Harley Windsor facts for kids
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Windsor in 2017
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| Full name | Harley Dahlstrom-Windsor | |||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Australia |
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| Born | 22 October 1996 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | Sydney FSC | |||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Harley Windsor (born 22 October 1996) is a talented former Australian pair skater. He became well-known for his partnership with Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya. Together, they achieved many great things in figure skating.
Harley and Ekaterina were the 2017 Junior World Champions. This means they were the best junior pair in the world! They also won the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy and earned a bronze medal at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. In 2018, they won another bronze medal at the CS U.S. Classic. They were also two-time Australian national champions in 2016 and 2018.
Early Life and Background
Harley Dahlstrom-Windsor was born on October 22, 1996, in Penrith, New South Wales, Australia. He grew up in Rooty Hill. Harley is the youngest of nine children.
Harley has Australian Aboriginal heritage. His mother's family has Weilwyn and Gamilaraay roots. His father's family is from Moree, New South Wales and has Gamilaraay, Ngarrable, and Swedish ancestry.
Skating Journey
Starting Out
Harley started skating in 2005. He became interested after seeing an ice rink in Blacktown. In late 2006, Galina and Andrei Pachin began coaching him in Canterbury. Harley first competed in singles skating. Later, he began learning pair skating with different partners.
Teaming Up with Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya
Harley's coaches, the Pachins, asked Russia-based coach Nina Mozer for help finding a partner. Mozer suggested a tryout between Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya and Windsor in Moscow. They started skating together in December 2015. Their coaches thought they would be a good team because their skating styles and body types were similar.
Ekaterina was allowed to leave Russia to skate for Australia. This happened after the Australian skating association asked for her release, with help from Nina Mozer.
2016–2017 Season: Junior World Champions
During this season, Alexandrovskaya and Windsor were coached in Sydney by the Pachins. They also trained in Moscow with Andrei Hekalo and Nina Mozer.
They made their international debut in September 2016. This was at the Junior Grand Prix (JGP) in Ostrava, Czech Republic. They finished 8th overall. Later that month, they won a gold medal at a JGP event in Tallinn, Estonia. They placed third in the short program and first in the free skate.
In October 2016, they competed at a senior event, the Finlandia Trophy. They placed sixth. This result helped them get the scores needed to compete at senior-level international championships. In December, they finished 5th at the JGP Final in France.
In March, Alexandrovskaya and Windsor competed at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. They were third after the short program and second in the free skate. They finished first overall, winning the gold medal! They were the first skaters representing Australia to win gold at an ISU Figure Skating Championships. They were also the first Australian pair to win a medal at Junior Worlds since 1976.
A few weeks later, they competed at the senior-level World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. They made it to the free skate and finished 16th.
2017–2018 Season: Olympics and Junior Grand Prix Final Gold
In September, Alexandrovskaya and Windsor finished fourth at the 2017 JGP in Riga, Latvia. Later that month, they competed at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. This event was important for qualifying for the 2018 Winter Olympics. They won their first senior international medal, a bronze. This result also allowed them to become the first Australian pair skaters to compete at the Olympics since 1998.
In October, they won gold at the JGP event in Gdańsk, Poland. This qualified them for the JGP Final in Nagoya, Japan. In December, they won gold at the final. They became the first Australian champions in the event's history.
In January, they finished 6th at the 2018 Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Taiwan. In February, they represented Australia at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Harley Windsor became the first Indigenous Australian to compete at the Winter Olympics. They finished 18th in the short program and did not advance to the free skate.
At the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy, they placed 15th in the short program and 16th overall. Harley was also named Best New Sports Talent at the National Dreamtime Awards 2018.
2018–2019 Season: Challenges
Alexandrovskaya and Windsor moved to Montreal to train with new coaches. They started the season well, winning a bronze medal at the 2018 CS U.S. Classic. However, they faced health and fitness problems. Harley developed a long-term foot inflammation. This caused them to miss important competitions like the Four Continents and World Championships.
2019–2020 Season: Partnership Ends
After a difficult season, Alexandrovskaya and Windsor moved back to Sydney. Their former coach, Andrei Khekalo, joined them there. After some time, a solution was found for Harley's foot problem. This allowed them to start training on ice again.
On February 26, 2020, Harley announced that he and Ekaterina had ended their partnership. This was due to Ekaterina's ongoing health challenges.
Partnership with Maria Chernyshova
Harley did not compete in the 2020-2021 season. In August 2021, he announced a new partnership with Russian-born figure skater, Maria Chernyshova. They made their international debut for Australia in December 2021. This was at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they finished fifteenth. This partnership ended after the 2021–22 figure skating season.
After this, Harley had an ankle fracture from a fall during practice. He needed surgery for this injury in September 2022. In May 2023, Harley briefly went to Sochi, Russia to work on his pair skating skills.
Career Break
As of January 2024, Harley Windsor was taking a break from his skating career. He was living in Sydney with his father and brother.
In Film
An ABC Television documentary film called Harley & Katya was released in February 2022. The film tells the story of Alexandrovskaya and Windsor's relationship and their skating partnership. It was nominated for an award at the 13th AACTA Awards in 2024. It also won an International Emmy Award for Best Sports Documentary in 2024.
Images for kids
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Alexandrovskaya and Windsor at the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final.
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Alexandrovskaya and Windsor at the 2016–17 Junior Grand Prix Final.
