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Melissa Piperno (born February 6, 1984 in LaSalle, Quebec) is a Canadian ice dancer. With former partner Liam Dougherty, she is the 2003 Canadian junior national champion. They placed 10th at the 2003 World Junior Figure Skating Championships and competed on both the Junior Grand Prix and senior Grand Prix of Figure Skating. They began skating together in 1999[1] and their partnership ended in 2004.[2]

Melissa Piperno
Personal information
Country represented	Canada
Born	(1984-02-06) February 6, 1984 (age 38)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Former partner	Liam Dougherty Paul Furtaro
Former coach	Julie Marcotte
Skating club	Ahuntsic CPA
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	127.88 2003 Skate America
Comp. dance	25.35 2003 Cup of Russia
Original dance	34.82 2003 Cup of Russia
Free dance	68.33 2003 Skate America

Competitive highlights

(with Dougherty)

Event	1999-2000	2000-2001	2001-2002	2002-2003	2003-2004
World Junior Championships				10th
Canadian Championships	2nd N.	12th J.	5th J.	1st J.	7th
Cup of Russia					12th
Skate America					9th
Junior Grand Prix, France				3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Italy			5th	3rd

• N = Novice level; J = Junior level

References

• Piperno & Dougherty at the International Skating Union

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