Nicole Orford

Nicole Orford

Personal information
Country represented	Canada
Born	October 10, 1992 (1992-10-10) (age 19) Calgary, Alberta
Residence	Burnaby, British Columbia
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
Current training locations	Burnaby
Began skating	1995
World standing	41 (As of 17 June 2011 (2011 -06-17)[update])[1]
Season's bests	39 (2010–2011)[2] 83 (2009–2010)[3]

Nicole Orford (born October 10, 1992 in Calgary) is a Canadian ice dancer. With current partner Thomas Williams, she is the 2011 Canadian junior champion. They placed 8th at the 2011 World Junior Championships.

Orford began skating at age three and took up ice dancing in 2008.^[4] She began skating with Malcolm Rohon in May 2008.^[4] They split after the 2010 Canadian Championships. She began training with Thomas Williams in May 2010.^[5] They won gold at the 2011 Junior Grand Prix event in Brisbane, Australia.^[6]

Programs

(with Williams)

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2011–2012	Cha Cha: Dance With Me by Debelah Morgan Samba: Baila Baila Conmigo by Domino	From Gone with the Wind: Tara's Theme War is Declared/The Death of Charles by Max Steiner
2010–2011	Waltz: Norwegian Wood Quickstep: Help! by The Beatles	How You Remind Me This Love Dare You To Move by Vitamin String Quartet

Competitive highlights

With Williams

Event	2010–2011	2011–2012
World Junior Championships	8th
Canadian Championships	1st J.
Junior Grand Prix, Australia		1st
Junior Grand Prix, Austria		6th
Junior Grand Prix, U.K.	3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic	5th

• J. = Junior-level

With Rohon

Event	2009–2010
Canadian Championships	7th J.

References

1. ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. June 17, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsdance.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
2. ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. April 30, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtsdto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
3. ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. March 26, 2010. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2009-10/sbtsdto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Mittan, Barry (August 30, 2009). "Orford and Rohon Look for Redemption". SkateToday. http://www.skatetoday.com/2009/08/30/orford-and-rohon-look-for-redemption/. Retrieved August 9, 2011. 
5. ^ Walker, Elvin (May 8, 2011). "Facebook brings Orford and Williams together". GoldenSkate. http://www.goldenskate.com/2011/05/facebook-brings-orford-and-williams-together/. Retrieved August 9, 2011. 
6. ^ Berridge, Tom (September 12, 2011). "Burnaby ice dancer takes gold at Junior Grand Prix in Oz". Burnaby Now. http://www.burnabynow.com/news/Burnaby+dancer+takes+gold+Junior+Grand+Prix/5389712/story.html. Retrieved September 13, 2011. 

External links

• Nicole Orford & Thomas Williams at the International Skating Union

Persondata
Name	Orford, Nicole
Alternative names
Short description	Canadian ice dancer
Date of birth	October 10, 1992
Place of birth	Calgary
Date of death
Place of death