Nicole Orford

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Nicole Orford
2012 World Junior FS Nicole Orford Thomas Williams.jpg
Orford and Williams in 2012
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (1992-10-10) October 10, 1992 (age 30)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Partner Asher Hill
Former partner Thomas Williams, Malcolm Rohon O'Halloran
CoachCarol Lane, Jon Lane, Juris Razgulajevs
Former coach Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe
ChoreographerCarol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs
Former choreographerMegan Wing, Aaron Lowe
Skating clubInlet SC, Port Coquitlam
Training locations Burnaby, British Columbia
Began skating1995
ISU personal best scores
Combined total139.10
2013 Four Continents
Short dance 55.86
2012 World Junior
Free dance85.40
2013 Four Continents

Nicole Orford (born October 10, 1992) is a Canadian former ice dancer. With former partner Thomas Williams, she placed fifth at the 2014 Four Continents Championships. She teamed up with Asher Hill in 2015.

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Personal life

Nicole Orford was born in Calgary, Alberta. [1] She is majoring in health sciences at Simon Fraser University. [2] [3]

Career

Orford began skating at age three and took up ice dancing in 2008. [4] She formed a partnership with Malcolm Rohon O'Halloran in May 2008. [4] They split after the 2010 Canadian Championships.

Partnership with Thomas Williams

Orford began training with Thomas Williams in May 2010. [5] Competing on the 2010–11 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, they took the bronze medal in England and placed fifth in the Czech Republic. Junior national champions, they were sent to the 2011 World Junior Championships and finished eighth.

During the 2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Orford/Williams won gold in Brisbane, Australia, [6] and finished sixth in Austria. Due to Skate Canada rules, they competed on the senior level at the 2012 Canadian Championships and came in sixth. They also placed sixth at the 2012 World Junior Championships.

Orford/Williams made their senior international debut in the 2012–13 season. Competing on the Grand Prix series for the first time, they placed eighth at the 2012 Rostelecom Cup and fourth at the 2012 NHK Trophy. After winning the bronze medal at the 2013 Canadian Championships, they were assigned to the 2013 Four Continents Championships and finished sixth.

In the summer of 2013, Williams injured both ankles due to boot problems, causing the team to reduce their training to 20 minutes at a time. [2] They won bronze at the U.S. Classic and placed eighth at the 2013 Trophée Éric Bompard. Fifth at the 2014 Canadian Championships, Orford/Williams were not named in Canada's Olympic team but were sent to the 2014 Four Continents Championships, where they placed fifth.

Partnership with Asher Hill

Orford teamed up with Asher Hill following a tryout held in April 2015. [7]

Programs

With Hill

Season Short dance Free dance
2015–16
[3] [7]

With Williams

Season Short dance Free dance
2014–15
[2] [8]
2013–14
[9] [10]
2012–13
[11]
  • Polka: Sold
    by John Michael Montgomery
  • Waltz: Tennessee Waltz
    by Anne Murray
  • Polka: Sold
    by John Michael Montgomery
2011–12
[12]
Senior-level:
  • Mariposa en Havana
  • Baila Baila Conmigo

Junior-level:
2010–11
[13]

With Rohon

Season Original dance Free dance
2009–10
[14]
  • Romanian gypsy dance
  • Mask of Zorro
    by James Horner

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Hill

International [15]
Event 15–16
Autumn Classic 1st
National
Canadian Championships 5th
Skate Canada Challenge5th

With Williams

International [16]
Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15
Four Continents 6th5th
GP Bompard 8th
GP NHK Trophy 4th
GP Rostelecom Cup 8th
GP Skate America 8th
CS Autumn Classic 6th
CS U.S. Classic 2nd
U.S. Classic 3rd
International: Junior [16]
Junior Worlds 8th6th
JGP Australia 1st
JGP Austria 6th
JGP Czech Republic 5th
JGP U.K. 3rd
National [1]
Canadian Champ. 1st J6th3rd5th4th
J: Junior level

With Rohon O'Halloran

International [17]
Event 09–10
JGP Belarus 9th
National
Canadian Championships 7th J
J: Junior level

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