Benjamin Okolski

Benjamin Okolski

Castile and Okolski in 2008.
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Okolski
Country represented  United States
Born November 12, 1984 (1984-11-12) (age 27)
Tucson, Arizona
Residence Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Partner Brooke Castile
Former partner Colleen Okolski
Coach Johnny Johns
Former coach Joseph Mero
Choreographer Marina Zueva
Skating club Arctic FSC
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 160.04
2007 Four Continents
Short program 56.44
2008 Four Continents
Free skate 104.92
2007 Four Continents

Benjamin Okolski (born on November 12, 1984 in Tucson, Arizona) is an American pair skater. He is best known for his partnership with Brooke Castile.[1] They are the 2007 2007 U.S. National Champions, 2008 Four Continents bronze medalists, and 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy champions. They announced their retirement from competitive skating in May 2010.[2]

Competitive highlights

(with Colleen Okolski)

Even 2001 2002
U.S. Championships 4th N. 5th N.
N. = Novice level

(with Castile)

Event 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
World Championships 12th 11th
Four Continents Championships 7th 5th 3rd
World Junior Championships 9th
U.S. Championships 6th J. 2nd J. 7th 8th 1st 3rd 5th 4th
Skate America 6th
Trophée Eric Bompard 6th
Cup of Russia 8th
Nebelhorn Trophy 1st 4th
Junior Grand Prix, France 3rd
Junior Grand Prix, China 5th
Junior Grand Prix, Japan 3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria 4th
Junior Grand Prix, USA 6th
J. = Junior level

References

  1. ^ Mittan, Barry (December 12, 2005). "Castile and Okolski Show Promise". SkateToday. Archived from the original on January 4, 2012. http://www.skatetoday.com/2005/12/12/castile-and-okolski-show-promise/. 
  2. ^ "Castile and Okolski Announce Retirement from Competitive Figure Skating". U.S. Figure Skating. May 13, 2010. http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=44619&type=media. Retrieved May 5, 2011. 

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