Charlotte Aiken

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.

Charlotte Aiken
Aiken and Whidborne at the 2010 Junior Worlds
Personal information
Full nameCharlotte Aiken
Country representedGreat Britain
Born (1992-01-23) 23 January 1992
Plymouth, Devon, England
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PartnerJosh Whidborne
CoachJohn Dunn
ChoreographerJohn Dunn, Kevin Adams
Skating clubLee Valley London
Training locationsLondon
Began skating1995
ISU personal best scores
Combined total101.42
2011 World Junior
Short dance41.83
2013 Europeans
Free dance60.46
2011 World Junior

Career

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

Aiken has a younger brother, Henry, who also competes in ice dancing.[1]

Programs

(with Whidborne)

Season Short dance Free dance
2012–2013
[2]
  • Singing in the Rain
    by Gene Kelly
  • Singing in the Rain remix
    by Mint Royale
2010–2011
[3]
Original dance
2009–2010
[4]		 Scottish folk:
  • Suo Gan
  • Londonderry Hornpipe

Results

(with Whidborne)

Results[5]
International
Event 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2012–13 2013–14
Europeans22nd
Cup of Nice8th
Nebelhorn11th
NRW Trophy5th
Ondrej Nepela3rd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds15th18th
JGP Germany11th11th
JGP Great Britain9th
JGP Hungary11th
Bavarian Open4th J.
Santa Claus Cup1st J.
National
British Champ.4th J.1st J.1st J.2ndWD
J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix
Did not compete in the 2011–2012 season.

References
  1. Newman, Clare (7 December 2012). "Duo skate to silver". Isle of Wight County Press.
  2. "Charlotte AIKEN / Josh WHIDBORNE: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
  3. "Charlotte AIKEN / Josh WHIDBORNE: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011.
  4. "Charlotte AIKEN / Josh WHIDBORNE: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009.
  5. "Competition Results: Charlotte AIKEN / Josh WHIDBORNE". International Skating Union.

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