Katie Orscher
Orscher and Lucash in 2004.
Full nameKathryn Orscher
Born (1984-06-18) June 18, 1984 (age 39)
Farmington, Connecticut
HometownGlastonbury, Connecticut
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
Skating clubCharter Oak FSC
RetiredApril 5, 2006
Medal record
Representing  United States
Pairs Figure skating
Four Continents Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Hamilton Pairs

Kathryn "Katie" Orscher (born June 18, 1984) is an American figure skater who competed as a single skater and pair skater. With partner Garrett Lucash, she is the 2005 U.S. national champion and 2005 Four Continents bronze medalist.

Personal life

Katie Orscher was born in Farmington, Connecticut and raised in Glastonbury, Connecticut.

Career

Singles career

Orscher was originally a single skater. She won the junior bronze medal at the 2000 U.S. Championships. She retired from singles in November 2000 to compete in pairs.

Pairs career

From 2000 through 2006, she competed with partner Garrett Lucash. Lucash remembered her during his search for a partner and gave her a call. They both rotate clockwise. They trained in Simsbury, Connecticut.[1]

In 2005, Orscher and Lucash won the gold medal at the U.S. Championships. They went on to win the bronze medal at the 2005 Four Continents Championships. At the 2005 Worlds, their placement combined with that of Rena Inoue / John Baldwin earned the United States two entries to the 2006 Winter Olympics.

In the summer of 2005, Orscher broke her foot, causing them to lose training time before the 2005-06 season. In January 2006 at the U.S Championships in St. Louis, Missouri, they were in first after the short program but dropped to third after the long program and missed the Olympic team by .66 points.

Orscher and Lucash announced their retirement from competitive skating in April 2006.[2]

Programs

(with Lucash)

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2005–2006
[3]
  • Egyptian Disco
    by DJ Disse
2004–2005
[4][5]
  • Samson and Delilah
    by Camille Saint-Saëns
2003–2004
[6][5]
  • Still Got the Blues
    by Gary Moore
2002–2003
[7][1]
  • Spartacus
    by Aram Khachaturian
2001–2002
[8]
  • Unchained Melody
    Mythos N DS Cosmo
  • The Black Stallion Returns
    by Georges Delerve

Competitive highlights

Pair skating with Lucash

Results[3][4][6][7][8]
International
Event 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06
Worlds 16th 13th 12th
Four Continents 10th 6th 7th 3rd 5th
GP Cup of China 6th
GP Trophée Eric Bompard 5th
GP Skate America 7th 8th 6th
GP Skate Canada 7th 9th
Nebelhorn 3rd
National
U.S. Champ. 5th 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd
GP = Grand Prix

Single skating

International
Event 1999–2000 2000–2001
Junior Grand Prix, Mexico 6th
Triglav Trophy 1st J.
National
U.S. Championships 3rd J.
J. = Junior level

References

  1. ^ a b Mittan, Barry (October 16, 2002). "Orscher and Lucash Take Third at Nebelhorn Trophy". Golden Skate.
  2. ^ "Pairs skaters Katie Orscher and Garrett Lucash announce retirement". U.S. Figure Skating. April 5, 2006. Archived from the original on May 16, 2006.
  3. ^ a b "Katie ORSCHER / Garrett LUCASH: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 13, 2006.
  4. ^ a b "Katie ORSCHER / Garrett LUCASH: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 4, 2005.
  5. ^ a b "Katie Orscher & Garrett Lucash". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on February 22, 2006.
  6. ^ a b "Katie ORSCHER / Garrett LUCASH: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004.
  7. ^ a b "Katie ORSCHER / Garrett LUCASH: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 22, 2003.
  8. ^ a b "Katie ORSCHER / Garrett LUCASH: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 30, 2002.

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