Thomas Williams (figure skater)

Thomas Williams

Orford and Williams in 2012
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (1991-04-20) April 20, 1991
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Partner Sarah Arnold
Former partner Nicole Orford, 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

Thomas Williams skated with Alicia Williams in the 2007–08 season. During the following two seasons, he competed with Olga Lioudvinevitch, placing ninth on the junior level at the 2010 Canadian Championships.

Partnership with Orford

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. Their final competition together was the 2015 Canadian Championships.

Later career

Following a tryout with Sarah Arnold in February 2015, Williams took a year off due to an Achilles injury and financial reasons.[5] He and Arnold decided to compete together in March 2016.[5]

Programs

With Arnold

Season Short dance Free dance
2016–17
[5]

With Orford

Season Short dance Free dance
2014–15
[2][6]
2013–14
[7][8]
2012–13
[9]
  • 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
2011–12
[10]		 Senior-level:
  • Mariposa en Havana
  • Baila Baila Conmigo

Junior-level:
2010–11
[11]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Orford

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

Earlier partnerships

National[10]
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

  1. 1 2 "Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Thayer, Jacquelyn (June 26, 2014). "Orford and Williams Expand their Horizons". ice-dance.com.
  3. ↑ Walker, Elvin (May 8, 2011). "Facebook brings Orford and Williams together". GoldenSkate. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
  4. ↑ Berridge, Tom (September 12, 2011). "Burnaby ice dancer takes gold at Junior Grand Prix in Oz". Burnaby Now. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 Thayer, Jacquelyn (June 13, 2016). "Time and Life Shape Return Perspective for Arnold and Williams". Two for the Ice.
  6. ↑ "Nicole ORFORD / Thomas WILLIAMS: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Nicole ORFORD / Thomas WILLIAMS: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Nicole Orford / Thomas Williams: 2013/2014". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Nicole ORFORD / Thomas WILLIAMS: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013.
  10. 1 2 "Nicole ORFORD / Thomas WILLIAMS: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Nicole ORFORD / Thomas WILLIAMS: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 19, 2011.
  12. 1 2 "Competition Results: Nicole ORFORD / Thomas WILLIAMS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015.

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