Brooke Castile

Brooke Castile
Castile and Okolski in 2008.
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1986-05-31) May 31, 1986
Detroit
Residence Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Former partner Benjamin Okolski
Former coach Johnny Johns
Joseph Mero
Former choreographer Marina Zueva
Skating club Arctic FSC
Began skating 1994
Retired 2010
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 160.04
2007 Four Continents
Short program 56.44
2008 Four Continents
Free skate 104.92
2007 Four Continents

Brooke Castile (born May 31, 1986) is an American former competitive pair skater. With Benjamin Okolski, she is the 2008 Four Continents bronze medalist, 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy champion, and 2007 U.S. national champion.

Personal life

Castile was born on May 31, 1986 in Detroit, Michigan.[1] On June 25, 2013, she married engineer and former ice dancer Kevin O'Keefe, whom she had dated for ten years.[2]

Career

Castile began skating at age seven.[3] She teamed up with Benjamin Okolski after the 2002 U.S. Championships.[4][3] They won two bronze medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series. They placed 7th at their first Four Continents in 2005. Following the 2006 U.S. Championships, Castile and Okolski changed coaches to Johnny Johns and Marina Zueva at the Arctic Figure Skating Club in Canton, Michigan.[3] They won the 2007 U.S. Championships,[5] earning them the right to compete at 2007 Four Continents, where they were 5th, and then to make their World debut, where they finished 12th.

In the 2007–08 season, Castile and Okolski were assigned to 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy, 2007 Skate America, and 2007 Trophée Eric Bompard, but withdrew from all three due to injury.[3][6] They won bronze at the 2008 U.S. Championships and went on to win a bronze medal in their third Four Continents appearance. They finished 11th at their second World Championships.

In 2008–09, they also withdrew from their Grand Prix assignments, 2008 Cup of China and 2008 Cup of Russia, due to injury.[6][7] They finished 5th at the 2009 U.S. Championships.

In the 2009–10 season, Castile and Okolski were 6th at 2009 Skate America. Their 4th-place finish at the 2010 U.S. Championships meant they did not make the U.S. team to the 2010 Winter Olympics. They announced their retirement from competitive skating in May 2010.[8]

In November 2010, Castile was cast on ABC's Skating with the Stars, partnered with Jonny Moseley.[9] Moseley sliced her finger in a practice accident.[10]

Castile is a coach and choreographer at the St. Clair Shores Figure Skating Club.[2]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2009–10
[1][11]
2008–09
[11]
  • Clair de Lune
    by Claude Debussy
2007–08
[12][3]
2006–07
[13]
2004–06
[14][11]
  • Anticipation
    by Luciani
  • Romeo and Juliet
    (soundtrack)
2003–04
[15]
  • Ave Maria
  • Romeo and Juliet

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

with Okolski
International[16]
Event 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10
Worlds12th11th
Four Continents7th5th3rd
GP Bompard6thWD
GP Cup of ChinaWD
GP Cup of Russia8thWD
GP Skate AmericaWD6th
Nebelhorn Trophy1stWD4th
International: Junior[16]
Junior Worlds9th
JGP Bulgaria4th
JGP China5th
JGP France3rd
JGP Japan3rd
JGP United States6th
National[11]
U.S. Champ.6th J2nd J7th8th1st3rd5th4th
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. 1 2 "Brooke CASTILE / Benjamin OKOLSKI: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (June 26, 2013). "The Inside Edge: 'Dougs' take show on the road". IceNetwork.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Walker, Elvin (October 1, 2007). "Organization Works for US Pairs Champs". Golden Skate.
  4. ↑ Mittan, Barry (December 12, 2005). "Castile and Okolski Show Promise". SkateToday.
  5. ↑ "Kids' Questions". U.S. Figure Skating. May 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-05-11.
  6. 1 2 "Daisuke Takahashi Pulls Out of Cup of China; Brooke Castile and Ben Okolski Also Withdraw". IFS Magazine. November 5, 2008. Archived from the original on August 2, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Castile and Okolski pull out of Cup of Russia because of injury". Associated Press. ESPN. November 18, 2008. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Castile and Okolski Announce Retirement from Competitive Figure Skating". U.S. Figure Skating. May 13, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
  9. ↑ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/11/11/pro-skater-pairings-host-and-color-commentator-for-abcs-skating-with-the-stars-announced-11114/20101111abc03
  10. ↑ Roberts, Soraya (December 7, 2010). "'Skating with the Stars' pro Brooke Castile's finger sliced to the bone by Jonny Moseley's skate". Daily News (New York).
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Brooke Castile / Benjamin Okolski". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011.
    • "Earlier versions". Archived from the original on April 13, 2008.
  12. ↑ "Brooke CASTILE / Benjamin OKOLSKI: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 26, 2008.
  13. ↑ "Brooke CASTILE / Benjamin OKOLSKI: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 6, 2007.
  14. ↑ "Brooke CASTILE / Benjamin OKOLSKI: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 17, 2006.
  15. ↑ "Brooke CASTILE / Benjamin OKOLSKI: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 17, 2004.
  16. 1 2 "Competition Results: Brooke CASTILE / Benjamin OKOLSKI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014.
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