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 (age 24) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Netherlands
Coach	Kevin van der Perren, Jenna McCorkell, Nathalie Oogjen
Skating club	KAT The Hague
Began skating	2006
Retired	October 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	Iron by Woodkid Golden Age by Woodkid Run Boy Run by Woodkid choreo by Adam Solya
2017–2018 [5]	Diem by Rodrigo y Gabriela choreo by Julie Marcotte	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	Once Upon a Time in the West by Ennio Morricone 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	Halo Theme by Lindsey Stirling, William Joseph choreo by Susan Mason

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
Worlds							40th
Europeans						26th	28th
CS Golden Spin						11th	13th	13th
Bavarian Open								14th
Challenge Cup						17th	13th	21st
Denkova-Staviski							7th
Open d'Andorra						1st		1st
Tallinn Trophy								15th
Volvo Open Cup						7th
International: Junior[7]
Junior Worlds				18th		24th
JGP Austria				21st
JGP France			15th
JGP Lithuania							24th
JGP Poland				17th
JGP Russia					WD
EYOF			15th
Bavarian Open				11th
Coupe Printemps		12th	2nd
Challenge Cup			2nd
NRW Trophy			17th	15th
Open d'Andorra			3rd
International: Advanced novice[8]
Coupe Printemps		12th
Challenge Cup	6th	2nd
NRW Trophy		7th
National[7]
Dutch Champ.		1st N		1st J		2nd	2nd	3rd
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.

External links

• Kyarha van Tiel at the International Skating Union
• Kyarha van Tiel at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)