Asher Hill

Personal life

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

Career

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

Partnership with Kharis Ralph

Hill teamed up with Kharis Ralph in 2002. 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. They were fourth at the 2012 Canadian Championships and were assigned to the 2012 World Championships. Ralph/Hill finished 13th at Worlds. Their partnership ended when Ralph retired from competition at the end of the 2013–14 season.

Partnership with Nicole Orford

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

Programs

With Nicole Orford

With Kharis Ralph

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

With Orford

With Ralph

Single skating

References

References

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