Katie Orscher
# Katie Orscher

Kathryn "Katie" Orscher (born June 18, 1984) is an American figure skater who competed as a single skater and pair skater. With partner Garrett Lucash, she is the 2005 U.S. national champion and 2005 Four Continents bronze medalist.

## Personal life

Katie Orscher was born in Farmington, Connecticut and raised in Glastonbury, Connecticut.

## Career

### Singles career

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

### Pairs career

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

In 2005, Orscher and Lucash won the gold medal at the U.S. Championships. They went on to win the bronze medal at the 2005 Four Continents Championships. At the 2005 Worlds, their placement combined with that of Rena Inoue / John Baldwin earned the United States two entries to the 2006 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 the U.S Championships in St. 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 by Camille Saint-Saëns | |
| 2004–2005 | Still Got the Blues by Gary Moore | Samson and Delilah by Camille Saint-Saëns | |
| 2003–2004 | Still Got the Blues by Gary Moore | Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian | Iris by Goo Goo Dolls |
| 2002–2003 | Quidam (from Cirque 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 |
| GP Cup of China | | | | | 6th |
| GP Trophée Eric Bompard | | | | 5th | |
| GP Skate America | | 7th | 8th | 6th | |
| GP Skate 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 |||
