Owen Edwards (figure skater)
Owen Edwards | |
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Born | Wrexham, Wales | 21 July 1987
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Partner | Louise Walden Zelda-Aurora Roper Lindsey Woolstencroft Naomi Hitchmough |
Coach | Galit Chait Muriel Boucher-Zazoui Romain Haguenauer Olivier Schoenfelder Joan Slater |
Skating club | Deeside ISC |
Began skating | 1995 |
Retired | 2013 |
Owen Edwards (born 21 July 1987) is a Welsh retired
Career
Walden and Edwards began skating together in June 2006.
Walden/Edwards placed 13th at the 2012 European Championships in Sheffield, England. In September 2012, the duo moved to Hackensack, New Jersey, to train under Galit Chait. In May 2013, the couple took to their official website to announce their retirement from competitive skating.[4]
Walden and Edwards were ranked 5th in the 2009/2010[5] UK national rankings and 2nd in 2010/2011.[6]
Edwards works as a skating coach in the UK.[7]
Programs
(with Walden)
Season | Original dance | Free dance
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2011–2012 [8][9] |
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2010–2011 [10] |
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Competitive highlights
(with Walden)
International[11] | |||||||
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Event | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09
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09–10
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10–11
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11–12
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12–13
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Worlds | 20th | ||||||
Europeans | 13th | ||||||
Cup of Nice |
5th | 5th | |||||
Ice Challenge | 11th | 1st | 6th | 11th | |||
Karl Schäfer | 8th | ||||||
Nebelhorn | 12th | 10th | |||||
NRW Trophy | 7th | 6th | 7th | ||||
Ondrej Nepela |
7th | 8th | 8th | ||||
Pavel Roman | 7th | ||||||
Trophy of Lyon | 1st | 3rd | |||||
Universiade |
13th | 5th | |||||
National[11] | |||||||
British Champ. | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
Welsh Champ. | 1st |
References
- ^ "Q & A with Britain's new champions: Walden & Edwards". ice-dance.com. January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012.
- IceNetwork.com. Archivedfrom the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Summer Spotlight: Louise Walden And Owen Edwards". From the Boards. 1 September 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ "About us". Official website of Louise Walden and Owen Edwards. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018.
- ^ "NISA 2009/2010 National Rankings" (PDF). National Ice Skating Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2012.
- ^ "NISA 2010/2011 National Rankings" (PDF). National Ice Skating Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011.
- ^ "Arena Coaches". Pleasure Beach Arena, Blackpool, Lancashire. Archived from the original on 22 December 2018.
- ^ "Louise WALDEN / Owen EDWARDS: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "Louise WALDEN / Owen EDWARDS: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 November 2011.
- ^ "Louise WALDEN / Owen EDWARDS: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Competition Results: Louise WALDEN / Owen EDWARDS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017.