Charlotte Aiken

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.

Charlotte Aiken
Charlotte Aiken and Josh Whidborne at the 2010 World Junior Championships
Full name	Charlotte Aiken
Born	(1992-01-23) 23 January 1992 (age 33) Plymouth, England, United Kingdom
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Great Britain
Discipline	Ice dance
Partner	Josh Whidborne
Began skating	1996
Medal record
British Championships 2013 Sheffield Ice dance

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]	The Devil Went Down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels Band	Singing in the Rain by Gene Kelly Singing in the Rain remix by Mint Royale
2010–2011 [5]	Waltz: Que Sera Sera by Jay Livingstone Tango: Libertango by Astor Piazzolla	West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein
	Original dance
2009–2010 [6]	Scottish folk: Suo Gan Londonderry Hornpipe	Seisouso - Quidam (from Cirque du Soleil)

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		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

References

1. "Ice Dancing: Double gold for brother/sister combo". SurreyLive. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
2. Newman, Clare (7 December 2012). "Duo skate to silver". Isle of Wight County Press.
3. "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.

External links

Media related to Charlotte Aiken at Wikimedia Commons

• Charlotte Aiken / Josh Whidborne at the International Skating Union