Josh Whidborne

Josh Whidborne

Aiken and Whidborne at the 2010 Junior Worlds
Personal information
Full name Josh Whidborne
Country represented Great Britain
Born (1989-09-18) 18 September 1989
Reading, Berkshire, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Partner Charlotte Aiken
Coach John Dunn
Choreographer John Dunn, Kevin Adams
Skating club Lee Valley London
Training locations London
Began skating 2000
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 101.42
2011 World Junior
Short dance 41.83
2013 Europeans
Free dance 60.46
2011 World Junior

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

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

(with Aiken)

Season Short dance Free dance
2012–2013
[2]
2010–2011
[3]
Original dance
2009–2010
[4]		 Scottish folk:
  • Suo Gan
  • Londonderry Hornpipe

Results

(with Aiken)

Results[5]
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

  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.

External links

Media related to Josh Whidborne at Wikimedia Commons

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