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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 Orscher and Lucash in 2004. | |||||||||||||||
| Full name | Kathryn Orscher | ||||||||||||||
| Born | June 18, 1984 Farmington, Connecticut | ||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Glastonbury, Connecticut | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Charter Oak FSC | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | April 5, 2006 | ||||||||||||||
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Personal life
editKatie Orscher was born in Farmington, Connecticut and raised in Glastonbury, Connecticut.
Career
editSingles career
editOrscher 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
editFrom 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
edit(with Lucash)
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2005–2006 [3] |
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Competitive highlights
editPair skating with Lucash
edit| Results[3][4][6][7][8] | |||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| U.S. Champ. | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd |
| GP = Grand Prix | |||||
Single skating
edit| International | ||
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| Event | 1999–2000 | 2000–2001 |
| Junior Grand Prix, Mexico | 6th | |
| Triglav Trophy | 1st J. | |
| National | ||
| U.S. Championships | 3rd J. | |
| J. = Junior level | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Mittan, Barry (October 16, 2002). "Orscher and Lucash Take Third at Nebelhorn Trophy". Golden Skate.
- ^ "Pairs skaters Katie Orscher and Garrett Lucash announce retirement". U.S. Figure Skating. April 5, 2006. Archived from the original on May 16, 2006.
- ^ a b "Katie ORSCHER / Garrett LUCASH: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 13, 2006.
- ^ a b "Katie ORSCHER / Garrett LUCASH: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 4, 2005.
- ^ a b "Katie Orscher & Garrett Lucash". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on February 22, 2006.
- ^ a b "Katie ORSCHER / Garrett LUCASH: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004.
- ^ a b "Katie ORSCHER / Garrett LUCASH: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 22, 2003.
- ^ a b "Katie ORSCHER / Garrett LUCASH: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on January 30, 2002.
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