Owen Edwards (figure skater) explained

Owen Edwards
Birth Date:1987 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Wrexham, Wales
Partner:Louise Walden
Zelda-Aurora Roper
Lindsey Woolstencroft
Naomi Hitchmough
Coach:Galit Chait
Muriel Boucher-Zazoui
Romain Haguenauer
Olivier Schoenfelder
Joan Slater
Skating Club:Deeside ISC
Currenttraininglocations:Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.
Lyon, France
Beganskating:1995
Retired:2013
Dance Score:116.52
Dance Date:2011 Worlds
Sd Score:48.36
Sd Date:2012 Europeans
Fd Score:72.75
Fd Date:2012 Europeans (Preliminary Round)

Owen Edwards (born 21 July 1987) is a Welsh retired ice dancer who competed for Great Britain. With Louise Walden, he won gold at the 2010 Ice Challenge, 2010 International Trophy of Lyon, and 2011 British Championships. They competed in the final segment at two ISU Championships2011 Worlds, where they finished 20th, and 2012 Europeans, where they placed 13th.

Career

Walden and Edwards began skating together in June 2006. They made their international debut in October 2008 at the 2008 Karl Schaefer Memorial in Vienna, Austria, where they placed 8th. Between April 2008 and September 2012, they were based at CSG Lyon International Skating Academy in France, where they were coached by Muriel Boucher-Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer and Olivier Schoenfelder. They won the British national title in the 2010–2011 season. At the 2011 World Championships in Moscow, they qualified to the final segment and finished 20th overall.

Walden/Edwards placed 13th at the 2012 European Championships in Sheffield, England. In September 2012, the duo moved to Hackensack, New Jersey, to train under Galit Chait. In May 2013, the couple took to their official website to announce their retirement from competitive skating.

Walden and Edwards were ranked 5th in the 2009/2010 UK national rankings and 2nd in 2010/2011.

Edwards works as a skating coach in the UK.

Programs

(with Walden)

SeasonOriginal danceFree dance
2011–2012
  • Conga
  • I'm Not Giving You Up
  • Love Actually

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2010–2011
  • Runaway
  • Good Bye Lenin!
    • Mother's Journey
    • Lara's Castle
    • The Decant Session/The Deutschmark is Coming
    • Preparations for the Last TV Fake

Competitive highlights

(with Walden)

International
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National
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