Don Baldwin (born November 15, 1977) is an American former competitive
pair skater
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. With
Tiffany Vise
Tiffany Vise (born February 2, 1986) is an American retired pair skating, pair skater. Between 2003 and 2009, she competed with partner Derek Trent. On November 17, 2007, Vise and Trent landed the first clean throw quadruple salchow jump in inte ...
, he is the 2010
Ice Challenge
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silver medalist and 2012
U.S. International Figure Skating Classic
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bronze medalist. They were a
mirror pair team, with Baldwin spinning counter-clockwise and Vise spinning clockwise.
Personal life
Baldwin has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He is the brother of
John Baldwin, also a competitive pair skater, and the son of
John Baldwin, Sr.[
Don Baldwin married Tiffany Vise on August 23, 2015, in San Diego, California.][
]
Career
Early in his career, Baldwin competed with Jennifer Brunn.
He teamed up with Tiffany Vise
Tiffany Vise (born February 2, 1986) is an American retired pair skating, pair skater. Between 2003 and 2009, she competed with partner Derek Trent. On November 17, 2007, Vise and Trent landed the first clean throw quadruple salchow jump in inte ...
in March 2009.[ They won the senior pairs' event at the Pacific Coast Sectional Championships.][ Internationally, the pair won silver at the 2010 ]Ice Challenge
The Icechallenge (formerly known as the Leo-Scheu-Gedächtnislaufen or Leo Scheu Memorial) is an annual international figure skating competition organized by the Grazer Eislaufverein and sanctioned by the Austrian Figure Skating association and the ...
in Graz
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, Austria,[ and bronze at the 2012 ]U.S. International Figure Skating Classic
The U.S. International Figure Skating Classic is a senior international figure skating competition. In some years it is part of the ISU Challenger Series. Medals are awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.
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. They received three Grand Prix
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assignments and finished 6th at all three events. They were coached by Lara Ladret and Doug Ladret
Douglas James Ladret (born November 13, 1961) is a Canadian figure skating coach and former competitive pair skater. With Christine Hough, he is the 1987 Skate Canada International champion, 1989 NHK Trophy bronze medallist, and 1988 Canadian n ...
in Scottsdale, Arizona
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.[
They announced their retirement from competition on April 4, 2013 and said that they would coach together at the Ice Den in Scottsdale, Arizona.][
]
Programs
(with Vise)
Competitive highlights
''GP: Grand Prix
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With Vise
References
External links
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Living people
1977 births
American male pair skaters
Sportspeople from Evanston, Illinois