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Megan Wing Personal information Country represented Canada Born November 1, 1975 Residence Windsor, Ontario Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Partner Aaron Lowe Former coach Igor Shpilband, Marina Zueva,
Bruno Yvars, Elise HamelSkating club Sunset FSC Vancouver Retired April 25, 2006 ISU personal best scores Combined total 180.42
2005 WorldsComp. dance 36.65
2004 Skate AmericaOriginal dance 52.54
2006 WorldsFree dance 92.79
2005 WorldsMedal recordFigure skating Ice dancing Competitor for Canada
Four Continents Championships Bronze 2004 Hamilton Ice dancing Bronze 2002 Jeonju Ice dancing Megan Wing (born November 1, 1975 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian ice dancer.
Wing began skating at the age of five and took up ice dancing at 14.[1] She joined forces with Aaron Lowe in 1986. The duo captured six bronze medals and four silver medals at the Canadian National Championships and competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they finished 11th overall. Wing's father is Chinese and her mother is Scottish and Irish.
On April 25, 2006, Wing and Lowe announced officially their retirement from competitive skating. Their twins, a daughter and son named Keauna Auburn Wing Lowe and Tayson Pierce Wing Lowe, were born on October 6, 2011.[2]
Competitive highlights
(with Lowe)
Event 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 Winter Olympic Games 11th World Championships 15th 12th 11th 10th 10th Four Continents Championships 4th 4th 4th 3rd 5th 3rd Canadian Championships 9th N. 4th N. 11th J. 7th J. 3rd J. 6th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd Cup of China 3rd Skate America 8th 7th 6th 3rd 4th Skate Canada 10th 9th 5th 5th 6th 5th 5th Bofrost Cup on Ice 4th NHK Trophy 6th 6th 5th Cup of Russia 10th 6th Trophée Lalique 10th 9th 8th 7th Nebelhorn Trophy 4th St. Gervais International 2nd Canada Winter Games 4th N. - N = Novice level; J = Junior level
References
- ^ Mittan, Barry (April 6, 2002). "Megan Wing and Aaron Lowe: Stuck in the Middle". Golden Skate. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2001/040602.shtml. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ^ "Wing & Lowe welcome twins!". Skate Today. October 8, 2011. http://www.skatetoday.com/2011/10/08/wing-lowe-welcome-twins/. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
External links
- Official Site
- Skate Canada Profile
- Care to Ice Dance? - Wing & Lowe
- Megan Wing at the International Skating Union
Categories:- 1975 births
- Living people
- Canadian ice dancers
- Canadian sportswomen
- Canadian sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Canadian people of Irish descent
- Canadian people of Scottish descent
- Figure skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Olympic figure skaters of Canada
- People from Vancouver
- Sportspeople from British Columbia
- Canadian figure skating biography stubs
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