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Josh Whidborne
Aiken and Whidborne at the 2010 Junior Worlds
Full name	Josh Whidborne
Born	(1989-09-18) 18 September 1989 (age 35) Reading, Berkshire, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
Country	Great Britain
Partner	Charlotte Aiken
Coach	John Dunn
Skating club	Lee Valley London
Began skating	2000

Josh Whidborne (born 18 September 1989) is an English ice dancer who represents Great Britain. With his partner Charlotte Aiken, he is the 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial bronze medalist and 2012 British national silver medalist.

Career

Whidborne started his skating career in 2005 at the age of 15.

Whidborne teamed up with Charlotte Aiken in 2008, after each won the British solo ice dance championships (what level?). They are coached by John Dunn at Lee Valley in London. They are the 2009/10 and 2010/11 Welsh and British junior ice dance champions. They were members of Deeside Ice Skating Club and Ice Skate Wales. In 2009, they made the decision to relocate to Deeside, North Wales to train with coach Joan Slater MBE and with 2002 Olympian Marika Humphreys-Baranova as their choreographer.

In 2009, they were crowned British Junior Ice Dance champions. In 2010, they earned a place in the British Championships.

In January 2011, they relocated to Madrid, Spain, to train with John Dunn. In 2012, John Dunn relocated with his students back to the UK

In the 2012–2013 season, Aiken and Whidborne won their first senior international medal, bronze at the 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial. They then won the silver medal at the 2012 British Championships.

Programs

Ice dance with Charlotte Aiken

Results

Ice dance with Charlotte Aiken

References

1. "Celebrations are put on ice". Oxford Mail. 24 July 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
2. Goodban, David (10 December 2009). "Ice skating: Deeside pair Josh Whidborne and Charlotte Aiken crowned British Junior Ice Dance champions". North Wales Live. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
3. "Ice skating: Deeside pair earn British Championship place". North Wales Live. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
4. Newman, Clare (7 December 2012). "Duo skate to silver". Isle of Wight County Press.
5. "Charlotte AIKEN / Josh WHIDBORNE: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012.
6. "Charlotte AIKEN / Josh WHIDBORNE: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011.
7. "Charlotte AIKEN / Josh WHIDBORNE: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 October 2009.
8. "Competition Results: Charlotte AIKEN / Josh WHIDBORNE". International Skating Union.

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to Josh Whidborne at Wikimedia Commons
• Charlotte Aiken / Josh Whidborne at the International Skating Union

• English male ice dancers
• 1989 births
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Reading, Berkshire
• 21st-century English sportsmen