Katie Orscher

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Katie Orscher
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Orscher and Lucash in 2004.
Personal information
Full name Kathryn Orscher
Country represented  United States
Born (1984-06-18) June 18, 1984 (age 28)
Farmington, Connecticut
Home town Glastonbury, Connecticut
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Former partner Garrett Lucash
Former coach Vadim Naumov
Evgenia Shishkova
Former choreographer Elena Petrenko
Igor Shpilband
Skating club Charter Oak FSC
Retired April 5, 2006
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 153.05
2005 Four Continents
Short program 56.15
2005 Four Continents
Free skate 98.23
2005 Worlds

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.

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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
2005–20063 Egyptian Disco
by DJ Disse		 Samson and Delilah
by Camille Saint-Saëns
2004–20054 Still Got the Blues
by Gary Moore		 Samson and Delilah
by Camille Saint-Saëns
2003–20044 Still Got the Blues
by Gary Moore		 Spartacus
by Aram Khachaturian		 Iris
by Goo Goo Dolls
2002–20031 Quidam
from Cirque du Soleil		 Spartacus
by Aram Khachaturian

Competitive highlights

Pairs career

(with Lucash)

Event 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06
World Championships 16th 13th 12th
Four Continents Championships 10th 6th 7th 3rd 5th
U.S. Championships 5th 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd
Cup of China 6th
Trophée Eric Bompard 5th
Skate America 7th 8th 6th
Skate Canada 7th 9th
Nebelhorn Trophy 3rd

Singles career

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

References

  1. ^ a b Mittan, Barry (October 16, 2002). "Orscher and Lucash Take Third at Nebelhorn Trophy". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. 
  2. ^ "Pairs skaters Katie Orscher and Garrett Lucash announce retirement". U.S. Figure Skating. April 5, 2006. 
  3. ^ "Katie ORSCHER / Garrett LUCASH: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original|archiveurl= requires |url= (help) on March 24, 2012. 
  4. ^ a b "Katie Orscher & Garrett Lucash". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on February 22, 2006. 

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