Benjamin Okolski
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Full name | Benjamin Okolski | ||||||||||||||
Born | Tucson, Arizona | November 12, 1984||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | |||||||||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||||||||
Skating club | Arctic FSC | ||||||||||||||
Began skating | 1993 | ||||||||||||||
Retired | 2010 | ||||||||||||||
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Benjamin Okolski (born November 12, 1984) is an American former
Personal life
Benjamin Okolski was born in Tucson, Arizona.[1] He initially studied engineering at Washtenaw Community College.[2] After obtaining a master's degree in accounting from the University of Michigan, he became an auditor at Deloitte.[3]
Career
Okolski began skating at age eight and began pairs at twelve with his sister, Colleen.
In the 2007–08 season, Castile and Okolski were assigned to
In 2008–09, they also withdrew from their Grand Prix assignments, 2008 Cup of China and 2008 Cup of Russia, due to injury.[7][8] 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.[9]
Programs
(with Castile)
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2009–10 [1][2] |
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2008–09 [2] |
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2007–08 [10][4] |
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2006–07 [11] |
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2004–06 [12][2] |
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2003–04 [13] |
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Competitive highlights
GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Colleen Okolski
National | ||
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Event | 2001 | 2002 |
U.S. Championships | 4th N | 5th N |
N = Novice level |
With Brooke Castile
International[14] | ||||||||
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Event | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 |
Worlds | 12th | 11th | ||||||
Four Continents | 7th | 5th | 3rd | |||||
GP Bompard |
6th | WD | ||||||
GP Cup of China | WD | |||||||
GP Cup of Russia |
8th | WD | ||||||
GP Skate America | WD | 6th | ||||||
Nebelhorn Trophy | 1st | WD | 4th | |||||
International: Junior[14] | ||||||||
Junior Worlds | 9th | |||||||
JGP Bulgaria | 4th | |||||||
JGP China | 5th | |||||||
JGP France | 3rd | |||||||
JGP Japan | 3rd | |||||||
JGP United States | 6th | |||||||
National[2] | ||||||||
U.S. Champ. | 6th J | 2nd J | 7th | 8th | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 4th |
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew |
References
- ^ a b "Brooke CASTILE / Benjamin OKOLSKI: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010.
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- "Earlier versions". Archived from the original on April 13, 2008.
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- "Earlier versions". Archived from the original on April 13, 2008.
- IceNetwork.com.
- ^ a b c d e Walker, Elvin (October 1, 2007). "Organization Works for US Pairs Champs". Golden Skate.
- ^ Mittan, Barry (December 12, 2005). "Castile and Okolski Show Promise". SkateToday.
- ^ "Kids' Questions". U.S. Figure Skating. May 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
- ^ a b "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. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ^ "Castile and Okolski pull out of Cup of Russia because of injury". ESPN. Associated Press. November 18, 2008. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012.
- ^ "Castile and Okolski Announce Retirement from Competitive Figure Skating". U.S. Figure Skating. May 13, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ "Brooke CASTILE / Benjamin OKOLSKI: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 26, 2008.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Brooke CASTILE / Benjamin OKOLSKI: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 6, 2007.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Brooke CASTILE / Benjamin OKOLSKI: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 17, 2006.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Brooke CASTILE / Benjamin OKOLSKI: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 17, 2004.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Competition Results: Brooke CASTILE / Benjamin OKOLSKI". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014.