Emilia Murdock

Emilia Jane "Milly" Murdock (born 17 November 2002) is a Spanish-American singles figure skater representing Spain. She represented the United States until the 2023–24 season. She is the 2018 U.S. junior bronze medalist, the 2017 U.S. intermediate silver medalist, the U.S. 2015 juvenile silver medalist, and the 2023 Spanish Championship gold medalist.

Personal life
Emilia "Milly" Murdock was born on November 17, 2002, in Greenwich, Connecticut, in the United States to Sean and Yalin Murdock. Emilia has two brothers, Jack and Patrick. She graduated from The Newman School in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2021. Emilia also runs a blog about healthy eating and nutrition called Bon Athlete.

Early career
Murdock began skating in 2004, when she was 19 months old. Murdock's mother, Yalin, coached her daughter until the age of 5.

2018–19 season
Murdock made her international debut as a junior and won two silver medals at the 2019 Bavarian Open and the 2018 Golden Bear of Zagreb.

2019–20 season
Murdock was assigned to the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Lake Placid, New York. She finished 13th in the short program and 7th in the free skate, finishing 7th overall. Her season continued with two domestic competitions finishing 2nd at the Central Pacific Coast Regionals and 3rd at Pacific Coast Sectionals, respectively. Following the conclusion of the season, Murdock left longtime coaches Mark Mitchell and Peter Johansson.

2020–21 season
In August 2020, Murdock moved to Toronto to train with Brian Orser and Tracy Wilson. Murdock made her senior debut by qualifying for the U.S. Championships after a sixth-place finish in the virtual U.S. Championship Series. Murdock finished 14th at the 2021 U.S. Championships held in Las Vegas.

2021–22 season
In the spring of 2021, Murdock suffered an injury where she had difficulty jumping triple jumps. She finished sixth and ninth place in the Championship Series and did not qualify to compete in January at the 2022 U.S. Championships in Nashville, Tennessee.

2022–23 season
In July 2022, Murdock moved to train in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with Tammy Gambill and Damon Allen. Murdock's final competition representing the United States was Midwestern Sectional Singles and U.S. Pairs Final 2023, where she placed 6th in the short, 4th in the free, and 4th overall.

2023–24 season
Murdock began representing Spain in 2023, and moved to Madrid to train with coach Laura Fernandez.

Making her international debut representing Spain, Murdock attended the 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, finishing 17th in the short program, 16th in the free skate, and 16th overall.

After placing 1st at the 2023 Spanish Championships, she was named to the team to compete at the 2024 World Championships in Montreal, Canada, but has yet to achieve her technical minimums needed to attend the event.

For Spain

 * CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series

For the United States

 * JGP – Event of the ISU Junior Grand Prix Series
 * J – Junior level, S – Senior level