Kharis Ralph (born April 22, 1992) is a Canadian former ice dancer. With Asher Hill, she is the 2008 Canadian national junior champion and 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist.
Personal life Kharis Ralph was born in Washington, D.C. but moved to Canada as a child. Her mother is from the Philippines.
Ralph received a Bachelor of the Arts as well as a Masters of the Arts at the University of Toronto, majoring in history and East Asian Studies. She is a current student at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Career
Kharis Ralph started skating at age six and began ice dancing a year later. She continued skating in singles for a few years before deciding to focus on ice dancing. She teamed up with Asher Hill in 2002.
Ralph and Hill won the Canadian pre-novice title in 2006 and the Canadian novice title in 2007. In 2007–08, they debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and became the 2008 Canadian junior champions. They were 8th at the 2008 World Junior Championships. The following season, they won two silver medals on the 2008–2009 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit and rose to 5th at the World Junior Championships.
Ralph and Hill took another pair of silver medals on the 2009–2010 ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placed 4th on the senior level at the 2010 Canadian Championships. They were assigned to their first senior ISU Championships, the 2010 Four Continents, where they placed 6th.
In 2011–2012, Ralph and Hill won the bronze medal at the 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy. They were fourth at the 2012 Canadian Championships and were assigned to the 2012 World Championships. Ralph and Hill finished 13th at Worlds.
On May 12, 2014, Ralph announced that she had retired from competition.
Programs (with Hill)
Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition 2013–2014 The Lady Is a Tramp Album: The Ultimate Collection by Ella Fitzgerald They Can't Take That Away From Me Album: The Best of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong Samba Vocalizado Album: Batucada Fantastica Vol. 3 Chorado Album: Brasileiro Magalenha Album: Samba Percussion Bom Bom by Sam and the Womp 2012–2013 Main Title: Gigi Ice Skating Sequence by Frederick Loewe Can Can by Jacques Offenbach Barcelona by Freddie Mercury 2011–2012 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' by Michael Jackson Harlem Nocturne Do You Only Wanna Dance La Cosa Pequena El Cholulio by Glover Gill Nature Boy performed by Nat King Cole 2010–2011 Ten Minutes Ago by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein Summertime by George Gershwin Senie 2009–2010 African folk: Somlandela Hlohonolofatsa performed by Soweto Gospel Choir Marigold by Andrew Vintner Waltz for Evelyn Clef Club by Randy Newman 2008–2009 Foxtrot: They Can't Take That Away from Me by George and Ira Gershwin And Then There Was Blues - St. James Infirmary Blues 2007–2008 South African folk dance: Umoja Rainforest by Karl Jenkins
Competitive highlights (with Hill)
Results International Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 Worlds 13th Four Continents 6th 4th GP Bompard 6th GP Cup of China 7th GP Skate America 5th GP Skate Canada 8th Cup of Nice 4th Nebelhorn 3rd 7th International: Junior Junior Worlds 8th 5th JGP Final 6th 4th JGP Croatia 2nd JGP France 2nd JGP Great Britain 7th JGP Mexico 2nd JGP USA 4th 2nd National Canadians 1st J. 5th 4th 4th 4th 5th 6th
References
External links
Kharis Ralph / Asher Hill at Skate Canada