Nicole Orford

Nicole Orford
Orford and Williams in 2012
Personal information
Country represented	Canada
Born	(1992-10-10) October 10, 1992 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Partner	Asher Hill
Former partner	Thomas Williams, Malcolm Rohon O'Halloran
Coach	Carol Lane, Jon Lane, Juris Razgulajevs
Former coach	Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe
Choreographer	Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs
Former choreographer	Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe
Skating club	Inlet SC, Port Coquitlam
Training locations	Burnaby, British Columbia
Began skating	1995
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	139.10 2013 Four Continents
Short dance	55.86 2012 World Junior
Free dance	85.40 2013 Four Continents

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

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
2015–2016 ^[3]^[7]	Jazz music featuring Etta James and Johnny Mathis choreo. by Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs	The Theory of Everything by Jóhann Jóhannsson choreo. by Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe

With Williams

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2014–2015 ^[2]^[8]	España cañí by Pascual Marquina Narro Noche Flamenca (Bulerias)	Titanic by James Horner: Titanic Suite Jack Dawson's Luck The Portrait
2013–2014 ^[9]^[10]	Quickstep: Cheek to Cheek by Frank Sinatra Foxtrot: Fly Me To The Moon by Bart Howard	Love Never Dies by Andrew Lloyd Webber: Prologue Beneath The Moonless Sky Coney Island Waltz Heaven By The Sea Til I Hear You Sing
2012–2013 ^[11]	Polka: Sold by John Michael Montgomery Waltz: Tennessee Waltz by Anne Murray Polka: Sold by John Michael Montgomery	High Society Overture Now You Have Jazz by Bing Cosby, Louis Armstrong High Society Overture
2011–2012 ^[12]	Senior-level: Mariposa en Havana Baila Baila Conmigo Junior-level: Dance With Me by Debelah Morgan Baila Baila Conmigo by Domino	Gone with the Wind: Tara's Theme War is Declared/The Death of Charles by Max Steiner
2010–2011 ^[13]	Waltz: Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Quickstep: Help! by The Beatles	How You Remind Me This Love Dare You To Move by Vitamin String Quartet

With Rohon

Season	Original dance	Free dance
2009–2010 ^[14]	Romanian gypsy dance	Mask of Zorro by James Horner

Competitive highlights

With Hill

International^[15]
Event	2015–16
Autumn Classic	1st
National
Canadian Championships	5th
Skate Canada Challenge	5th

With Williams

International^[16]
Event	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15
Four Continents			6th	5th
GP Bompard				8th
GP NHK Trophy			4th
GP Rostelecom			8th
GP Skate America					8th
CS Autumn Classic					6th
CS U.S. Classic				3rd	2nd
International: Junior^[16]
Junior Worlds	8th	6th
JGP Australia		1st
JGP Austria		6th
JGP Czech Republic	5th
JGP U.K.	3rd
National^[1]
Canadians	1st J.	6th	3rd	5th	4th
J. = Junior level

With Rohon O'Halloran

International^[17]
Event	2009–10
JGP Belarus	9th
National
Canadian Championships	7th J.
J. = Junior level

References

1 2 "Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014.
1 2 3 Thayer, Jacquelyn (June 26, 2014). "Orford and Williams Expand their Horizons". ice-dance.com.
1 2 Smith, Beverley (December 2, 2015). "Chance tryout gives Orford, Hill's careers new life". IceNetwork.
1 2 Mittan, Barry (August 30, 2009). "Orford and Rohon Look for Redemption". SkateToday.
↑ Walker, Elvin (May 8, 2011). "Facebook brings Orford and Williams together". GoldenSkate. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
↑ Berridge, Tom (September 12, 2011). "Burnaby ice dancer takes gold at Junior Grand Prix in Oz". Burnaby Now. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
1 2 Thayer, Jacquelyn (September 9, 2015). "For Orford and Hill, Happy Accidents Tell the Tale". Two for the Ice.
↑ "Nicole ORFORD / Thomas WILLIAMS: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
↑ "Nicole ORFORD / Thomas WILLIAMS: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.
↑
"Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams: 2013/2014". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014.
- "Alternate link". Archived from the original on April 7, 2014.
↑ "Nicole ORFORD / Thomas WILLIAMS: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013.
↑ "Nicole ORFORD / Thomas WILLIAMS: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012.
↑ "Nicole ORFORD / Thomas WILLIAMS: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011.
↑ "Nicole ORFORD / Malcolm Rohon O'HALLORAN: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012.
↑ "Competition Results: Nicole ORFORD / Asher HILL". International Skating Union.
1 2 "Competition Results: Nicole ORFORD / Thomas WILLIAMS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015.
↑ "Competition Results: Nicole ORFORD / Malcolm Rohon O'HALLORAN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014.

External links

Media related to Nicole Orford at Wikimedia Commons

Nicole Orford / Asher Hill at the International Skating Union
Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams at the International Skating Union
Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams at Skate Canada
Nicole Orford / Malcolm Rohon O'Halloran at the International Skating Union

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