Kyarha van Tiel

Kyarha van Tiel (born 17 May 2000) is a Dutch retired figure skater. She is a two-time Open d'Andorra champion (2017, 2019). She competed in the final segment at the 2016 and 2018 World Junior Championships.

Kyarha van Tiel
van Tiel in 2019
Born (2000-05-17) 17 May 2000
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
CountryNetherlands
CoachKevin van der Perren, Jenna McCorkell, Nathalie Oogjen
Skating clubKAT The Hague
Began skating2006
RetiredOctober 17, 2020[1]

Career

Van Tiel began skating at age six.[2] She won the Dutch national ladies' title on the novice level in the 2013–2014 season. She made her junior international debut at an ISU Junior Grand Prix event in August 2014.

Van Tiel began the 2015–2016 season training under Astrid Tameling-Winkelman and Nathalie Oogjen in Dordrecht, Netherlands, before joining Kevin van der Perren, Jenna McCorkell, and Jérôme Blanchard in Liedekerke, Belgium.[3] In March, she represented The Netherlands at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, where she qualified for the final segment. Ranked 17th in the short program and 20th in the free skate, she finished 18th overall.

Van Tiel also advanced to the free skate at the 2018 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, where she would finish 24th.

Van Tiel announced her retirement from figure skating on October 17, 2020.

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
[4]
  • Sahara Nights
    by DJ Quincy Ortiz
    choreo by Adam Solya
2017–2018
[5]
  • Iron
    by Woodkid
  • Golden Age
    by Woodkid
  • Run Boy Run
    by Woodkid
    choreo by Adam Solya
2015–2016
[3]
  • Diem
    by Rodrigo y Gabriela
    choreo by Julie Marcotte
2014–2015
[6]
  • If I Could See You Again
    by Yiruma
  • River Flows in You
    by Yiruma
    choreo by Julie Marcotte

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[7]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Worlds40th
Europeans26th28th
CS Golden Spin11th13th13th
Bavarian Open14th
Challenge Cup17th13th21st
Denkova-Staviski7th
Open d'Andorra1st1st
Tallinn Trophy15th
Volvo Open Cup7th
International: Junior[7]
Junior Worlds18th24th
JGP Austria21st
JGP France15th
JGP Lithuania24th
JGP Poland17th
JGP RussiaWD
EYOF15th
Bavarian Open11th
Coupe Printemps12th2nd
Challenge Cup2nd
NRW Trophy17th15th
Open d'Andorra3rd
International: Advanced novice[8]
Coupe Printemps12th
Challenge Cup6th2nd
NRW Trophy7th
National[7]
Dutch Champ.1st N1st J2nd2nd3rd
Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

References
  1. Veltman, Anjuli (October 17, 2020). "Van Tiel zegt kunstschaatsen vaarwel: 'Beter voor mijn lichaam om te stoppen'" [Van Tiel says goodbye to figure skating: 'Better for my body to stop']. Schaatsen.nl (in Dutch).
  2. "Interview Kyarha van Tiel" (in Dutch). Rotterdam Topsport. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  3. "Kyarha VAN TIEL: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Kyarha VAN TIEL: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. "Kyarha VAN TIEL: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. "Kyarha VAN TIEL: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. "Competition Results: Kyarha VAN TIEL". International Skating Union.
  8. "Kyarha VAN TIEL". rinkresults.com.
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