Elizabeth Putnam
| Elizabeth Putnam | |
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Elizabeth Putnam / Sean Wirtz in 2004.
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Elizabeth Gale Putnam |
| Country represented | Canada |
| Born |
November 28, 1984 Toronto, Ontario |
| Home town | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Former partner |
Sean Wirtz Mark Batka |
| Former coach |
Peter Tchernyshev Paul Wirtz |
| Skating club | Kerrisdale FSC |
| Began skating | 1989 |
| Retired | August 2007 |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 160.46 2003 Skate Canada |
| Short program | 56.04 2003 Skate Canada |
| Free skate | 107.22 2005 Skate America |
Elizabeth Gale Putnam (born November 28, 1984) is a Canadian former competitive pair skater. With Sean Wirtz, she is the 2006 Four Continents bronze medalist and a two-time (2003–04) Canadian national bronze medalist.
Elizabeth Gale Putnam was born on November 28, 1984 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her father died in October 2006.
Putnam started skating in 1989. In addition to singles, she began training in pairs at age 15. She finished 9th with Mark Batka at the 2002 Canadian Championships.
Putnam began training with Sean Wirtz in July 2002, following tryouts at the Toronto Cricket and Curling Club. The pair won bronze at the 2003 Canadian Championships and placed ninth at their first ISU Championship, the 2003 Four Continents in Beijing.
Putnam/Wirtz made their Grand Prix debut in the 2003–04 season, having received two assignments. After placing sixth at the 2003 Skate America and fifth at the 2003 Skate Canada International, they won bronze at a regular international, the 2003 Bofrost Cup on Ice. For the second season in a row, they took bronze at the Canadian Championships and finished 9th at the Four Continents Championships.
In the 2004–05 Grand Prix series, Putnam/Wirtz placed fifth at the 2004 Skate America and 8th at the 2004 Cup of Russia. They were fourth at both the 2005 Canadian Championships and 2005 Four Continents Championships.
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