Amanda Evora

Amanda Evora
Evora & Ladwig in 2009.
Personal information
Full name	Amanda Evora
Country represented	United States
Born	(1984-11-17) November 17, 1984 New York, New York
Residence	Bradenton, Florida
Height	5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Former partner	Mark Ladwig Michael Adler
Former coach	Jim Peterson Lyndon Johnston Allison Smith Kerry Leitch Ron Ludington Dawn Franklin
Former choreographer	Jim Peterson
Skating club	Southwest Florida FSC
Began skating	1990
Retired	April 10, 2012
Season's bests	14 (2011–2012)[1] 16 (2010–2011)[2] 12 (2009–2010)[3] 18 (2008–2009)[4]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	171.92 2010 Winter Olympics
Short program	57.86 2010 Winter Olympics
Free skate	114.06 2010 Winter Olympics

Amanda Evora (born November 17, 1984) is an American pair skater. She competed with Mark Ladwig. They are two-time (2010, 2011) U.S. silver medalists, 2012 U.S. bronze medalists and two-time (2007, 2009) U.S. pewter medalists.

Personal life

Evora was born in New York. Her family moved to Houston in 1995. Before that, they had lived in Bahrain, Dallas, Texas, and Virginia.^[5] She is Filipino-American.^[5][6] Her father is a chemical engineer.^[5] Evora is studying business administration at the University of South Florida.^[7]

Career

Evora began skating after she discovered her sister's ice skates and, since they fit, decided to give them a try. When she was 18, she left her family's home in Texas to further her skating career.

Early in her pairs career, Evora skated with Michael Adler. They won the bronze medal at the 2002 Eastern Sectional Championships on the junior level^[8] and placed 8th on the junior level at the 2002 United States Figure Skating Championships.^[9]

Evora and Ladwig teamed up in 2002. The 2005/2006 season was their first on the Grand Prix. They placed 9th at the 2005 Skate America and 8th at the 2005 Skate Canada International. They were the bronze medalists at the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy and finished as high as fourth in GP events.

2009–10 was a breakthrough season for Evora and Ladwig. They finished 2nd at the US National Championships, their best finish yet at the event, which led to their selection for the US Olympic team. At the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, they beat their previous personal best by a sizable margin, and finished tenth, making them the top US pair at the Olympics.^[10] They later competed at 2010 Worlds for the first time in their career, and finished in ninth place.

Evora served on the 2008–09 Athletes Advisory Committee.^[11]

During 2010–2011 season, the pair was assigned to compete at 2010 Cup of China where they finished fifth (151.66 pts) and later earned their first Grand Prix medal, a bronze, at 2010 Cup of Russia, with a season's best of 110.27 and total score of 162.85.

Evora and Ladwig were noted for their longevity as a pair, which is rare in U.S. pair skating.^[12] Their partnership ended when Evora retired from competitive skating on April 10, 2012.^[13]

In June 2012, Evora was invited by United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to attend a luncheon in honor of Benigno S. Aquino III, the President of the Philippines.^[14]

Programs

(with Ladwig)

Competitive highlights

With Ladwig

With Adler

References

External links

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• Official site
• Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig at the International Skating Union
• Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig at the United States Figure Skating Association
• Amanda Evora at the United States Olympic Committee