Garrett Lucash(born September 21, 1978, inAttleboro, Massachusetts) is an Americanpair skater.With partnerKatie Orscher,he is the 2005U.S. national championand 2005Four Continents bronze medalist.
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| Born | September 21, 1978 Attleboro, Massachusetts | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Charter Oak FSC | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | April 5, 2006 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editLucash was searching for a new partner when he remembered Orscher and gave her a call. Unlike most skaters, they both rotate clockwise. They trained inSimsbury, Connecticut.[1]
In 2005, Orscher and Lucash won the gold medal at theU.S. Championships.They went on to win the bronze medal at the2005 Four Continents Championships.At the2005 Worlds,their placement combined with that ofRena Inoue/John Baldwinearned the United States two entries to the2006 Winter Olympics.
In the summer of 2005, Orscher broke her foot, causing them to lose training time before the 2005–06 season. In January 2006 at theU.S ChampionshipsinSt. Louis, Missouri,they were in first after the short program but dropped to third after the long program and missed the Olympic team by.66 points.
Orscher and Lucash announced their retirement from competitive skating in April 2006.[2]Lucash is the co-creator and director of the National Figure Skating Academy in Boston, along withDmitri Palamarchuk.
Personal life
editLucash is aBoston Red Soxfan. On August 1, 2007, he was featured on the first episode of the Red Sox themeddating showSox Appeal,in which he went on three blind dates atFenway Parkduring a Red Sox game against theSan Francisco Giants.
Programs
edit(with Orscher)
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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| 2005–2006 [3] |
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| 2004–2005 [4][5] |
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| 2003–2004 [6][5] |
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Competitive highlights
editWith MacAdam
edit| Event | 1998 | 1999 |
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| U.S. Championships | 2nd J. | 2nd J. |
| J. = Junior level | ||
With Waldstein
edit| Event | 2000 |
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| U.S. Championships | 3rd J. |
| J. = Junior level | |
With Orscher
edit| Results[3][4][6][7][8] | |||||
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| International | |||||
| Event | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 |
| Worlds | 16th | 13th | 12th | ||
| Four Continents | 10th | 6th | 7th | 3rd | 5th |
| GPCup of China | 6th | ||||
| GPTrophée Eric Bompard | 5th | ||||
| GPSkate America | 7th | 8th | 6th | ||
| GPSkate Canada | 7th | 9th | |||
| Nebelhorn | 3rd | ||||
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| U.S. Champ. | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd |
| GP = Grand Prix | |||||
References
edit- ^abMittan, Barry (October 16, 2002)."Orscher and Lucash Take Third at Nebelhorn Trophy".Golden Skate.
- ^"Pairs skaters Katie Orscher and Garrett Lucash announce retirement".U.S. Figure Skating.April 5, 2006. Archived fromthe originalon May 16, 2006.
- ^ab"Katie ORSCHER / Garrett LUCASH: 2005/2006".International Skating Union.Archived fromthe originalon August 13, 2006.
- ^ab"Katie ORSCHER / Garrett LUCASH: 2004/2005".International Skating Union.Archived fromthe originalon April 4, 2005.
- ^ab"Katie Orscher & Garrett Lucash".U.S. Figure Skating.Archived fromthe originalon February 22, 2006.
- ^ab"Katie ORSCHER / Garrett LUCASH: 2003/2004".International Skating Union.Archived fromthe originalon June 3, 2004.
- ^ab"Katie ORSCHER / Garrett LUCASH: 2002/2003".International Skating Union.Archived fromthe originalon June 22, 2003.
- ^ab"Katie ORSCHER / Garrett LUCASH: 2001/2002".International Skating Union.Archived fromthe originalon January 30, 2002.
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