Charlotte Aiken
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| Charlotte Aiken | ||||||
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 Charlotte Aiken and Josh Whidborne at the 2010 World Junior Championships | ||||||
| Full name | Charlotte Aiken | |||||
| Born | 23 January 1992 Plymouth, England, United Kingdom | |||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||
| Figure skating career | ||||||
| Country |  Great Britain | |||||
| Discipline | Ice dance | |||||
| Partner | Josh Whidborne | |||||
| Began skating | 1996 | |||||
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Charlotte Aiken (born 23 January 1992 in Plymouth, Devon) is an English ice dancer who represented Great Britain. With her partner Josh Whidborne, she was a two-time junior national champion; 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial bronze medalist; and 2012 British national silver medalist.
Career
[edit]Aiken teamed up with Whidborne in 2008. They were 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 2010, Aiken and Whidborne won the British Junior Championships for the second time.[1]
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.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Aiken is from Albury near Guildford in Surrey.[3] Her younger brother, Henry, also competed in ice dancing.[2] When Charlotte was 15 and Henry was 11, they both came in first at the British Solo Ice Dance Championships, in the Junior Ladies and Novice Men's classes.[3]
Programs
[edit]Ice dance with Joshua Whidborne
[edit]| Season | Short dance | Free dance |
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| 2012–2013 [4] |
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| 2010–2011 [5] |
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| Original dance | ||
| 2009–2010 [6] |
Scottish folk:
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Competitive highlights
[edit]Ice dance with Joshua Whidborne
[edit]| International[7] | |||||
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| Event | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 |
| Europeans | 22nd | ||||
| Cup of Nice | 8th | ||||
| Ice Challenge | 12th | ||||
| 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 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ice Dancing: Double gold for brother/sister combo". SurreyLive. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ a b Newman, Clare (7 December 2012). "Duo skate to silver". Isle of Wight County Press.
- ^ a b "Skating away with the honours". SurreyLive. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "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