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 Season Short dance Free dance 2012–2013 The Devil Went Down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels Band Singin' in the Rain by Gene Kelly Singin' 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 2009–2010 Scottish folk: Suo Gan Londonderry Hornpipe Seisouso – Quidam (from Cirque du Soleil)

Results

Ice dance with Charlotte Aiken International Event 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2012–13 Europeans 22nd Cup of Nice 8th Nebelhorn 11th NRW Trophy 5th Ondrej Nepela 3rd International: Junior Junior Worlds 15th 18th JGP Germany 11th 11th JGP Great Britain 9th JGP Hungary 11th Bavarian Open 4th J. Santa Claus Cup 1st J. National British Champ. 4th J. 1st J. 1st J. 2nd

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