Charlotte Aiken (born 23 January 1992 in
Plymouth, Devon
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) is an
English
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ice dancer
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who represents
Great Britain
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. With her partner
Josh Whidborne, she is the 2012
Ondrej Nepela Memorial
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bronze medalist and 2012
British national silver medalist.
Career
Aiken teamed up with Whidborne in 2008. They are coached by John Dunn at Lee Valley in London. In 2009, they made the decision to relocate to Deeside in North Wales to train with coach Joan Slater and with the 2002 Olympian
Marika Humphreys-Baranova as their choreographer. In January 2011, they relocated to Madrid, Spain, to train with John Dunn. In 2012, 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.
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Personal life
Aiken has a younger brother, Henry, who also competes in ice dancing.[
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Programs
(with Whidborne)
Results
(with Whidborne)
References
External links
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English female ice dancers
1992 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Plymouth, Devon