Conrad Orzel

Conrad Orzel
Personal information
Country represented  Canada
Born (2000-07-11) July 11, 2000
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Home town Woodbridge, Ontario
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Coach Lee Barkell
Former coach Eva Najarro
Choreographer Jeffrey Buttle (SP), Joey Russell (FS)
Former choreographer Grzegorz Filipowski[1]
Skating club Toronto Cricket, Skating & Curling Club
Former skating club York Region Skating Academy
Training locations Toronto, Ontario
Former training locations Richmond Hill, Ontario
Began skating 2003
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 212.94
2018 JGP Slovenia
Short program 79.66
2018 JGP Austria
Free skate 139.70
2017 JGP Slovenia

Conrad Orzel (born July 11, 2000) is a Canadian figure skater. He is 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 speaks English, French, and Polish.[2]

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

Following disappointing results in the previous two seasons, Orzel decided to leave his longtime coach Eva Najarro, transferring to the Toronto Cricket, Skating & Curling Club under the tutelage of Lee Barkell. Concerning the coaching change, he said that Najarro "taught me all the basics and all my triple jumps and everything. But, I felt that if I wanted to go to the next level with my skating, I really needed to make a change and I knew that moving to the Cricket would help me progress to that next level." In particular, Orzel cited a desire to improve his artistry, and achieve consistency with his technical content.[7] He was again named to Skate Canada's NextGen team.[8]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[2]
2017–2018
[9]
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[10]
        Event 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19
        World Junior Champ.13th13th
        JGP Austria7th4th
        JGP France10th
        JGP Germany2nd
        JGP Poland3rd
        JGP Slovenia4th
        Bavarian Open2nd J
        Coupe du Printemps3rd J
        National[10]
        Canadian Champ.3rd N5th J2nd J11th
        Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

        Detailed results

        2018–19 season
        Date Event Level SP FS Total
        October 3–6, 2018 2018 JGP Slovenia Junior 5
        73.24        		 4
        139.70        		 4
        212.94
        August 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
        August 31–September 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

        1. 1 2 3 4 Smith, Beverley (September 29, 2015). "Conrad Orzel overcomes injury, ready to face a new season of challenges". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016.
        2. 1 2 "Conrad ORZEL: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on August 16, 2018.
        3. 1 2 "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 CHALLENGES". International Figure Skating.
        8. ↑ "Skate Canada NextGen Program". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018.
        9. ↑ "Conrad ORZEL: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 8, 2018.
        10. 1 2 "Competition Results: Conrad ORZEL". International Skating Union.
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