Background
Denis Margalik was born on June 3, 1997, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Margalik, the second of three boys, grew up in Mississauga before moving to Richmond Hill, Ontario.
Denis Margalik was born on June 3, 1997, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Margalik, the second of three boys, grew up in Mississauga before moving to Richmond Hill, Ontario.
He attended Silverthorn Collegiate Institute.
Margalik began skating in 2005. His first coach was Robert O"Toole, who taught him for eight years, mainly at the Woodbine Winter Club in Toronto. Margalik"s early career was hindered by Osgood–Schlatter disease, which affected his knees.
He changed coaches later in 2013, joining Andrei Berezintsev and Inga Zusev at the Richmond Training Centre in Richmond Hill, Ontario.
Making his senior international debut, he finished seventh at the 2014 Skate Canada Autumn Classic, a part of the International Skating Union Challenger Series. In February 2015, he competed at his first International Skating Union Championship, the Four Continents in Seoul, South of Korea.
Ranked 18th in the short program, he qualified for the free skate, where he placed 15th and rose to 16th overall.