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Gregory Merriman, also known as Greg,[1] (born 3 October 1988) is an Australian former competitive ice dancer. With partner Danielle O'Brien, he is a six-time Australian senior national champion and three-time junior national champion. They have competed at the World Championships and Four Continents Championships since 2008, and have competed at three World Junior Championships. They became the first Australian ice dancers to reach the free dance at a World Championships and the second Ice Dance couple from Australia to compete at the Winter Olympics.

Career

Merriman teamed up with Danielle O'Brien, who also skated at the Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink,[2] in April 1998.[3] They were coached by Australian ice dancing champion Monica MacDonald in Sydney, Australia. In the 2009–10 season, they trained with former World champion Victor Kraatz and Maikki Kraatz. O'Brien/Merriman withdrew from the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying opportunity for the 2010 Winter Olympics, due to Merriman's diagnosis of pericarditis, a viral infection in the sac surrounding the heart.[4][1]

In the 2010–11 season, O'Brien/Merriman began training part-time in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan under coaches Anjelika Krylova, two-time World champion, and Pasquale Camerlengo. They relocated to Detroit to train there full-time in late 2011.[1] Although Merriman's heel of his boot separated during the preliminary round at the 2012 World Championships, they placed eighth out of 23 couples and qualified for the short dance, where they placed 20th and qualified for the free. O'Brien/Merriman became the first Australian team to qualify for the free dance at a World Championships. They finished 20th overall.

In 2012–13, O'Brien/Merriman finished 7th at the US International Classic, 4th at the 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial, 8th at the 2012 NRW Trophy and 4th at the 2012 Ice Challenge. In January 2013, they became the first Australian ice dancers to medal at an International event when they took bronze at the Toruń Cup in Poland. In February, O'Brien/Merriman competed at the 2013 Four Continents Championships where they finished with a personal best placement of eighth. They did not qualify for the 2013 World Championships due to new TES requirements.[5]

The 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy was the last chance to qualify for the Olympics; O'Brien/Merriman finished sixth and earned a place for Australia in the Olympic ice dancing event. At the 2014 Winter Olympics, they advanced to the free dance and finished 20th.

They retired from competition on April 11, 2014.[6]

Programs

(with O'Brien)

Season Short dance Free dance
2013–2014
[7]
  • Quickstep: Cotton Club Stomp 1
    by John Barry
  • Foxtrot: The Mooche
    by John Barry
  • Charleston: Cotton Club Stomp 2
    by Duke Ellington
  • Thunder and Blazes
    performed by Sounds of the Circus South Shore Concert Band
  • Goofus
    performed by Sounds of the Circus South Shore Concert Band
  • Complainte de la Butte
    by Rufus Wainwright
  • The Southerner
    performed by The Merle Evans Circus Band
2012–2013
[8]
  • Thunder and Blazes
  • Goofus
  • Complainte de la Butte
    by Rufus Wainwright
  • The Southerner
2011–2012
[9]
2010–2011
[10]
  • Waltz from Cousins
    by Erich Kuenzel
  • Quickstep: Dancing Fool
    by Barry Manilow
  • Boxes
    by Marvin Hamlisch
  • After Car
    by Marvin Hamlisch
  • Trust Me
    by Marvin Hamlisch
  • Golf
    by Marvin Hamlisch
Original dance
2009–2010
[11]
Australian aboriginal music:
  • Yulara
    by Scott Wilson and James Drury
  • Warrama
    by David Hudson
  • Kikin Kooka's
    by Scott Wilson and James Drury
2008–2009
[12]
  • Beethoven's Last Night Overture
    by Trans-Siberian Orchestra
  • The Dark
    by Trans-Siberian Orchestra
  • Ouverture
    by Trans-Siberian Orchestra
2007–2008
[13]
Australian Aboriginal music:
  • Forest Phunk
    by S. Wilson, J. Drury, Turtle on Yulara
  • Yulara
    by S. Wilson, J. Drury, Turtle on Yulara
Mamma Mia musical
by ABBA:
  • Overture, Prologue
  • SOS
  • Mamma Mia
2006–2007
[14]
  • Argentinos
    by C. Novell
  • Hey Sexy Lady
    by Birch and Morrisen
  • King Swing
    by Swing City Giants
  • This Business of Love
    (from The Mask)
  • Hey Pachuco
    by Crown Review
2005–2006
[15]
  • Mambo: Johnny's Mambo
    by Michael Lloyd
  • Cha Cha: Sway
    by Michael Buble
  • Samba
  • King Swing
    by Swing City Giants
  • This Business of Love
    (from The Mask)
  • Hey Pachuco
    by Crown Review
2004–2005
[16]
  • George of the Jungle
  • Pink Panther
    Henry Mancini
White Stones
by Secret Garden, Rolf Lovland:
  • Steps
  • Windancer
  • Moving
2003–2004
[3]
White Stones
by Secret Garden, Rolf Lovland:
  • Steps
  • Windancer
  • Moving

Results

(with O'Brien)

Results[17]
International
Event 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14
Olympics 20th
Worlds 27th 25th 25th 27th 20th 24th
Four Continents 10th 10th 10th 9th 9th 8th 7th
Ice Challenge 4th
Nebelhorn WD 15th 6th
NRW Trophy 8th
Ondrej Nepela 10th 4th
Skate Down Under 1st
Toruń Cup 3rd
U.S. Classic 7th
Volvo Cup 12th
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 26th 23rd 20th
Шаблон:Small China 10th
Шаблон:Small Japan 11th
Шаблон:Small Taiwan 10th
National
Australian Champ. 1st J. 1st J. 1st J. 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew

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