Katie Orscher

Kathryn "Katie" Orscher(born June 18, 1984) is an Americanfigure skaterwho competed as asingle skaterandpair skater.With partnerGarrett Lucash,she is the 2005U.S. national championand 2005Four Continents bronze medalist.

Katie Orscher
Orscher and Lucash in 2004.
Full name	Kathryn Orscher
Born	(1984-06-18)June 18, 1984 Farmington, Connecticut
Hometown	Glastonbury, Connecticut
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country	United States
Skating club	Charter Oak FSC
Retired	April 5, 2006
Medal record RepresentingUnited States PairsFigure skating Four Continents Championships 2005 Hamilton Pairs

Personal life

Katie Orscher was born inFarmington, Connecticutand raised inGlastonbury, Connecticut.

Career

Singles career

Orscher was originally a single skater. She won the junior bronze medal at the2000 U.S. Championships.She retired from singles in November 2000 to compete in pairs.

Pairs career

From 2000 through 2006, she competed with partnerGarrett Lucash.Lucash remembered her during his search for a partner and gave her a call. They both rotate clockwise. They trained inSimsbury,Connecticut.

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.

Programs

(with Lucash)

Season	Short program	Free skating	Exhibition
2005–2006	Egyptian Disco by DJ Disse	Samson and Delilah byCamille Saint-Saëns
2004–2005	Still Got the Blues byGary Moore	Samson and Delilah by Camille Saint-Saëns
2003–2004	Still Got the Blues by Gary Moore	Spartacus byAram Khachaturian	Iris byGoo Goo Dolls
2002–2003	Quidam (fromCirque du Soleil)	Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian
2001–2002	Unchained Melody Mythos N DS Cosmo	The Black Stallion Returns by Georges Delerve

Competitive highlights

Pair skating with Lucash

Results
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
National
U.S. Champ.	5th	2nd	2nd	1st	3rd
GP = Grand Prix

Single skating

International
Event	1999–2000	2000–2001
Junior Grand Prix, Mexico		6th
Triglav Trophy	1st J.
National
U.S. Championships	3rd J.
J. = Junior level

External links

• Katie Orscher / Garrett Lucashat theInternational Skating Union