Mark Ladwig

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Mark Ladwig

Evora / Ladwig in 2009.
Personal information
Full name Mark Ladwig
Country represented United States
Born (1980-05-06) May 6, 1980
Fargo, North Dakota
Home town Moorhead, Minnesota/Fargo, North Dakota
Residence Parrish, Florida
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Former partner Lindsay Davis
Amanda Evora
Kesley Sollom
Keri Lynn Blakinger
Coach Lyndon Johnston
Allison Smith
Former coach Jim Peterson
Kerry Leitch
Ron Ludington
Dawn Franklin
Choreographer Cindy Stuart
Former choreographer Jim Peterson
Skating club Red River Valley FSC
Began skating 1985
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

Mark Ladwig (born May 6, 1980 in Fargo, North Dakota) is an American pair skater. He is best known for his partnership with Amanda Evora, with whom he is a two-time U.S. national silver medalist. He later skated with Lindsay Davis for one season.

Career

Ladwig skated with Kelsey Sollom until 1999 in Moorhead, Minnesota and then with Keri Blakinger while at the University of Delaware Figure Skating Club in Newark, Delaware.[5][6] He volunteered at the 2002 Winter Olympics and worked in Salt Lake Olympic Square.[7] In June 2002, he began skating with Amanda Evora, and together they represented the United States in many international events.

2009–10 was a breakthrough season for Evora and Ladwig. They finished 2nd at the US National Championships, their best finish 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.[8] They later competed at Worlds for the first time in their career, and finished in ninth place.

Ladwig serves on the U.S. Figure Skating Athletes Advisory Committee[9] 2007- present and was the pairs vice-chair of the 2008–09 Athletes Advisory Committee.[10] In 2012 he was elected to the USOC AAC.

During 2010–2011 season, Evora and Ladwig were assigned to compete at Cup of China where they finished fifth (151.66 pts) and later earned their first Grand Prix medal, a bronze, at Rostelecom Cup, with a season's best of 110.27 and total score of 162.85. Evora and Ladwig repeated at US Nationals earning their second silver medal, and were selected to compete at Four Continents and Worlds. At Four Continents, Ladwig's left skate heel broke during the short program, but he and Evora were able to resume the program within the allowed three minutes after Canadian Rudi Swiegers lent his own boot to Ladwig.[11] Ladwig was able to repair his skate prior to the free skate,[12] and the pair went on to finish sixth overall. Evora and Ladwig were noted for their longevity as a pair, which is rare in U.S. pair skating.[13] Their partnership ended when Evora retired from competitive skating on April 10, 2012.[14]

In May, Lawdig announced that he had teamed up with Lindsay Davis.[15] Davis / Ladwig competed at two Grand Prix events and won the pewter medal at the 2013 U.S. Championships. They confirmed the end of their partnership in February 2013.[16]

Personal life

Ladwig was born in Fargo, North Dakota and grew up in Moorhead, Minnesota. He married Janet Marie Beverley on August 4, 2006, and their son Holden was born in 2009.[17]

Programs

With Davis

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2012–2013

With Evora

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2011–2012
[18]
2010–2011
2009–2010
2008–2009
2007–2008
[18]
2006–2007
2005–2006
  • Hotel California
    by The Eagles
2004–2005
2003–2004
  • Smokie Joe's Cafe

Competitive highlights

With Davis

Results[19]
International
Event 2012–2013
GP NHK Trophy 6th
GP Skate Canada 7th
U.S. Classic 5th
National
U.S. Championships 4th
Pacific Coast Sectionals
GP = Grand Prix

With Evora

Results[20]
International
Event 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12
Olympics 10th
Worlds 9th 11th
Four Continents 5th 6th 6th
GP Bompard 4th
GP Cup of China 4th 7th 5th 4th
GP Cup of Russia 3rd
GP Skate America 9th 4th 5th
GP Skate Canada 8th 7th
Nebelhorn 5th 3rd
Golden Spin 1st
National
U.S. Champ. 12th 10th 5th 7th 4th 5th 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd
Eastern Sect. 3rd 1st 1st
GP = Grand Prix

With Blakinger

Event 1999–2000 2000–2001
U.S. Championships 5th N. 5th N.
N. = Novice level

References

  1. ↑ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2011/2012 : Pairs". International Skating Union. March 30, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2012. 
  2. ↑ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Pairs". International Skating Union. May 6, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  3. ↑ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Pairs". International Skating Union. March 24, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  4. ↑ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2008/2009 : Pairs". International Skating Union. April 18, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  5. ↑ "2000 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships Novice Pairs Final Standings". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved November 3, 2009. 
  6. ↑ "2001 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships – Novice Pairs". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved November 3, 2009. 
  7. ↑ "US figure skating pairs grateful for Olympic chance". 
  8. ↑ "Figure skating gold goes to Chinese pair". Retrieved April 30, 2010. 
  9. ↑ "Athletes Advisory Committee Leadership". U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved November 3, 2009. 
  10. ↑ "U.S. Figure Skating Athletes Advisory Committee 2008–09 Permanent Committee" (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. Retrieved November 3, 2009. 
  11. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn; Stevenson, Alexandra (February 17, 2011). "Disaster strikes, but Swiegers saves the day". IceNetwork.com. Retrieved February 17, 2011. 
  12. ↑ Stevenson, Alexandra; Rutherford, Lynn (February 18, 2011). "Friday: Tidbits from New York and Taipei". Icenetwork. Retrieved August 28, 2011. 
  13. ↑ Rosewater, Amy (May 18, 2011). "Evora, Ladwig commit to skate next season". IceNetwork. Retrieved June 18, 2011. 
  14. ↑ "2010 Olympians Evora, Ladwig end partnership". U.S. Figure Skating (Ice Network). April 10, 2012. 
  15. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (2012-05-04). "Ladwig searches for new beginning with Davis". Ice Network. 
  16. ↑ "Lindsay Davis and Mark Ladwig End Partnership". U.S. Figure Skating. February 7, 2013. 
  17. ↑ Meekins, Drew; Sarah S. Brannen (September 21, 2009). "The Inside Edge with Sarah and Drew – Sept. 21". Retrieved November 3, 2009. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Rutherford, Lynn (January 18, 2012). "Popular Evora and Ladwig have golden chance". IceNetwork. Retrieved January 19, 2012. 
  19. ↑ "Competition Results: Lindsay DAVIS / Mark LADWIG". International Skating Union. 
  20. ↑ "Competition Results: Amanda EVORA / Mark LADWIG". International Skating Union. 

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