Purdy started skating at age four as a hockey player and switched to figure skating at age seven. In May 2007, Purdy teamed up with
Michael Marinaro to train in pairs. In the 2009–10 season, they debuted on the
ISU Junior Grand Prix series and won the Canadian junior title. The pair placed eighth in
The Hague at their first
World Junior Championships. In the 2011–12 season, Purdy/Marinaro won their first JGP medal — bronze in Latvia — and placed fifth at the
2012 World Junior Championships in
Minsk. The following season, they won gold at their two JGP assignments, in the United States and Croatia, and qualified for the
JGP Final, where they placed fourth. The pair took silver at the
2013 World Junior Championships in
Milan, behind
Haven Denney /
Brandon Frazier. In September 2013, Purdy/Marinaro and their coaches moved their training base from
Strathroy to
Komoka. The pair appeared at two senior Grand Prix events, the
2013 Skate America and
2013 Skate Canada International, finishing eighth at both. After placing fifth at the
2014 Canadians, they were assigned to the
2014 Four Continents and came in sixth. On May 27, 2014, they announced the end of their partnership and Purdy retired from elite competition. == Programs ==