Kyarha van Tiel (born 17 May 2000) is a Dutch retired figure skater. She is a two-time Open d'Andorra champion (2017, 2019). She competed in the final segment at the 2016 and 2018 World Junior Championships.
Career Van Tiel began skating at age six. She won the Dutch national ladies' title on the novice level in the 2013–2014 season. She made her junior international debut at an ISU Junior Grand Prix event in August 2014.
Van Tiel began the 2015–2016 season training under Astrid Tameling-Winkelman and Nathalie Oogjen in Dordrecht, Netherlands, before joining Kevin van der Perren, Jenna McCorkell, and Jérôme Blanchard in Liedekerke, Belgium. In March, she represented The Netherlands at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, where she qualified for the final segment. Ranked 17th in the short program and 20th in the free skate, she finished 18th overall.
Van Tiel also advanced to the free skate at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, where she would finish 24th.
Van Tiel announced her retirement from figure skating on October 17, 2020.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2018–2019 Sahara Nights Iron Golden Age Run Boy Run 2017–2018 Diem 2015–2016 Once Upon a Time in the West 2014–2015 If I Could See You Again River Flows in You Halo Theme
Competitive highlights CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 Worlds 40th Europeans 26th 28th Golden Spin 11th 13th 13th Bavarian Open 14th Challenge Cup 17th 13th 21st Denkova-Staviski 7th Open d'Andorra 1st 1st Tallinn Trophy 15th Volvo Open Cup 7th International: Junior Junior Worlds 18th 24th Austria 21st France 15th Lithuania 24th Poland 17th Russia WD EYOF 15th Bavarian Open 11th Coupe Printemps 12th 2nd Challenge Cup 2nd NRW Trophy 17th 15th Open d'Andorra 3rd National Dutch Champ. 1st J 2nd 2nd 3rd
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