Moscrop Secondary grad Nicole Orford and partner Thomas Williams placed fifth in the ice dance at the International Skating Union Four Continents championships in Taipei last week.
Orford and Williams failed to move up on fellow Canadians Kharis Ralph and Asher Hill and eventual bronze medalists Alexandra Aldridge and Daniel Eaton of the United States after the short program.
First-round leaders Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada placed second overall to the American pair of Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue.
Orford and William’s score of 133.42 was less than their personal-best 139.10 posted at last year’s Four Continents competition.
Burnaby’s Jeremy Ten slipped to ninth place, despite a personal-best overall score of 208.51, following the free skate after posting the sixth-best score in the men’s short program in Taipei.
Former Canadian junior national champion Nam Nguyen, formerly of Burnaby and now skating out of Ontario, placed 10th overall in the men’s skate.
Takahito Mura of Japan and countryman Takahiko Kozuka finished first and second, respectively, in the men’s competition.
