Charlotte Aiken
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| Charlotte Aiken | |
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 Aiken and Whidborne at the 2010 Junior Worlds | |
| Full name | Charlotte Aiken |
| Born | 23 January 1992 Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Partner | Josh Whidborne |
| Coach | John Dunn |
| Skating club | Lee Valley London |
| Began skating | 1995 |
Charlotte Aiken (born 23 January 1992 in Plymouth, Devon) is an English ice dancer who represents Great Britain. With her partner Josh Whidborne, she is the 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial bronze medalist and 2012 British national silver medalist.
Career
[edit]Aiken teamed up with Whidborne in 2008. They are coached by John Dunn at Lee Valley in London. In 2009, they made the decision to relocate to Deeside in North Wales to train with coach Joan Slater and with the 2002 Olympian Marika Humphreys-Baranova as their choreographer. In January 2011, they relocated to Madrid, Spain, to train with John Dunn. In 2012, Dunn relocated with his students back to the UK.
In the 2012–2013 season, Aiken and Whidborne won their first senior international medal, bronze at the 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial. They then won the silver medal at the 2012 British Championships.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Aiken has a younger brother, Henry, who also competes in ice dancing.[1]
Programs
[edit](with Whidborne)
| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2012–2013 [2] |
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| 2010–2011 [3] |
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| Original dance | ||
| 2009–2010 [4] | Scottish folk:
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Results
[edit](with Whidborne)
| Results[5] | |||||
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| International | |||||
| Event | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
| Europeans | 22nd | ||||
| Cup of Nice | 8th | ||||
| Nebelhorn | 11th | ||||
| NRW Trophy | 5th | ||||
| Ondrej Nepela | 3rd | ||||
| International: Junior | |||||
| Junior Worlds | 15th | 18th | |||
| JGP Germany | 11th | 11th | |||
| JGP Great Britain | 9th | ||||
| JGP Hungary | 11th | ||||
| Bavarian Open | 4th J. | ||||
| Santa Claus Cup | 1st J. | ||||
| National | |||||
| British Champ. | 4th J. | 1st J. | 1st J. | 2nd | WD |
| J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix Did not compete in the 2011–2012 season. | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Newman, Clare (7 December 2012). "Duo skate to silver". Isle of Wight County Press.
- ^ "Charlotte AIKEN / Josh WHIDBORNE: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
- ^ "Charlotte AIKEN / Josh WHIDBORNE: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011.
- ^ "Charlotte AIKEN / Josh WHIDBORNE: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009.
- ^ "Competition Results: Charlotte AIKEN / Josh WHIDBORNE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 May 2010.
External links
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Media related to Charlotte Aiken at Wikimedia Commons