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Mark Ladwig 
Evora & Ladwig in 2009.Personal information Full name Mark Ladwig Country represented United States Born May 6, 1980
Fargo, North DakotaHeight 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Partner Amanda Evora Former partner Kesley Sollom
Keri Lynn BlakingerCoach Jim Peterson
Lyndon Johnston
Allison SmithFormer coach Kerry Leitch
Ron Ludington
Dawn FranklinChoreographer Jim Peterson Skating club Red River Valley FSC Began skating 1985 World standing 10 (As of 16 June 2011[update])[1] Season's bests 16 (2010–2011)[2]
12 (2009–2010)[3]
18 (2008–2009)[4]ISU personal best scores Combined total 171.92
2010 Winter OlympicsShort program 57.86
2010 Winter OlympicsFree skate 114.06
2010 Winter OlympicsMark Ladwig (born May 6, 1980 in Fargo, North Dakota) is an American pair skater. He competes with Amanda Evora. They are two-time (2010, 2011) U.S. silver medalists and two-time (2007, 2009) pewter medalists.
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Career
Ladwig skated with Kelsey Sollom and Keri Blakinger while at the University of Delaware Figure Skating Club in Newark, Delaware. He was a volunteer at the 2002 Winter Olympics.[5] Later that year, he began skating with Amanda Evora, and together they represented the United States in several international events, with their best placement being a bronze medal at the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy.
2009–10 was a breakthrough season for Evora and Ladwig. They finished 2nd at the US National Championships, their best finish yet at the event, which led to their selection for the US Olympic team. At the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, they beat their previous personal best by a sizable margin, and finished tenth, making them the top US pair at the Olympics.[6] They later competed at 2010 World Figure Skating Championships for the first time in their career, and finished in ninth place.
Ladwig served on the 2009–10 U.S. Figure Skating Athletes Advisory Committee[7] and was the pairs vice-chair of the 2008–09 Athletes Advisory Committee.[8]
During 2010–2011 season, the pair was assigned to compete at Cup of China where they finished fifth (151.66 pts) and later earned their first Grand Prix medal, a bronze, at Rostelecom Cup, with a season's best of 110.27 and total score of 162.85. Evora and Ladwig once again finished second at US Nationals, and were selected to compete at Four Continents and Worlds. At Four Continents, Ladwig's left skate heel broke during the short program, but he and Evora were able to resume the program within the allowed three minutes after Canadian Rudi Swiegers lent his own boot to Ladwig.[9] Ladwig was able to repair his skate prior to the free skate,[10] and the pair went on to finish sixth overall.
Evora and Ladwig are noted for their longevity as a partnership, which is rare in U.S. pair skating.[11]
Personal life
Ladwig is originally from Fargo, North Dakota. He married Janet Marie Beverley on August 4, 2006, and their son Holden was born in 2009.[12]
Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2011–2012 The Man I Love
by George GershwinDaphnis et Chloé
by Maurice Ravel
Reverie
by Claude Debussy2010–2011 The Mask of Zorro
by James HornerNessun Dorma
by Giacomo Puccini2009–2010 Portugese Love Theme
from Love Actually
by Craig ArmstrongPiano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor
by Sergei Rachmaninov2008–2009 Santorini
by YanniPas De Deux
from The Nutcracker
by Pyotr Ilyich TchaikovskyYour Song
from Moulin Rouge!
performed by Ewan McGregor2007–2008 Stray Cat Strut
by the Stray Cats and Brian SetzerDaphnis and Chloe
by Maurice Ravel
Reverie
by Debussy2006–2007 Black Magic Woman
by Carlos SantanaWest Side Story 2005–2006 Hotel California
by The EaglesRomeo and Juliet
by Prokofiev2004–2005 Theme for the Common Man
by Aaron CoplandButterfly Suite
by Vanessa Mae2003–2004 Smokie Joe's Cafe Scheherazade
by Rimsky-KorsakovCompetitive highlights
(with Evora)
Event 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 Winter Olympic Games 10th World Championships 9th 11th Four Continents Championships 5th 6th U.S. Championships 12th 10th 5th 7th 4th 5th 4th 2nd 2nd Cup of Russia 3rd Cup of China 4th 7th 5th 4th Skate America 9th 4th 5th Trophée Eric Bompard TBD Skate Canada International 8th 7th Nebelhorn Trophy 5th 3rd Golden Spin of Zagreb 1st Eastern Sectional Championships 3rd 1st 1st (with Adler)
Event 2001–2002 U.S. Championships 8th J. Eastern Sectional Championships 3rd J. South Atlantic Regionals 1st J. (with Blakinger)
Event 1999–2000 2000–2001 U.S. Championships 5th N. 5th N. - N = Novice level
References
- ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Pairs". International Skating Union. June 16, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wspairs.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Pairs". International Skating Union. May 6, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtspto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Pairs". International Skating Union. March 24, 2010. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2009-10/sbtspto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2008/2009 : Pairs". International Skating Union. April 18, 2009. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2008-09/sbtspto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ US figure skating pairs grateful for Olympic chance accessed April 30, 2010
- ^ Figure skating gold goes to Chinese pair accessed April 30, 2010
- ^ "Athletes Advisory Committee Leadership". U.S. Figure Skating. http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?cat=7&id=826. Retrieved November 3, 2009.
- ^ "U.S. Figure Skating Athletes Advisory Committee 2008–09 Permanent Committee" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/AthletesAdvisoryTree.pdf. Retrieved November 3, 2009.
- ^ Rutherford, Lynn; Stevenson, Alexandra (February 17, 2011). "Disaster strikes, but Swiegers saves the day". IceNetwork.com. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110217&content_id=16661420&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
- ^ Stevenson, Alexandra; Rutherford, Lynn (February 18, 2011). "Friday: Tidbits from New York and Taipei". Icenetwork. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110218&content_id=16675398&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ^ Rosewater, Amy (May 18, 2011). "Evora, Ladwig commit to skate next season". IceNetwork. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110518&content_id=19225270&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ Meekins, Drew; Sarah S. Brannen (September 21, 2009). "The Inside Edge with Sarah and Drew – Sept. 21". http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090921&content_id=7074614&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved November 3, 2009.
- Amanda Evora & Mark Ladwig at the International Skating Union
- Amanda Evora & Mark Ladwig at the United States Figure Skating Association
- "2000 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships Novice Pairs Final Standings". U.S. Figure Skating. http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/events/199900/uschamps/novice-pairsfree.htm. Retrieved November 3, 2009.
- "2001 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships – Novice Pairs". U.S. Figure Skating. http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/events/200001/uschamps/novice/novpairs-free.htm. Retrieved November 3, 2009.
External links
Categories:- American pair skaters
- People from Fargo, North Dakota
- University of Delaware people
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Figure skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Olympic figure skaters of the United States
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