Background
Katie Orscher was born in Farmington, Connecticut and raised in Glastonbury, Connecticut.
Katie Orscher was born in Farmington, Connecticut and raised in Glastonbury, Connecticut.
Singles career
Orscher was originally a single skater. She retired from singles in November 2000 to compete in pairs. Pairs career
Lucash remembered her during his search for a partner and gave her a call.
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They trained in Simsbury, Connecticut. At the 2005 Worlds, their placement combined with that of Rena Inoue / John Baldwin earned the United States two entries to the 2006 Winter Olympics.
In the summer of 2005, Orscher broke her foot, causing them to lose training time before the 2005-2006 season. In January 2006 at the United States Championships in Saint Louis, Missouri, they were in first after the short program but dropped to third after the long program and missed the Olympic team by.66 points.
Orscher and Lucash announced their retirement from competitive skating in April 2006.
(with Lucash).
With partner Garrett Lucash, she is the 2005 United States. national champion and 2005 Four Continents bronze medalist. She won the junior bronze medal at the 2000 United States. Championships. In 2005, Orscher and Lucash won the gold medal at the United States. Championships. They went on to win the bronze medal at the 2005 Four Continents Championships.
