Louise Walden

Louise Walden

Walden & Edwards in 2009.
Personal information
Full name Louise Walden
Country represented  United Kingdom
Born 19 August 1983 (1983-08-19) (age 28)
Preston, England
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Partner Owen Edwards
Former partner Jamie Whyte
Edward Throp
James-Anthony Peatfield
Coach Muriel Boucher-Zazoui
Romain Haguenauer
Olivier Schoenfelder
Former coach Joan Slater
Skating club Deeside ISC
Current training locations Lyon
Began skating 1995
World standing 39 (As of 17 June 2011 (2011 -06-17))[1]
Season's bests 50 (2010–2011)[2]

Louise Walden (born 19 August 1983) is a British ice dancer. She competes with Owen Edwards, with whom she teamed up in 2006. They are the 2010 British Gold Medalists and are 2011 British and Welsh ice dancing champions.

Walden was born in Preston, England. She and Edwards made their international debut in October 2008 at the 2008 Karl Schaefer Memorial in Vienna, Austria, where they placed 8th. Since April 2008 they have been based at CSG Lyon International Skating Academy, France where they are coached by Muriel Boucher-Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer and Olivier Schoenfelder.[3]

Walden and Edwards were ranked 5th in the 2009/2010[4] UK national rankings and 2nd in 2010/2011.[5] They competed at their first World Championships in 2011.[6]

Contents

Programs

(with Edwards)

Season Short dance Free dance
2011–2012 From Burlesque:
2010–2011 Runaway
by The Corrs		 From Good Bye Lenin!:
  • Mother's Journey
  • Lara's Castle
  • The Decant Session/The Deutschmark is Coming
  • Preparations for the Last TV Fake
    by Yann Tiersen

Competitive highlights

(with Edwards)

Event 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12
World Championships 20th
British Championships 5th 4th 3rd 5th 1st 2nd
Coupe Internationale de Nice 5th 5th
NRW Trophy 7th 6th
Ice Challenge 11th 1st 6th
International Trophy of Lyon 1st
Karl Schaefer Memorial 8th
Nebelhorn Trophy 12th 10th
Ondrej Nepala Memorial 7th 8th 8th
Winter Universiade 13th 5th
Welsh Championships 1st

References

  1. ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. June 17, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsdance.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  2. ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. April 30, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtsdto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  3. ^ Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (5 October 2011). "The Inside Edge with Sarah and Drew - Oct. 5". Icenetwork. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111005&content_id=25509512&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved 5 October 2011. 
  4. ^ NISA 2009/2010 National Rankings (PDF file)
  5. ^ NISA 2010/2011 National Rankings (PDF file)
  6. ^ "Summer Spotlight: Louise Walden And Owen Edwards". From the Boards. 1 September 2011. http://fromtheboards.wordpress.com/2011/09/01/summer-spotlight-louise-walden-and-owen-edwards/. Retrieved 5 October 2011. 

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