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{{short description|Canadian ice dancer}}
{{Infobox Figure skater
{{Infobox figure skater
|title= Asher Hill
|name= Asher Hill
|image=[[File:Kharis Ralph & Asher Hill 2008-2009 JGPF.jpg|220px]]
|caption= Ralph & Hill in 2008.
|image= Kharis Ralph Asher Hill 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard.JPG
|fullname= Asher Hill
|caption= Ralph and Hill in 2010.
|fullname=
|altname=
|altname=
|country= {{CAN}}
|country= [[Canada]]
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1991|3|19}}
|formercountry=
|birth_place= [[Scarborough, Toronto|Scarborough]], [[Ontario]]
|dateofbirth= {{birth date and age|1991|3|19}}
|birthplace= [[Scarborough, Ontario]]
|hometown=
|hometown=
|residence= [[Pickering, Ontario]]
|residence= [[Pickering, Ontario]]
|height= {{height|m=1.75 }}
|height= {{height|m=1.75|precision=0}}
|partner= '''[[Kharis Ralph]]'''
|partner= '''[[Nicole Orford]]'''
|formerpartner=
|formerpartner= [[Kharis Ralph]]
|coach= [[Carol Lane]], <br> [[Jon Lane]], <br> [[Juris Razguliaevs]]
|coach= Carol Lane, [[Jon Lane]], [[Juris Razgulajevs]]
|formercoach=
|formercoach=
|choreographer= [[Carol Lane]], <br> [[Juris Razguliaevs]]
|choreographer= Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs
|formerchoreographer=
|formerchoreographer=
|skating club= Scarboro FSC
|skating club= Scarborough FSC
|former skating club=
|retired=
|currenttraininglocations= [[Toronto]]
|dance score= 159.85
|formertraininglocations=
|dance date= [[2009-2010 JGP|2009 JGP Croatia]]
|beganskating= 1995
|CD score= 32.10
|retired= June 16, 2016
|CD date= [[2009-2010 JGP|2009 JGP Croatia]]
|OD score= 51.39
|dance score= 137.03
|dance date= [[2014 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2014 Four Continents]]
|OD date= [[2009-2010 JGP|2009 JGP Croatia]]]
|FD score= 76.36
|SD score= 53.97
|SD date= [[2014 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2014 Four Continents]]
|FD date= [[2009-2010 JGP|2009 JGP Croatia]]
|FD score= 83.06
|FD date= [[2014 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2014 Four Continents]]
}}
}}


'''Asher Hill''' (born March 19, 1991 in [[Scarborough, Ontario]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[ice dancer]]. He competes with partner [[Kharis Ralph]]. They are the [[2008 Canadian Figure Skating Championships|2008 Canadian junior national champions]], the [[2007 Canadian Figure Skating Championships|2007 Canadian novice national champions]], and the 2006 Canadian pre-novice champions. They won two silver medals on the [[2008-2009 Junior Grand Prix]] circuit.
'''Asher Hill''' (born March 19, 1991) is a Canadian retired [[ice dancer]]. With previous partner [[Kharis Ralph]], he is the [[2008 Canadian Figure Skating Championships|2008 Canadian national]] junior champion and [[2011 Nebelhorn Trophy]] bronze medalist. He teamed up with [[Nicole Orford]] in 2015.


He has since also collaborated with [[Dylan Moscovitch]], in the program ''That Figure Skating Show'', interviewing figure skaters and commenting on seasonal competitions.
Hill also competes as a [[single skating|single skater]] at the national level.


== Personal life ==
==Competitive highlights==
Hill attended [[Toronto Metropolitan University|Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University)]], studying occupational health and safety.<ref name=DR120322/> He has a twin sister, Acacia.<ref name=DR120322/> Residing in Pickering, he has worked as a coach and choreographer.<ref name=IN151202/>
===Ice dancing career===
(with Ralph)


== Career ==
{| class="wikitable"
[[File:Asher Hill and Kharis Ralph - Canadian Figure Skating Championships - Jan. 19, 2013.jpg|thumb|225px|Hill/Ralph at the [[2013 Canadian Figure Skating Championships|2013 Canadian Championships]]]]
Asher Hill began skating at age four and took up ice dancing at ten.<ref name=TOb120220/><ref name=ST080724/> He skated as a solo dancer before finding a partner.<ref name=idint/> He also competed as a [[single skating|single skater]] at the national level until 2009.

===Partnership with Kharis Ralph===
Hill teamed up with [[Kharis Ralph]] in 2002.<ref name=TOb120220/><ref name=ST080724/> The two won the [[2006 Canadian Figure Skating Championships|Canadian pre-novice title in 2006]] and the [[2007 Canadian Figure Skating Championships|Canadian novice title in 2007]]. In 2007–08, they debuted on the [[ISU Junior Grand Prix]] series and became the [[2008 Canadian Figure Skating Championships|2008 Canadian junior champions]].

Ralph/Hill were 8th at the [[2008 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|2008 World Junior Championships]]. The following season, they won two silver medals on the [[2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix]] circuit and rose to 5th at the [[2009 World Junior Figure Skating Championships|World Junior Championships]].

Ralph/Hill took another pair of silver medals on the [[2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix]] series and placed 4th on the senior level at the [[2010 Canadian Figure Skating Championships|2010 Canadian Championships]]. They were assigned to their first senior ISU Championships, the [[2010 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|2010 Four Continents]], where they placed 6th.

In 2011–12, Ralph/Hill won the bronze medal at the [[2011 Nebelhorn Trophy]].<ref name=gsneb11sd/><ref name=gsneb11fd/> They were fourth at the [[2012 Canadian Figure Skating Championships|2012 Canadian Championships]] and were assigned to the [[2012 World Figure Skating Championships|2012 World Championships]].<ref name=TOb120220/> Ralph/Hill finished 13th at Worlds. Their partnership ended when Ralph retired from competition at the end of the 2013–14 season.<ref name=SC140512/>

===Partnership with Nicole Orford===
Hill teamed up with [[Nicole Orford]] following a tryout held in April 2015.<ref name=TFI150906/> At the end of the 2015-2016 season, they announced their retirement on Hill's Instagram page.

== Programs ==

=== With Nicole Orford ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Season
! [[Short dance]]
! [[Free dance (figure skating)|Free dance]]
|-
! 2015–2016 <br> <ref name=IN151202/><ref name=TFI150906/>
|
* Jazz music <br>{{small| featuring [[Etta James]] and [[Johnny Mathis]] <br> choreo. by Carol Lane, [[Juris Razgulajevs]] }}
|
* [[The Theory of Everything (2014 film)|The Theory of Everything]] <br>{{small| by [[Jóhann Jóhannsson]] <br> choreo. by [[Megan Wing]], [[Aaron Lowe]] }}
|}

=== With Kharis Ralph ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Season
! [[Short dance]]
! [[Free dance (figure skating)|Free dance]]
|-
! 2013–2014 <br> <ref name=ISU-1314/><ref name=SC-1314/>
|
* The Lady Is a Tramp <br>{{small| Album: The Ultimate Collection <br> by [[Ella Fitzgerald]] }}
* They Can't Take That Away From Me <br>{{small| Album: The Best of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong <br> by Ella Fitzgerald and [[Louis Armstrong]] }}
|
* Samba Vocalizado <br>{{small| Album: Batucada Fantastica Vol. 3 }}
* Chorado <br>{{small| Album: Brasileiro }}
* Magalenha <br>{{small| Album: Samba Percussion }}
|-
! 2012–2013 <br> <ref name=ISU-1213/><ref name=SC-1213/>
|
* Main Title: Gigi <br>{{small| by Frederick Loewe }}
* Ice Skating Sequence <br>{{small| by Frederick Loewe }}
* Can Can <br>{{small| by Jacques Offenbach }}
|
* Barcelona <br>{{small| by [[Freddie Mercury]] }}
|-
! 2011–2012 <br> <ref name=ISU-1112/>
|
* [[Wanna Be Startin' Somethin']] <br>{{small| by [[Michael Jackson]] }}
* [[Harlem Nocturne]]
* Do You Only Wanna Dance
|
* La Cosa Pequena <br> {{small| by Glover Gill }}
* El Cholulio <br> {{small| by Glover Gill }}
|-
! 2010–2011
|
* Ten Minutes Ago <br>{{small| by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein }}
|
* Summertime <br>{{small| by George Gershwin }}
* Senie
|-
! 2009–2010 <br> <ref name=ISU-0910/>
| African folk:
* Somlandela <br>{{small| performed by Soweto Gospel Choir }}
* Hlohonolofatsa <br>{{small| performed by Soweto Gospel Choir }}
|
* Marigold <br>{{small| by Andrew Vintner }}
* Waltz for Evelyn <br>{{small| by Randy Newman }}
* Clef Club <br>{{small| by Randy Newman }}
|-
! 2008–2009 <br> <ref name=ISU-0809/>
| Foxtrot:
* They Can't Take That Away from Me <br>{{small| by George and Ira Gershwin }}
|
* And Then There Was Blues - <br> St. James Infirmary Blues
|-
! 2007–2008 <br> <ref name=ISU-0708/>
| South African folk dance:
* Umoja
|
* Rainforest <br>{{small| by Karl Jenkins }}
|}

== Competitive highlights ==
''GP: [[ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating|Grand Prix]]; JGP: [[ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix]]''

=== With Orford ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | '''International'''<ref name=ISU-NOAH/>
|-
|-
! Event
! Event
! [[2015–16 figure skating season|2015–16]]
! 2006-2007
! 2007-2008
! 2008-2009
! 2009-2010
|-
|-
| align=left | [[Skate Canada Autumn Classic|Autumn Classic]] || bgcolor=gold | 1st
| [[Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|Four Continents Championships]] || || || || align="center" | 6th
|-
|-
! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | '''National'''
| [[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|World Junior Championships]] || || align="center" | 8th || align="center" | 5th ||
|-
|-
| [[Canadian Figure Skating Championships|Canadian Championships]] || align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st N. || align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st J. || align="center" | 5th || align="center" | 4th
| align=left | [[Canadian Figure Skating Championships|Canadian Championships]] || 5th
|-
|-
| align=left | Skate Canada Challenge || 5th
| [[2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix Final]] || || ||align="center" | 6th || align="center" | 4th
|}

=== With Ralph ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! colspan="8" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | '''International'''<ref name=ISU-KRAH/>
| [[2009-2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix, Croatia]] || || || || align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|-
|-
! Event
| [[ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix, USA]] || || align="center" | 4th || || align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
! 2007–08
! [[2008–09 figure skating season|2008–09]]
! [[2009–10 figure skating season|2009–10]]
! [[2010–11 figure skating season|2010–11]]
! [[2011–12 figure skating season|2011–12]]
! [[2012–13 figure skating season|2012–13]]
! [[2013–14 figure skating season|2013–14]]
|-
|-
| align=left | [[World Figure Skating Championships|Worlds]] || || || || || 13th || ||
| [[2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix, Mexico]] || || || align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd ||
|-
|-
| align=left | [[Four Continents Figure Skating Championships|Four Continents]] || || || 6th || || || || 4th
| [[2008-2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix, France]] || || || align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd ||
|-
|-
| [[2007-2008 ISU Junior Grand Prix|Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain]] || || align="center" | 7th || ||
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Trophée Éric Bompard|Bompard]] || || || || 6th || || ||
|-
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Cup of China]] || || || || 7th || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Skate America]] || || || || || 5th || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|GP}} [[Skate Canada International|Skate Canada]] || || || || || || 8th ||
|-
| align=left | [[International Cup of Nice|Cup of Nice]] || || || || || || || 4th
|-
| align=left | [[Nebelhorn Trophy]] || || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || 7th ||
|-
! colspan="8" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | '''International: Junior'''<ref name=ISU-KRAH/>
|-
| align=left | [[World Junior Figure Skating Championships|Junior Worlds]] || 8th || 5th || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix Final|Final]] || || 6th || 4th || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Croatia|Croatia]] || || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in France|France]] || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Mexico|Mexico]] || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in Great Britain|United Kingdom]] || 7th || || || || || ||
|-
| align=left | {{small|JGP}} [[ISU Junior Grand Prix in the United States|United States]] || 4th || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || || ||
|-
! colspan="8" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | '''National'''<ref name=SC-1314/>
|-
| align=left | [[Canadian Figure Skating Championships|Canadian Champ.]] || bgcolor="gold" | 1st J. || 5th || 4th || 4th || 4th || 5th || 6th
|-
| colspan="8" align="center" | <small> Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior </small>
|}
|}
* N = Novice level; J = Junior level


===Singles career===
=== Single skating ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|-
! Event
! Event
! 2007–08
! 2005-2006
! [[2008–09 figure skating season|2008–09]]
! 2006-2007
! 2007-2008
! 2008-2009
|-
|-
| [[Canadian Figure Skating Championships|Canadian Championships]] || align="center" | 14th N. || align="center" | 4th N. || align="center" | 13th J. || align="center" | 11th J.
| align=left | [[Canadian Figure Skating Championships|Canadian Championships]] || 13th J. || 11th J.
|-
| colspan="3" align="center" | <small> J. = Junior </small>
|}
|}
* N = Novice level; J = Junior level


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=
* [http://skatecanada.ca/en/athletes/national_teams/team_profiles/profile.cfm?strregid=1046941&strcategory=dance Skate Canada profile]
* {{isu name | id=00010381 | name=Ralph & Hill}}
{{commonscat}}


<ref name=ISU-KRAH>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00010381.htm |title= Competition Results: Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140430060440/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00010381.htm |archive-date= April 30, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Asher}}
[[Category:Canadian ice dancers]]
[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:People from Scarborough, Toronto]]
[[Category:Living people]]


<ref name=ISU-0708>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00010381.htm |title= Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL: 2007/2008 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080514131610/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00010381.htm |archive-date= May 14, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


<ref name=ISU-0809>{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00010381.htm |title= Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL: 2008/2009 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090504180720/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00010381.htm |archive-date= May 4, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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<ref name=ISU-0910>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010381.htm |title= Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL: 2009/2010 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091012081226/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010381.htm |archive-date= October 12, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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[[tr:Asher Hill]]
<ref name=ISU-1112>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010381.htm |title= Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL: 2011/2012 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120612014453/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010381.htm |archive-date= June 12, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1213>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010381.htm |title= Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL: 2012/2013 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130705053354/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010381.htm |archive-date= July 5, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-1314>{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010381.htm |title=Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL: 2013/2014 |publisher=International Skating Union |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430060213/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010381.htm |archive-date=April 30, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=SC-1213>{{cite web|url=http://skatecanada.ca/Profile/tabid/3998/language/en-US/Default.aspx?strregid=2743850&strcategory=dance&strbiocategory=Senior%20Dance&strlanguage=E |title=Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill: 2012/2013 |publisher=Skate Canada |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123150041/http://skatecanada.ca/Profile/tabid/3998/language/en-US/Default.aspx?strregid=2743850&strcategory=dance&strbiocategory=Senior%20Dance&strlanguage=E |archive-date=January 23, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=SC-1314>{{cite web |url= http://members.skatecanada.ca/memberreg/athletebio_nws.cfm?ex=1&strregid=2743850&strcategory=dance&strbiocategory=Senior+Dance&strlanguage=E |title= Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill: 2013/2014 |publisher= Skate Canada |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140430060539/http://members.skatecanada.ca/memberreg/athletebio_nws.cfm?ex=1&strregid=2743850&strcategory=dance&strbiocategory=Senior+Dance&strlanguage=E |archive-date= April 30, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=ISU-NOAH>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/ |title= Competition Results: Nicole ORFORD / Asher HILL |publisher= International Skating Union }}</ref>

<ref name=ST080724>{{cite news |url= http://www.skatetoday.com/2008/07/24/three-golds-in-a-row-for-ralph-and-hill/ |title= Three Golds in a Row for Ralph and Hill |last= Mittan |first= Barry |publisher= SkateToday |date= July 24, 2008 }}</ref>

<ref name=gsneb11sd>{{cite news |url= http://www.goldenskate.com/2011/09/zhiganshina-and-gazsi-dance-to-lead-at-nebelhorn/ |title= Zhiganshina and Gazsi dance to lead at Nebelhorn |first= Tatjana |last= Flade |work= GoldenSkate |date= September 22, 2011 |access-date= September 22, 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name=gsneb11fd>{{cite news |url= http://www.goldenskate.com/2011/09/hubbell-and-donohue-capture-gold-at-nebelhorn-trophy/ |title= Hubbell and Donohue capture gold at Nebelhorn Trophy |first= Tatjana |last= Flade |work= GoldenSkate |date= September 24, 2011 |access-date= September 24, 2011 }}</ref>

<ref name=TOb120220>{{cite news |url= http://www.torontoobserver.ca/2012/02/20/figure-skating-pair-from-scarborough-to-compete-in-world-championships/ |title= Figure skating pair from Scarborough to compete in world championships |first= Alicia |last= Ferroro |work= Toronto Observer |date= February 20, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120223211515/http://www.torontoobserver.ca/2012/02/20/figure-skating-pair-from-scarborough-to-compete-in-world-championships/ |archive-date= February 23, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name=idint>{{cite news |url= http://www.ice-dance.com/main/news/idc-interviews/49-news/interviews/722-kharis-ralph-a-asher-hill |title= Kharis Ralph & Asher Hill |work= ice-dance.com |date= May 1, 2008 |access-date= August 15, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130815120602/http://www.ice-dance.com/main/news/idc-interviews/49-news/interviews/722-kharis-ralph-a-asher-hill |archive-date= August 15, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=DR120322>{{cite news |url= http://www.durhamregion.com/print/1322391 |title= Asher Hill hits world figure skating stage |first= Brad |last= Kelly |work= DurhamRegion.com |date= March 22, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120322225649/http://www.durhamregion.com/print/1322391 |archive-date= March 22, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name=SC140512>{{cite news|url=http://www.skatecanada.ca/AboutUs/NewsDetails/tabid/2157/sni%5B2797%5D/3500/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140512142700/http://www.skatecanada.ca/AboutUs/NewsDetails/tabid/2157/sni%5B2797%5D/3500/language/en-US/Default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 12, 2014 |title=National Team member Kharis Ralph retires from competitive skating |work=Skate Canada |date=May 12, 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name=TFI150906>{{cite news |url= http://www.twofortheice.com/for-orford-and-hill-happy-accidents-tell-the-tale/ |title= For Orford and Hill, Happy Accidents Tell the Tale |first= Jacquelyn |last= Thayer |work= Two for the Ice |date= September 9, 2015 }}</ref>

<ref name=IN151202>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2015/12/02/158637684 |title= Chance tryout gives Orford, Hill's careers new life |first= Beverley |last= Smith |publisher= [[U.S. Figure Skating|IceNetwork]] |date= December 2, 2015 }}</ref>

}}

== External links ==
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* {{isu name | id=00035184 | name= Nicole Orford / Asher Hill }}
* {{isu name | id=00010381 | name=Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill}}

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Latest revision as of 04:25, 18 October 2024

Asher Hill
Ralph and Hill in 2010.
Born (1991-03-19) March 19, 1991 (age 33)
Scarborough, Ontario
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Figure skating career
CountryCanada
PartnerNicole Orford
CoachCarol Lane, Jon Lane, Juris Razgulajevs
Skating clubScarborough FSC
Began skating1995
RetiredJune 16, 2016

Asher Hill (born March 19, 1991) is a Canadian retired ice dancer. With previous partner Kharis Ralph, he is the 2008 Canadian national junior champion and 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist. He teamed up with Nicole Orford in 2015.

He has since also collaborated with Dylan Moscovitch, in the program That Figure Skating Show, interviewing figure skaters and commenting on seasonal competitions.

Personal life

[edit]

Hill attended Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University), studying occupational health and safety.[1] He has a twin sister, Acacia.[1] Residing in Pickering, he has worked as a coach and choreographer.[2]

Career

[edit]
Hill/Ralph at the 2013 Canadian Championships

Asher Hill began skating at age four and took up ice dancing at ten.[3][4] He skated as a solo dancer before finding a partner.[5] He also competed as a single skater at the national level until 2009.

Partnership with Kharis Ralph

[edit]

Hill teamed up with Kharis Ralph in 2002.[3][4] The two won the Canadian pre-novice title in 2006 and the Canadian novice title in 2007. In 2007–08, they debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and became the 2008 Canadian junior champions.

Ralph/Hill were 8th at the 2008 World Junior Championships. The following season, they won two silver medals on the 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit and rose to 5th at the World Junior Championships.

Ralph/Hill took another pair of silver medals on the 2009–10 ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placed 4th on the senior level at the 2010 Canadian Championships. They were assigned to their first senior ISU Championships, the 2010 Four Continents, where they placed 6th.

In 2011–12, Ralph/Hill won the bronze medal at the 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy.[6][7] They were fourth at the 2012 Canadian Championships and were assigned to the 2012 World Championships.[3] Ralph/Hill finished 13th at Worlds. Their partnership ended when Ralph retired from competition at the end of the 2013–14 season.[8]

Partnership with Nicole Orford

[edit]

Hill teamed up with Nicole Orford following a tryout held in April 2015.[9] At the end of the 2015-2016 season, they announced their retirement on Hill's Instagram page.

Programs

[edit]

With Nicole Orford

[edit]
Season Short dance Free dance
2015–2016
[2][9]

With Kharis Ralph

[edit]
Season Short dance Free dance
2013–2014
[10][11]
  • The Lady Is a Tramp
    Album: The Ultimate Collection
    by Ella Fitzgerald
  • They Can't Take That Away From Me
    Album: The Best of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
    by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
  • Samba Vocalizado
    Album: Batucada Fantastica Vol. 3
  • Chorado
    Album: Brasileiro
  • Magalenha
    Album: Samba Percussion
2012–2013
[12][13]
  • Main Title: Gigi
    by Frederick Loewe
  • Ice Skating Sequence
    by Frederick Loewe
  • Can Can
    by Jacques Offenbach
2011–2012
[14]
  • La Cosa Pequena
    by Glover Gill
  • El Cholulio
    by Glover Gill
2010–2011
  • Ten Minutes Ago
    by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein
  • Summertime
    by George Gershwin
  • Senie
2009–2010
[15] 		African folk:
  • Somlandela
    performed by Soweto Gospel Choir
  • Hlohonolofatsa
    performed by Soweto Gospel Choir
  • Marigold
    by Andrew Vintner
  • Waltz for Evelyn
    by Randy Newman
  • Clef Club
    by Randy Newman
2008–2009
[16] 		Foxtrot:
  • They Can't Take That Away from Me
    by George and Ira Gershwin
  • And Then There Was Blues -
    St. James Infirmary Blues
2007–2008
[17] 		South African folk dance:
  • Umoja
  • Rainforest
    by Karl Jenkins

Competitive highlights

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GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Orford

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International[18]
Event 2015–16
Autumn Classic 1st
National
Canadian Championships 5th
Skate Canada Challenge 5th

With Ralph

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International[19]
Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Worlds 13th
Four Continents 6th 4th
GP Bompard 6th
GP Cup of China 7th
GP Skate America 5th
GP Skate Canada 8th
Cup of Nice 4th
Nebelhorn Trophy 3rd 7th
International: Junior[19]
Junior Worlds 8th 5th
JGP Final 6th 4th
JGP Croatia 2nd
JGP France 2nd
JGP Mexico 2nd
JGP United Kingdom 7th
JGP United States 4th 2nd
National[11]
Canadian Champ. 1st J. 5th 4th 4th 4th 5th 6th
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

Single skating

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Event 2007–08 2008–09
Canadian Championships 13th J. 11th J.
J. = Junior

References

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  1. ^ a b Kelly, Brad (March 22, 2012). "Asher Hill hits world figure skating stage". DurhamRegion.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Smith, Beverley (December 2, 2015). "Chance tryout gives Orford, Hill's careers new life". IceNetwork.
  3. ^ a b c Ferroro, Alicia (February 20, 2012). "Figure skating pair from Scarborough to compete in world championships". Toronto Observer. Archived from the original on February 23, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Mittan, Barry (July 24, 2008). "Three Golds in a Row for Ralph and Hill". SkateToday.
  5. ^ "Kharis Ralph & Asher Hill". ice-dance.com. May 1, 2008. Archived from the original on August 15, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  6. ^ Flade, Tatjana (September 22, 2011). "Zhiganshina and Gazsi dance to lead at Nebelhorn". GoldenSkate. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
  7. ^ Flade, Tatjana (September 24, 2011). "Hubbell and Donohue capture gold at Nebelhorn Trophy". GoldenSkate. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
  8. ^ "National Team member Kharis Ralph retires from competitive skating". Skate Canada. May 12, 2014. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014.
  9. ^ a b Thayer, Jacquelyn (September 9, 2015). "For Orford and Hill, Happy Accidents Tell the Tale". Two for the Ice.
  10. ^ "Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 30, 2014.
  11. ^ a b "Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill: 2013/2014". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on April 30, 2014.
  12. ^ "Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 5, 2013.
  13. ^ "Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill: 2012/2013". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013.
  14. ^ "Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 12, 2012.
  15. ^ "Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 12, 2009.
  16. ^ "Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 4, 2009.
  17. ^ "Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008.
  18. ^ "Competition Results: Nicole ORFORD / Asher HILL". International Skating Union.
  19. ^ a b "Competition Results: Kharis RALPH / Asher HILL". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 30, 2014.
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