ladies Results". International Skating Union. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  9. "South African National Championships 2014 Junior Ladies Result". South African Figure Skating Association. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  10. "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2015". International Skating Union. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  11. "SA National Championships 2015 Senior Ladies Result". South African Figure Skating Association. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  12. "ISU JGP Poland 2015 Junior Ladies Result". International Skating Union. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  13. "ISU JGP Spain 2015 Junior Ladies Result". International Skating Union. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  14. "ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2016". International Skating Union. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  15. "ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2016". International Skating Union. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  16. "2016 Autumn Classic International Results". Skate Canada. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  17. "SA National Championship 2017 Senior Ladies Result". South African Figure Skating Unions. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  18. "ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2017". International Skating Union. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  19. "Michaela DU TOIT: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017.
  20. "Michaela DU TOIT: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 October 2015.
  21. "Michaela DU TOIT: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016.
  22. "Michaela DU TOIT: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014.
  23. "Michaela DU TOIT: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013.
  24. "Michaela DU TOIT: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014.
  25. "Competition Results: Michaela DU TOIT". International Skating Union.
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