This is Brian Orser doing Story of My Life. When he does this program I always get chills.....it is so powerful.

Brian is very active in charity work. Following the death of Rob McCall from AIDS, Brian organized Skate the Dream. Since then it has been very successful.

BIO

• Birth Date: December 18, 1961
• Home Town: Orillia and Toronto, ONTARIO
• Trains: Cricket Club, Toronto, ONTARIO
• Height: 5'7"
• Weight: 134 lbs
• Coach: Doug Leigh/Doug Haw
• Choreographer/Stylist: Uschi Keszler/David Wilson
• Autobiography (with Steve Milton)-- Orser: A Skater's Life
• Mother: Jo-Anne Orser (Rest in Peace!)
• Father: Harl (Butch) Orser
• Siblings(older): Janice, Bob, Mike, Mary Kay

Competitive History -- Amateur

• 2nd, Worlds '88 (Budapest, Hungary)
• World Freestyle Champion '88
• 2nd, Winter Olympics '88 (Calgary, AB)
• 1st, Canadian Nationals '88 (Victoria, BC)
• 1st, Skate Canada '87 (Calgary, AB)
• 1st, Worlds '87 (Cincinnati, OH)
• World Freestyle Champion '87
• 1st, Canadian Nationals '87 (Ottawa, ON)
• 1st, Novarat International '86 (Budapest, Hungary)
• 2nd, Worlds '86 (Geneva, Switzerland)
• World Freestyle Champion '86
• 1st, Canadian Nationals '86 (North Bay, ON)
• 2nd, NHK '85 (Kobe, Jpn)
• 1st, St. Ivel '85 (Richmond, Grb)
• 2nd, Worlds '85 (Tokyo, Jpn)
• 1st, Canadian Nationals '85 (Moncton, NB)
• 2nd, NHK '84 (Tokyo, Jpn)
• 1st, Skate Canada '84 (Victoria, BC)
• 2nd, Worlds '84 (Ottawa, ON)
• World Freestyle Champion '84
• 2nd, Winter Olympics '84
• 1st, Canadian Nationals '84
• 1st, Ennia Cup '83
• 1st, Skate Canada '83
• 3rd, Worlds '83
• 1st, Canadian Nationals '83
• 2nd, Skate Canada '82
• 1st, St. Ivel '82
• 4th, Worlds '82
• 1st, Canadian Nationals '82
• 2nd, Skate Canada '81
• 1st, St. Ivel '81
• 6th, Worlds '81
• 1st, Canadian Nationals '81
• 6th, Skate Canada '80
• 2nd, Nebelhorn Trophy '80
• 1st, Grand Prix '80
• 4th, Canadian Nationals '80
• 3rd, Vienna Cup '79
• 1st, Canadian Nationals (Jr) '79
• 4th, Junior Worlds '78
• 3rd, Canadian Nationals (Jr) '78
• 1st, Canadian Nationals (Nov) '77
• 1st, Canada Games '75 -- My mom and Grandma were at this one and even remember Brian!! :-)
• 1st, Ontario Games '74

Competitive Results -- Professional

• 3rd, Legends Professional Figure Skating Competition '97
• 2nd, Canadian Professional Championships '97
• 4th, Outdoor Challenge '95
• 1st, Men's Professional Championships '89

Other Awards/Achievements

• Emmy Award (Classical Music and Dance), Carmen on Ice, 1990
• Officer of the Order of Canada, most prestigious civilian award in Canada
• Gemini Award (Best Variety Special) for two television specials: Night Moves and Blame it on the Blues
• Golden Rose International Festival Award, Night Moves
• Member of the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame
• Member of the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame
• Member of the Royal Order of Canada (highest honor to a civillian)
• Member of the Order of Ontario
• Professional Skater of the Year Award, ASW '94
• 1991-92 won a Gemini Award as Best Variety Special for Night Moves
• 1987 on Maclean's magazine honour roll for "12 Who Made a Difference"
• 1987, the first to land 2 triple axels in the same program in competition
• second to complete a triple axel in competition

TV SPECIALS and shows/exibitions that Brian has been in

• Carmen on Ice (HBO Movie, 1990)
• Skating Free (Orser TV special, CBC, 1989)
• Night Moves (Orser TV special, CBC, 1991)
• The Planets (Duchesneys TV special, A&E, 1994)
• Blame it on the Blues (Orser TV special, CBC, 1995
• National Symphony Orchestra Concert On Ice
• Nutcracker on Ice
• The Big Skate - a charity exhibition
• Rhapsody in Blue - an exhibition
• Blame it on the Blues his latest TV special
• The Planets
• Night Moves
• Skating Free
• Skate the Nation '94 -'95
• Sunlife Stars on Ice '88 -'95
• Discover Card Stars on Ice '88 -'94
• Anne Murray's Christmas Special '88

• The Big Skate with Brian Orser and Friends, benefit for the Rock View General Hospital and the Banff Centre for the Performing Arts, Calgary, 1995
• Rhapsody in Blue, benefit for the University of Toronto, 1995
• Skate the Dream for Rob McCall, AIDS benefit for Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, 1994
• Rekindle the Flame, benefit for the Calgary District Hospital Group Foundation, 1993
• Skate the Dream, AIDS benefit for Toronto Hospital, Toronto, 1992
• Northern Lights tour of Yukon/Northern Territories, 1990