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| Josh Whidborne | |
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 Aiken and Whidborne at the 2010 Junior Worlds | |
| Full name | Josh Whidborne |
| Born | 18 September 1989 Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Partner | Charlotte Aiken |
| Coach | John Dunn |
| Skating club | Lee Valley London |
| Began skating | 2000 |
Josh Whidborne (born 18 September 1989) is an English ice dancer who represents Great Britain. With his partner Charlotte Aiken, he is the 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial bronze medalist and 2012 British national silver medalist.
Career
[edit]Whidborne teamed up with Charlotte Aiken in 2008, after each won the British solo ice dance championships (what level?). They are coached by John Dunn at Lee Valley in London. They are the 2009/10 and 2010/11 Welsh and British junior ice dance champions. They were members of Deeside Ice Skating Club and Ice Skate Wales. In 2009, they made the decision to relocate to Deeside, North Wales to train with coach Joan Slater MBE and with 2002 Olympian Marika Humphreys-Baranova as their choreographer. In January 2011, they relocated to Madrid, Spain, to train with John Dunn. In 2012, John 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]
Programs
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| 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
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| 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]- ^ 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.
External links
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Media related to Josh Whidborne at Wikimedia Commons- Charlotte Aiken / Josh Whidborne at the International Skating Union
