Owen Edwards (figure skater)
| Owen Edwards | |
|---|---|
 Walden and Edwards in 2009. | |
| Born | 21 July 1987 Wrexham, Wales |
| 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 ice dancer who competed for Great Britain. With Louise Walden, he won gold at the 2010 Ice Challenge, 2010 International Trophy of Lyon, and 2011 British Championships. They competed in the final segment at two ISU Championships – 2011 Worlds, where they finished 20th, and 2012 Europeans, where they placed 13th.
Career
[edit]Walden and Edwards began skating together in June 2006.[1] They made their international debut in October 2008 at the 2008 Karl Schaefer Memorial in Vienna, Austria, where they placed 8th. Between April 2008 and September 2012, they were based at CSG Lyon International Skating Academy in France, where they were coached by Muriel Boucher-Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer and Olivier Schoenfelder.[2] They won the British national title in the 2010–2011 season.[3] At the 2011 World Championships in Moscow, they qualified to the final segment and finished 20th overall.
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
[edit](with Walden)
| Season | Original dance | Free dance |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 [8][9] |
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| 2010–2011 [10] |
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Competitive highlights
[edit](with Walden)
| International[11] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 |
| 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
[edit]- ^ "Q & A with Britain's new champions: Walden & Edwards". ice-dance.com. January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012.
- ^ Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (5 October 2011). "The Inside Edge with Sarah and Drew – Oct. 5". IceNetwork.com. Archived from 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.
External links
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