Benjamin Okolski

Benjamin Okolski
Castile and Okolski in 2008.
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Okolski
Country represented	United States
Born	(1984-11-12) November 12, 1984 (age 32) Tucson, Arizona
Residence	Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Former partner	Brooke Castile Colleen Okolski
Former coach	Johnny Johns Joseph Mero
Former choreographer	Marina Zueva
Skating club	Arctic FSC
Began skating	1993
Retired	2010
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	160.04 2007 Four Continents
Short program	56.44 2008 Four Continents
Free skate	104.92 2007 Four Continents
Medal record Representing United States Figure skating: Pairs Four Continents Championships 2008 Goyang Pairs Nebelhorn Trophy 2007 Nebelhorn Pairs U.S. Championships 2007 Spokane Pairs

Benjamin Okolski (born on November 12, 1984) is an American former pair skater. With Brooke Castile, he is the 2008 Four Continents bronze medalist, 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy champion, and 2007 U.S. national champion.

Benjamin Okolski was born in Tucson, Arizona. He initially studied engineering at Washtenaw Community College. After obtaining a master's degree in accounting from the University of Michigan, he became an auditor at Deloitte.

Okolski began skating at age eight and began pairs at twelve with his sister, Colleen. He teamed up with Brooke Castile after the 2002 U.S. Championships. They won two bronze medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series. They placed 7th at their first Four Continents in 2005. Following the 2006 U.S. Championships, Castile and Okolski changed coaches to Johnny Johns and Marina Zueva at the Arctic Figure Skating Club in Canton, Michigan. They won the 2007 U.S. Championships, earning them the right to compete at 2007 Four Continents, where they were 5th, and then to make their World debut, where they finished 12th.