Katie Orscher
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| Personal Info | ||
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| Country: |  United States |
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| Residence: | Glastonbury, Connecticut | |
| Height: | 158 cm / 5'2" | |
| Partner: | Garrett Lucash | |
| Coach: | Vadim Naumov, Evgenia Shishkova |
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| Skating Club: | Charter Oak FSC | |
| Retired: | April 5, 2006 | |
| ISU Personal Best Scores | ||
| Short + Free Total: | 153.05 | 2005 Four CC |
| Short Program: | 56.15 | 2005 Four CC |
| Free Skate: | 98.23 | 2005 Worlds |
Kathryn "Katie" Orscher (born June 18, 1984 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American figure skater. Formerly a singles skater, she retired from singles in November 2000 to compete in pairs. Her pairs partner since 2000 has been Garrett Lucash. The team was brought together because Garrett was searching for a new partner, and he remembered Katie. They are both clockwise skaters and only a small portion of skaters skate in that direction. They skate at the ISCC in Simsbury, Connecticut and are coached by Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, who are the 1994 Pairs World Champions. Their choreographers are Igor Shpilband and Elena Petrenko.
In 2005, they won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. The 2005-2006 season was a difficult one for them as Katie broke her foot over the summer and they missed a great deal of training time going into their most important season ever. In January 2006 at the US National Championships in St. Louis, MO they led the pack in Pairs after the short program. After the long program, they dropped to third and missed out on making the US Olympic team by .66 points.
Before Katie and Garrett teamed up, Katie was a singles skater and won the bronze medal in the Junior level at the 2000 U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Her hobbies include cooking, interior design, reading, sewing, running, and swimming. She also has a large collection of frog items. After she is done skating, she would like to open a restaurant.
Orscher and Lucash retired from competitive skating in 2006. Katie would like to get a partner and return to competitive skating with the hopes of making the 2010 US Olympic Team.
[edit] Competitive highlights
- U.S. Championships - 5th
- U.S. Championships - 2nd
- World Championships - 16th
- U.S. Championships - 2nd
- World Championships - 13th
- U.S. Championships - 1st
- Four Continents Championships - 3rd
- World Championships - 12th
- U.S. Championships - 3rd
- Four Continents Championships - 5th
[edit] External links
- Katie Orscher at the International Skating Union biography page
- USFSA News - Orscher and Lucash announce their retirement
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