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.
Personal life Nicole Orford was born in Calgary, Alberta. She is majoring in health sciences at Simon Fraser University.
Career Orford began skating at age three and took up ice dancing in 2008. She formed a partnership with Malcolm Rohon O'Halloran in May 2008. They split after the 2010 Canadian Championships.
Partnership with Thomas Williams Orford began training with Thomas Williams in May 2010. 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, 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. 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.
Programs With Hill Season Short dance Free dance 2015–16 Jazz music The Theory of Everything
With Williams Season Short dance Free dance 2014–15 España cañí Noche Flamenca (Bulerias) Titanic Titanic Suite Jack Dawson's Luck The Portrait 2013–14 Cheek to Cheek "Fly Me to the Moon" Love Never Dies Prologue Beneath The Moonless Sky Coney Island Waltz Heaven By The Sea Til I Hear You Sing 2012–13 Sold Tennessee Waltz Sold High Society Overture Now You Have Jazz High Society Overture 2011–12 Senior-level: Mariposa en Havana Baila Baila Conmigo Junior-level: Dance With Me Baila Baila Conmigo Gone with the Wind Tara's Theme War is Declared/The Death of Charles 2010–11 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Help! How You Remind Me This Love Dare You To Move
With Rohon Season Original dance Free dance 2009–10 Romanian gypsy dance Mask of Zorro
Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Hill International Event 15–16 Autumn Classic 1st National Canadian Championships 5th Skate Canada Challenge 5th
With Williams International Event 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 Four Continents 6th 5th Bompard 8th NHK Trophy 4th Rostelecom Cup 8th Skate America 8th Autumn Classic 6th U.S. Classic 2nd U.S. Classic 3rd International: Junior Junior Worlds 8th 6th Australia 1st Austria 6th Czech Republic 5th U.K. 3rd National Canadian Champ. 1st J 6th 3rd 5th 4th
With Rohon O'Halloran International Event 09–10 Belarus 9th National Canadian Championships 7th J
References
External links
Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams at Skate Canada