Amanda Evora

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Amanda Evora
Amanda EVORA Mark LADWIG Skate America 2009.jpg
Evora & Ladwig in 2009.
Full nameAmanda Evora Will
Born (1984-11-17) November 17, 1984 (age 39)
New York City, U.S.
Height5 ft 0 in (152 cm)
Figure skating career
Country United States
Skating clubSouthwest Florida FSC
Began skating1990
RetiredApril 10, 2012

Amanda Evora (born November 17, 1984) is an American former competitive pair skater. She competed with Mark Ladwig. They are two-time (2010, 2011) U.S. silver medalists, 2012 U.S. bronze medalists and two-time (2007, 2009) U.S. pewter medalists.

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Personal life

Evora was born in New York City. Her family moved to Houston in 1995. Before that, they had lived in Bahrain, Dallas, Texas, and Virginia. [1] She is Filipino American. [1] [2] Her father is a chemical engineer. [1] Evora graduated from the State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota [3] and earned a degree in business administration from the University of South Florida. [4] Amanda married Dustin Will on December 28, 2019.

Career

Evora began skating after she discovered her sister's ice skates and, since they fit, decided to give them a try. When she was 18, she left her family's home in Texas to further her skating career.

Early in her pairs career, Evora skated with Michael Adler. They won the bronze medal at the 2002 Eastern Sectional Championships on the junior level [5] and placed 8th on the junior level at the 2002 United States Figure Skating Championships. [6]

Evora and Ladwig teamed up in 2002. The 2005/2006 season was their first on the Grand Prix. They placed 9th at the 2005 Skate America and 8th at the 2005 Skate Canada International. They were the bronze medalists at the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy and finished as high as fourth in GP events.

2009–10 was a breakthrough season for Evora and Ladwig. They finished 2nd at the US National Championships, their best finish yet at the event, which led to their selection for the US Olympic team. At the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, they beat their previous personal best by a sizable margin, and finished tenth, making them the top US pair at the Olympics. [7] They later competed at 2010 Worlds for the first time in their career, and finished in ninth place.

Evora served on the 2008–09 Athletes Advisory Committee. [8]

During 2010–2011 season, the pair was assigned to compete at 2010 Cup of China where they finished fifth (151.66 pts) and later earned their first Grand Prix medal, a bronze, at 2010 Cup of Russia, with a season's best of 110.27 and total score of 162.85.

Evora and Ladwig were noted for their longevity as a pair, which is rare in U.S. pair skating. [9] Their partnership ended when Evora retired from competitive skating on April 10, 2012. [10]

In June 2012, Evora was invited by United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to attend a luncheon in honor of Benigno S. Aquino III, the President of the Philippines. [11]

In January 2016, Evora returned to the U.S. Nationals as part of the coaching team for Tarah Kayne and Daniel O'Shea [12] [13] who won the gold medal in the pairs competition. [14]

In 2013, Evora teamed up with Scott Thornton in the Canadian TV show "Battle of the Blades." The duo then went on to win the competition. As of September 2019, Evora has returned to the show and partnered up with Colton Orr.

Programs

(with Ladwig)

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2011–2012
[15]
2010–2011
2009–2010
2008–2009
2007–2008
[15]
2006–2007
2005–2006
2004–2005
2003–2004
  • Smokie Joe's Cafe

Competitive highlights

With Ladwig

Results [16]
International
Event2002–032003–042004–052005–062006–072007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12
Olympics 10th
Worlds 9th11th
Four Continents 5th6th6th
GP Bompard 4th
GP Cup of China 4th7th5th4th
GP Cup of Russia 3rd
GP Skate America 9th4th5th
GP Skate Canada 8th7th
Nebelhorn 5th3rd
Golden Spin 1st
National
U.S. Champ. 12th10th5th7th4th5th4th2nd2nd3rd

With Adler

Event2001–2002
U.S. Championships 8th J.

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