Owen Edwards (figure skater)

Owen Edwards (figure skater)
Owen Edwards

Walden & Edwards in 2009.
Personal information
Full name Owen Edwards
Country represented  United Kingdom
Born 21 July 1987 (1987-07-21) (age 24)
Wrexham, Wales
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Partner Louise Walden
Former partner Zelda-Aurora Roper
Lindsey Woolstencroft
Naomi Hitchmough
Coach Muriel Boucher-Zazoui
Romain Haguenauer
Olivier Schoenfelder
Former coach Joan Slater
Skating club Deeside ISC
Current training locations Lyon
Began skating 1995
World standing 39 (As of 17 June 2011 (2011 -06-17))[1]
Season's bests 50 (2010–2011)[2]
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Owen Edwards (born 21 July 1987 in Wrexham, Wales) is a Welsh ice dancer who competes for Great Britain. He competes with Louise Walden, with whom he teamed up in 2006. They are the 2010 British Gold Medalists[clarification needed] and are 2011 British and Welsh ice dancing champions.

Walden and Edwards made their international debut in October 2008 at the 2008 Karl Schaefer Memorial in Vienna, Austria, where they placed 8th. Since April 2008 they have been based at CSG Lyon International Skating Academy, France where they are coached by Muriel Boucher-Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer and Olivier Schoenfelder.[3]

Walden and Edwards were ranked 5th in the 2009/2010[4] UK national rankings and 2nd in 2010/2011.[5] They competed at their first World Championships in 2011.[6]

Contents

Programs

(with Walden)

Season Short dance Free dance
2011–2012 From Burlesque:
  • Burlesque
    by Cher
  • But I Am A Good Girl
    by Christina Aguilera
  • Show Me How You Burlesque
    by Christina Aguilera
2010–2011 Runaway
by The Corrs
From Good Bye Lenin!:
  • Mother's Journey
  • Lara's Castle
  • The Decant Session/The Deutschmark is Coming
  • Preparations for the Last TV Fake
    by Yann Tiersen

Competitive highlights

(with Walden)

Event 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12
World Championships 20th
British Championships 5th 4th 3rd 5th 1st
Coupe Internationale de Nice 5th 5th
NRW Trophy 7th 6th
Ice Challenge 11th 1st 6th
International Trophy of Lyon 1st
Karl Schaefer Memorial 8th
Nebelhorn Trophy 12th 10th
Ondrej Nepala Memorial 7th 8th 8th
Winter Universiade 13th 5th
Welsh Championships 1st

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