Nicole Orford

Nicole Orford

Orford and Williams in 2012
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born October 10, 1992
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Partner Thomas Williams
Former partner Malcolm Rohon O'Halloran
Coach Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe
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 Thomas Williams, she placed fifth at the 2014 Four Continents Championships.

Personal life

Nicole Orford was born in Calgary, Alberta.[1] She is a part-time student, majoring in health sciences, at Simon Fraser University.[2]

Career

Orford began skating at age three and took up ice dancing in 2008.[3] She began skating with Malcolm Rohon in May 2008.[3] They split after the 2010 Canadian Championships.

Orford began training with Thomas Williams in May 2010.[4] 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,[5] 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.

Programs

With Williams

Season Short dance Free dance
2014–2015
[2]
    2013–2014
    [6][7]    		 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
    [8]
    • 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
    [9]    		 Senior-level:
    • Mariposa en Havana
    • Baila Baila Conmigo

    Junior-level:

    		 Gone with the Wind:
    • Tara's Theme
    • War is Declared/The Death of Charles
      by Max Steiner
    2010–2011
    [10]

    With Rohon

    Season Original dance Free dance
    2009–2010
    [11]
    • Romanian gypsy dance
    • Mask of Zorro
      by James Horner

    Competitive highlights

    With Williams

    International[12]
    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 U.S. Classic 3rd 2nd
    International: Junior[12]
    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[13]
    Event 2009–10
    JGP Belarus 9th
    National
    Canadian Championships 7th J.
    J. = Junior level

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014.
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Thayer, Jacquelyn (June 26, 2014). "Orford and Williams Expand their Horizons". ice-dance.com.
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mittan, Barry (August 30, 2009). "Orford and Rohon Look for Redemption". SkateToday.
    4. ↑ Walker, Elvin (May 8, 2011). "Facebook brings Orford and Williams together". GoldenSkate. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
    5. ↑ Berridge, Tom (September 12, 2011). "Burnaby ice dancer takes gold at Junior Grand Prix in Oz". Burnaby Now. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
    6. ↑ "Nicole ORFORD / Thomas WILLIAMS: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.
    7. ↑ "Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams: 2013/2014". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014.
    8. ↑ "Nicole ORFORD / Thomas WILLIAMS: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013.
    9. ↑ "Nicole ORFORD / Thomas WILLIAMS: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012.
    10. ↑ "Nicole ORFORD / Thomas WILLIAMS: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011.
    11. ↑ "Nicole ORFORD / Malcolm Rohon O'HALLORAN: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012.
    12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Competition Results: Nicole ORFORD / Thomas WILLIAMS". International Skating Union.
    13. ↑ "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