Josh Whidborne

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.

Josh Whidborne
Aiken and Whidborne at the 2010 Junior Worlds
Full nameJosh Whidborne
Born (1989-09-18) 18 September 1989
Reading, Berkshire, England
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
CountryGreat Britain
PartnerCharlotte Aiken
CoachJohn Dunn
Skating clubLee Valley London
Began skating2000

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
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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