Asher Hill | |
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Ralph and Hill in 2010.
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Personal information | |
Country represented | Canada |
Born |
Scarborough, Ontario |
March 19, 1991
Residence | Pickering, Ontario |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Partner | Nicole Orford |
Former partner | Kharis Ralph |
Coach | Carol Lane, Jon Lane, Juris Razgulajevs |
Choreographer | Carol Lane, Juris Razgulajevs |
Skating club | Scarboro FSC |
Training locations | Toronto |
Began skating | 1995 |
ISU personal best scores | |
Combined total | 137.03 2014 Four Continents |
Short dance | 53.97 2014 Four Continents |
Free dance | 83.06 2014 Four Continents |
Asher Hill (born March 19, 1991) is a Canadian ice dancer. With former 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.
Hill attended Ryerson University, studying occupational health and safety. He has a twin sister, Acacia. He has worked as a coach and choreographer.
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.
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.