Charlotte Aiken Explained

Charlotte Aiken
Fullname:	Charlotte Aiken
Country:	Great Britain
Birth Date:	23 January 1992
Birth Place:	Plymouth, Devon, England
Partner:	Josh Whidborne
Coach:	John Dunn
Choreographer:	John Dunn, Kevin Adams
Skating Club:	Lee Valley London
Currenttraininglocations:	London
Beganskating:	1995
Dance Score:	101.42
Dance Date:	2011 World Junior
Sd Score:	41.83
Sd Date:	2013 Europeans
Fd Score:	60.46
Fd Date:	2011 World Junior

Charlotte Aiken (born 23 January 1992 in Plymouth, Devon) is an English ice dancer who represents Great Britain. With her partner Josh Whidborne, she is the 2012 Ondrej Nepela Memorial bronze medalist and 2012 British national silver medalist.

Career

Aiken teamed up with Whidborne in 2008. They are coached by John Dunn at Lee Valley in London. In 2009, they made the decision to relocate to Deeside in North Wales to train with coach Joan Slater and with the 2002 Olympian Marika Humphreys-Baranova as their choreographer. In January 2011, they relocated to Madrid, Spain, to train with John Dunn. In 2012, 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.

Personal life

Aiken has a younger brother, Henry, who also competes in ice dancing.

Programs

(with Whidborne)

Season	Short dance	Free dance
2012–2013	The Devil Went Down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels Band	Singing in the Rain by Gene Kelly Singing in the Rain remix by Mint Royale
2010–2011	Waltz: Que Sera Sera by Jay Livingstone Tango: Libertango by Astor Piazzolla	West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein
	Original dance
2009–2010	Scottish folk: Suo Gan Londonderry Hornpipe	Seisouso - Quidam (from Cirque du Soleil)

Results

(with Whidborne)

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Results
International
Event	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2012–13	2013–14
align=left					22nd
align=left					8th
align=left					11th
align=left					5th
align=left					bgcolor=cc9966	3rd
International: Junior
align=left			15th	18th
align=left			11th	11th
align=left				9th
align=left			11th
align=left				4th J.
align=left				bgcolor=gold	1st J.
National
align=left		4th J.	bgcolor=gold	1st J.	bgcolor=gold	1st J.	bgcolor=silver	2nd	WD
J. = Junior level; JGP = Junior Grand Prix Did not compete in the 2011–2012 season.