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Created in 2013, Skate Guard is a blog that focuses on overlooked and underappreciated areas of the history of figure skating, whether that means a topic completely unknown to most readers or a new look at a well-known skater, time period, or event. There's plenty to explore, so pour yourself a cup of coffee and get lost in the fascinating and fabulous history of everyone's favourite winter sport!

Muri Burbidge

 Murray John Burbidge

May 16, 1949-2002 (M/D unknown)

Right photo courtesy Guelph Museums

Vancouver born Muri Burbidge brought down the house in club carnivals in the fifties with his comedy drag act and went on to appear in Barbara Wagner and Bob Paul's TV special "Planet Ice" and CTV's "Stars On Ice". He was also one of Ontario's most sought-after skating costume designers. He passed away in Surrey, British Columbia in 2002 at the age of fifty-three.

*Source for inclusion: Interview with Doug Haw, March 2021

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