Charlotte Aiken

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Charlotte Aiken
2010 WJC Charlotte AIKEN Josh WHIDBORNE.jpg
Charlotte Aiken and Josh Whidborne at the 2010 World Junior Championships
Full nameCharlotte Aiken
Born (1992-01-23) 23 January 1992 (age 32)
Plymouth, England,
United Kingdom
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Discipline Ice dance
Partner Josh Whidborne
Began skating1996
Medal record
British Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Sheffield Ice dance

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.

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Career

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

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

Ice dance with Joshua Whidborne

Season Short dance Free dance
2012–2013
[4]
2010–2011
[5]
Original dance
2009–2010
[6] 		Scottish folk:
  • Suo Gan
  • Londonderry Hornpipe

Competitive highlights

Ice dance with Joshua Whidborne

International [7]
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 15th18th
JGP Germany 11th11th
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

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References

  1. ↑ "Ice Dancing: Double gold for brother/sister combo". SurreyLive. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 Newman, Clare (7 December 2012). "Duo skate to silver". Isle of Wight County Press.
  3. 1 2 "Skating away with the honours". SurreyLive. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Charlotte AIKEN / Josh WHIDBORNE: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Charlotte AIKEN / Josh WHIDBORNE: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011.
  6. ↑ "Charlotte AIKEN / Josh WHIDBORNE: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009.
  7. ↑ "Competition Results: Charlotte AIKEN / Josh WHIDBORNE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 9 May 2010.

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