Thomas Williams (figure skater)

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Thomas Williams
2012 World Junior FS Nicole Orford Thomas Williams2.jpg
Orford and Williams in 2012
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (1991-04-20) April 20, 1991 (age 33)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
Partner Nicole Orford
Former partner Olga Lioudvinevitch, Alicia Williams
Coach Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe
Choreographer Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe
Skating club Calalta FSC Calgary
Training locations Burnaby, British Columbia
Began skating 1995
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 139.10
2013 Four Continents
Short dance 55.86
2012 World Junior
Free dance 85.40
2013 Four Continents

Thomas Williams (born April 20, 1991) is a Canadian ice dancer. With Nicole Orford, he placed fifth at the 2014 Four Continents Championships.

Personal life

Thomas Williams was born in Calgary, Alberta.[1] He works as a coach, dance partner and for his own auto detailing company.[2]

Career

Williams began training with Nicole Orford in May 2010.[3] Competing on the 2010–11 ISU Junior Grand Prix series, they took the bronze medal in England and placed fifth in the Czech Republic. Junior national champions, they were sent to the 2011 World Junior Championships and finished eighth.

During the 2011–12 ISU Junior Grand Prix, Orford/Williams won gold in Brisbane, Australia,[4] and finished sixth in Austria. Due to Skate Canada rules, they competed on the senior level at the 2012 Canadian Championships and came in sixth. They also placed sixth at the 2012 World Junior Championships.

Orford/Williams made their senior international debut in the 2012–13 season. Competing on the Grand Prix series for the first time, they placed eighth at the 2012 Rostelecom Cup and fourth at the 2012 NHK Trophy. After winning the bronze medal at the 2013 Canadian Championships, they were assigned to the 2013 Four Continents Championships and finished sixth.

In the summer of 2013, Williams injured both ankles due to boot problems, causing the team to reduce their training to 20 minutes at a time.[2] They won bronze at the U.S. Classic and placed eighth at the 2013 Trophée Éric Bompard. Fifth at the 2014 Canadian Championships, Orford/Williams were not named in Canada's Olympic team but were sent to the 2014 Four Continents Championships, where they placed fifth.

Programs

(with Orford)

Season Short dance Free dance
2014–2015
[2]
2013–2014
[5][6]		 Love Never Dies
by Andrew Lloyd Webber:
  • Prologue
  • Beneath The Moonless Sky
  • Coney Island Waltz
  • Heaven By The Sea
  • Til I Hear You Sing
2012–2013
[7]
  • Polka: Sold
    by John Michael Montgomery
  • Waltz: Tennessee Waltz
    by Anne Murray
  • Polka: Sold
    by John Michael Montgomery
  • High Society Overture
  • Now You Have Jazz
    by Bing Cosby, Louis Armstrong
  • High Society Overture
2011–2012
[8]		 Senior-level:
  • Mariposa en Havana
  • Baila Baila Conmigo
Junior-level: 		Gone with the Wind:
  • Tara's Theme
  • War is Declared/The Death of Charles
    by Max Steiner
2010–2011
[9]

Competitive highlights

With Orford

International[10]
Event 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
Four Continents 6th 5th
GP Bompard 8th
GP NHK Trophy 4th
GP Rostelecom 8th
GP Skate America 8th
CS U.S. Classic 3rd 2nd
International: Junior[10]
Junior Worlds 8th 6th
JGP Australia 1st
JGP Austria 6th
JGP Czech Republic 5th
JGP U.K. 3rd
National[1]
Canadians 1st J. 6th 3rd 5th 4th
J. = Junior level

Earlier partnerships

National[8]
Event 2007–08
(with AW)		 2008–09
(with OL)		 2009–10
(with OL)
Canadian Championships 17th J. 14th J. 9th J.
J. = Junior level

References

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External links

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons

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