Brooke Castile (born May 31, 1986) is an American former competitive
pair skater
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. With
Benjamin Okolski
Benjamin Okolski (born 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.
Personal life
Benjamin Okolski ...
, she is the
2008 Four Continents bronze medalist,
2007 Nebelhorn Trophy champion, and
2007 U.S. national champion.
Personal life
Castile was born on May 31, 1986 in
Detroit
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,
Michigan
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.
[ On June 25, 2013, she married engineer and former ]ice dancer
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Kevin O'Keefe, whom she had dated for ten years.[
]
Career
Castile began skating at age seven.[ She teamed up with ]Benjamin Okolski
Benjamin Okolski (born 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.
Personal life
Benjamin Okolski ...
after the 2002 U.S. Championships.[ They won two bronze medals on the ]ISU Junior Grand Prix
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series. They placed 7th at their first Four Continents
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in 2005. Following the 2006 U.S. Championships, Castile and Okolski changed coaches to Johnny Johns and Marina Zueva
Marina Olegovna Zoueva or Zueva (russian: Марина Олеговна Зуева; born 9 April 1956) is a Russian figure skating coach, choreographer, and former competitor in ice dancing. Representing the Soviet Union with Andrei Vitman, she ...
at the Arctic Figure Skating Club in Canton, Michigan
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Canton Township is Michigan's second most-populated townshi ...
.[ 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.
In the 2007–08 season, Castile and Okolski were assigned to 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy, ]2007 Skate America
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, and 2007 Trophée Eric Bompard
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, but withdrew from all three due to injury.[ They won bronze at the 2008 U.S. Championships and went on to win a bronze medal in their third ]Four Continents
Europeans in the 16th century divided the world into four continents: Africa, America, Asia, and Europe. Each of the four continents was seen to represent its quadrant of the world—Africa in the south, America in the west, Asia in the east, a ...
appearance. They finished 11th at their second World Championships
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.
In 2008–09, they also withdrew from their Grand Prix assignments, 2008 Cup of China
The 2008 Cup of China was the third event of six in the 2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Beijing Capital Gymnasium in Beijing on November 5–9. Medals we ...
and 2008 Cup of Russia
The 2008 Cup of Russia was the fifth event of six in the 2008–09 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Megasport Arena in Moscow on November 20–23. Medals were awarde ...
, due to injury.[ They finished 5th at the 2009 U.S. Championships.
In the 2009–10 season, Castile and Okolski were 6th at ]2009 Skate America
The 2009 Skate America was the fifth event of six in the 2009–10 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It was held at the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, New York on 12–15 November. ...
. Their 4th-place finish at the 2010 U.S. Championships meant they did not make the U.S. team to the 2010 Winter Olympics
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, closing = February 28, 2010
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. They announced their retirement from competitive skating in May 2010.[
In November 2010, Castile was cast on ABC's '']Skating with the Stars
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'', partnered with Jonny Moseley
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.[ Moseley sliced her finger in a practice accident.][
Castile is a coach and choreographer at the St. Clair Shores Figure Skating Club.][
]
Programs
Competitive highlights
''GP: Grand Prix
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Grand Prix or grand prix may refer to:
Arts and entertainment ...
; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
The ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating (titled the ISU Junior Series in the 1997–98 season) is a series of international junior-level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Medals are awarded in the disciplines of men ...
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;with Okolski
References
External links
Official site
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Living people
American female pair skaters
1986 births
Figure skaters from Detroit
Four Continents Figure Skating Championships medalists
21st-century American women
20th-century American women