Madeline Edwards

Madeline Edwards
Personal information
Country represented Canada
Born June 14, 1996
Trail, British Columbia
Home town Port Moody, British Columbia
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Partner Zhao Kai Pang
Coach Megan Wing
Aaron Lowe
Choreographer Megan Wing
Aaron Lowe
Skating club Inlet SC Port Moody
Training locations Burnaby
Began skating 2000
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 139.65
2014 Junior Worlds
Short dance 57.92
2014 Junior Worlds
Free dance 81.73
2014 Junior Worlds

Madeline Edwards (born June 14, 1996) is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Zhao Kai Pang, she is the 2014 World Junior bronze medalist and 2013 Canadian national junior champion.[1]

Career

Madeline Edwards teamed up with Zhao Kai Pang in December 2007.[2] They debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series in 2011, placing fifth in Austria. The following season, they won a pair of bronze medals at their JGP assignments, in France and Turkey, and gold in the junior event at the 2013 Canadian Championships. They were sent to the 2013 World Junior Championships, where they finished 12th.

In the 2013–14 season, Edwards/Pang won two JGP medals, silver in Mexico and bronze in the Czech Republic. Because Skate Canada required junior champions to move up, they competed on the senior level domestically, with a different pattern in the short dance and an additional 30 seconds in the free dance.[3] They finished seventh at the 2014 Canadian Championships. At the 2014 World Junior Championships, they won the bronze medal after placing fifth in the short dance and third in the free dance.

Edwards/Pang decided to continue competing on the JGP series in the 2014–15 season.[4] They were awarded silver in Courchevel, France, finishing second to Russia's Alla Loboda / Pavel Drozd by a margin of 2.82 points. After edging Loboda/Drozd by 0.44 to win gold in Aichi, Japan, they qualified for the JGP Final, to be held in December 2014 in Barcelona, Spain.

Programs

(with Pang)

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2014–2015
[4][5]		 Junior-level

Senior-level

  • Paso:
  • Flamenco:
  • Beautiful That Way
    by Nicola Piovani
  • Il Tema Della Tata
    by Nicola Piovani
  • Hobson's Choice: Act 3, Finale
    by Paul Reade
    2013–2014
    [6][3]    		 Les Misérables:
    • Bring Him Home
      performed by Colm Wilkinson
    • Master of the House
    • One Day More
      2012–2013
      [7]      		 The Artist
      by Ludovic Bource:
      • George Valentin
      • Waltz for Peppy
      • Peppy and George
      2011–2012
      [8]      		 Notre-Dame de Paris
      by Riccardo Cocciante:
      • Les Temps des Cathedrales
      • Dechiré
      • Les Oiseaux Qu'on Met en Cage
        performed by Garou and Hélène Ségara
      • Les Temps des Cathedrales

      Competitive highlights

      JGP: Junior Grand Prix

      With Pang

      International[1]
      Event 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
      Junior Worlds 12th 3rd 6th
      JGP Final 5th
      JGP Austria 5th
      JGP Czech Rep. 3rd
      JGP France 3rd 2nd
      JGP Japan 1st
      JGP Mexico 2nd
      JGP Turkey 3rd
      National[1]
      Canadian Champ. 1st N. 2nd J. 1st J. 7th 7th
      Levels: N. = Novice, J. = Junior

      References

      1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Competition Results: Madeline EDWARDS / Zhao Kai PANG". International Skating Union.
      2. ↑ "Madeline Edwards / Zhao Kai Pang". Skate Canada British Columbia/Yukon. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
      3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hoyt, Melanie (September 5, 2013). "Edwards & Pang on the Right Path". ice-dance.com.
      4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Slater, Paula (July 25, 2014). "Edwards and Pang emerge with new confidence". Golden Skate.
      5. ↑ "Madeline EDWARDS / Zhao Kai PANG: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014.
      6. ↑ "Madeline EDWARDS / Zhao Kai PANG: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 2, 2014.
      7. ↑ "Madeline EDWARDS / Zhao Kai PANG: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 19, 2013.
      8. ↑ "Madeline EDWARDS / Zhao Kai PANG: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012.

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