Conrad Orzel

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Conrad Orzel
Orzel - 2019 Cup of China - 1.jpg
Orzel at the 2019 Cup of China
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born (2000-07-11) July 11, 2000 (age 21)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Home townWoodbridge, Ontario
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
CoachBrian Orser, Tracy Wilson
Former coachLee Barkell, Eva Najarro, Joanne McLeod
ChoreographerJeffrey Buttle, David Wilson
Former choreographerJoey Russell, Grzegorz Filipowski[1]
Skating clubToronto Cricket, Skating & Curling Club
Former skating clubYork Region Skating Academy
Training locationsToronto, Ontario
Former training locationsRichmond Hill, Ontario
Began skating2003
ISU personal best scores
Combined total222.75
2021 Skate Canada
Short program80.82
2021 CS Autumn Classic
Free skate149.56
2021 Skate Canada

Conrad Orzel (born July 11, 2000) is a Canadian figure skater. He is the 2019 Bavarian Open silver medalist, a two-time medalist on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series, and the 2017 Canadian national junior silver medalist. He placed 13th at the 2017 and 2018 World Junior Championships.

Personal life[]

Orzel was born on July 11, 2000, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is of Polish ancestry, and speaks English, French, and Polish.[2] He has two younger sisters, one named Amelia, who is a ladies figure skater.

Career[]

Orzel began learning to skate in 2003.[3] Eva Najarro became his coach when he was five years old.[4] He trained at the York Region Skating Academy in Richmond Hill, Ontario until 2018, and also worked with Joanne McLeod in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1][5]

2014–2015 season[]

Orzel sustained a torn ligament in his left leg and an avulsion fracture before the Skate Canada Challenge in December 2014.[1] The following month, he won bronze in the novice men's event at the 2015 Canadian Championships.

2015–2016 season[]

Competing on the junior level, Orzel ranked fourth in the short program, sixth in the free skate, and fifth overall at the 2016 Canadian Championships. During the free skate, he hit his head on the ice after attempting a triple Axel jump. He continued with his program and was examined afterward by a medical team, which found no concussion.[6] Making his international debut, he won the junior bronze medal at the Coupe du Printemps in March 2016.

2016–2017 season[]

In August 2016, Orzel placed tenth at his first Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignment, in Saint Gervais-les-Bains, France, before winning silver at a JGP event in Dresden, Germany, in October. He received the junior silver medal at the 2017 Canadian Championships, having finished second to Stephen Gogolev, and was named in Canada's team to the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei. Competing in Taiwan, he placed eighteenth in the short program, twelfth in the free skate, and thirteenth overall.

2017–2018 season[]

Orzel placed seventh at his first Junior Grand Prix assignment in Linz, Austria. In his second even in Poland, he won the bronze medal. Orzel moved to the senior level domestically, placing eleventh at the 2018 national championships. He ended the season at the 2018 World Junior Championships, where he placed thirteenth again.

2018–2019 season[]

Orzel decided to leave his longtime coach Eva Najarro, transferring to the Toronto Cricket, Skating & Curling Club under the tutelage of Lee Barkell.[7] He was again named to Skate Canada's NextGen team.[8] Orzel placed fourth at both of his JGP assignments, coming only 0.01 points away from a bronze medal at 2018 JGP Slovenia after setting new personal bests in both the free skate and in total score.[9]

At the 2019 Canadian Championships, Orzel placed fourth in the short program, skating completely cleanly. He had a difficult free skate, dropping to fifth place overall. Because Orzel finished behind both Stephen Gogolev and Joseph Phan, he was not named to Canada's team for the World Junior Championships.[10] He was instead assigned to the 2019 Bavarian Open, making his senior international debut, where he won the silver medal.[11]

2019–2020 season[]

Orzel moved to compete fully at the senior level, beginning the season at the 2019 CS Autumn Classic International, where he placed sixth.[12] Making his Grand Prix debut at the 2019 Cup of China, he placed eleventh.[13] Orzel was twelfth at the 2019 NHK Trophy, and concluded his season with a sixth-place finish at the 2020 Canadian Championships.

2020–2021 season[]

Orzel was assigned to compete at the 2020 Skate Canada International, but the event was cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.[14]

With the pandemic continuing to make it difficult to hold in-person events, the 2021 Skate Canada Challenge was held virtually, and Orzel placed fifth at the event, notably placing third in the short program and landing two quadruple jumps. The 2021 Canadian Championships were subsequently cancelled.[15][16]

2021–2022 season[]

Orzel was assigned to begin the season at the 2021 CS Autumn Classic International, whose men's competition lost its Challenger status due to having an insufficient number of competitors and countries. Orzel won the gold medal over the two other Canadian men who competed.[17] On the Grand Prix at 2021 Skate Canada International, Orzel placed ninth. Speaking after the free skate he said "even though there were some mistakes, I was still happy with the performance in general."[18] 

Programs[]

Season Short program Free skating
2021–2022
[19]
2020–2021
[20]
2019–2020
[21][22]
2018–2019
[2]
2017–2018
[23]
2016–2017
[3]
  • Secrets
    by One Republic
  • Beethoven's Five Secrets
    by The Piano Guys
    choreo. by Shae Zukiwsky
2015–2016
2014–2015
[1]

Competitive highlights[]

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International
Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22
GP Skate Canada C 9th
GP Cup of China 11th
GP NHK Trophy 12th
CS Autumn Classic 6th
CS Golden Spin 10th
Autumn Classic 1st
Bavarian Open 2nd
International: Junior[24]
Junior Worlds 13th 13th
JGP Austria 7th 4th
JGP France 10th
JGP Germany 2nd
JGP Poland 3rd
JGP Slovenia 4th
Bavarian Open 2nd
Coupe du Printemps 3rd
National[24]
Canadian Champ. 3rd N 5th J 2nd J 11th 5th 6th C
SC Challenge 4th N 4th J 3rd J 7th 3rd 5th
Ontario Sectionals 2nd 6th
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew; C = Event cancelled
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

Detailed results[]

2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 6–12, 2022 2022 Canadian Championships


October 29–31, 2021 2021 Skate Canada International 9
73.19 		6
149.56 		9
222.75
September 16–18, 2021 2021 Autumn Classic International 1
80.82 		1
126.49 		1
207.31
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 8–17, 2021 2021 Skate Canada Challenge 3
87.22 		8
131.39 		5
218.61
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 13–19, 2020 2020 Canadian Championships 8
69.26 		6
140.11 		6
209.37
November 22–24, 2019 2019 NHK Trophy 10
70.35 		12
125.99 		12
196.34
November 8–10, 2019 2019 Cup of China 10
72.22 		12
120.38 		11
192.60
September 12–14, 2019 2019 CS Autumn Classic International 6
76.64 		5
138.34 		6
214.98
2018–19 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
February 5–10, 2019 2019 Bavarian Open Senior 4
67.93 		2
132.58 		2
200.51
January 14–20, 2019 2019 Canadian Championships Senior 4
82.87 		6
141.28 		5
224.15
October 3–6, 2018 2018 JGP Slovenia Junior 5
73.24 		4
139.70 		4
212.94
Aug. 29 – Sept. 1, 2018 2018 JGP Austria Junior 1
79.66 		6
120.80 		4
200.46
2017–18 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 5–11, 2018 2018 World Junior Championships Junior 15
64.49 		12
121.44 		13
185.93
January 8–14, 2018 2018 Canadian Championships Senior 10
73.69 		11
133.97 		11
207.66
October 4–7, 2017 2017 JGP Poland Junior 9
61.07 		3
134.98 		3
196.05
Aug. 31 – Sept. 2, 2017 2017 JGP Austria Junior 6
58.23 		7
114.51 		7
172.74
2016–17 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 15–19, 2017 2017 World Junior Championships Junior 18
66.21 		12
128.20 		13
194.41
February 14–19, 2017 2017 Bavarian Open Junior 2
71.60 		3
125.85 		2
197.45
January 16–22, 2017 2017 Canadian Junior Championships Junior 1
68.16 		2
137.90 		2
206.06
October 5–8, 2016 2016 JGP Germany Junior 5
64.98 		2
131.32 		2
196.30
August 24–27, 2016 2016 JGP France Junior 4
61.65 		11
100.67 		10
162.32
2015–16 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
March 11–13, 2016 2016 Coupe du Printemps Junior 1
52.45 		5
89.24 		3
141.69
January 18–24, 2016 2016 Canadian Junior Championships Junior 4
51.44 		6
102.49 		5
153.93

References[]

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  2. ^ a b "Conrad ORZEL: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Conrad ORZEL: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017.
  4. ^ Smith, Beverley (January 17, 2017). "Conrad Orzel: his head in the game". Archived from the original on January 28, 2017.
  5. ^ "Conrad Orzel". York Region Skating Academy. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017.
  6. ^ Smith, Beverley (January 21, 2016). "Amidst junior skater Conrad Orzel's concussion scare, Skate Canada says this is not an isolated incident". Yahoo Sports Canada. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016.
  7. ^ Russell, Susan D. (August 29, 2018). "Conrad Orzel Embraces New Challengers". International Figure Skating Magazine.
  8. ^ "Skate Canada NextGen Program". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018.
  9. ^ "So close to podium for Conrad Orzel at ISU Junior Grand Prix". Skate Canada. October 5, 2018.
  10. ^ Curley, Sean (January 20, 2019). "In 'game mode,' Nguyen captures second Canadian title". Golden Skate.
  11. ^ "Canadians win two more medals at Bavarian Open". Skate Canada. February 10, 2019.
  12. ^ "Gilles and Poirier win gold at Autumn Classic International". Skate Canada. September 14, 2019.
  13. ^ "Two bronze medals for Canada at ISU Grand Prix". Skate Canada. November 9, 2019.
  14. ^ "Skate Canada International in Ottawa cancelled as COVID-19 cases rise". CBC Sports. October 14, 2020.
  15. ^ Ewing, Lori (January 17, 2021). "Roman Sadovsky wins the Challenge, his only event of the figure skating season". The Toronto Star.
  16. ^ "2021 Skate Canada Challenge – Results". Skate Canada.
  17. ^ "Toronto ice dancers Piper Gilles, Paul Poirier win Autumn Classic International". CBC Sports. September 18, 2021.
  18. ^ Slater, Paula (October 30, 2021). "USA's Chen back on track; takes gold at Skate Canada". Golden Skate.
  19. ^ "Conrad ORZEL: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021.
  20. ^ "Conrad ORZEL: 2020/2021". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020.
  21. ^ "Conrad ORZEL: 2019/2020 (1st free skate)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 13, 2019.
  22. ^ "Conrad ORZEL: 2019/2020 (2nd free skate)". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 9, 2019.
  23. ^ "Conrad ORZEL: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 8, 2018.
  24. ^ a b "Competition Results: Conrad ORZEL". International Skating Union.

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