Don Baldwin(born November 15, 1977) is an American former competitivepair skater.WithTiffany Vise,he is the 2010Ice Challengesilver medalist and 2012U.S. International Figure Skating Classicbronze medalist. They were amirror pair team,with Baldwin spinning counter-clockwise and Vise spinning clockwise.
| Don Baldwin | |
|---|---|
 Baldwin with Vise in 2011 | |
| Born | November 15, 1977 Evanston, Illinois |
| Hometown | Peoria, Arizona |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United States |
| Partner | Tiffany Vise |
| Skating club | Los Angeles FSC |
| Began skating | 1979 |
| Retired | April 4, 2013 |
Personal life
editBaldwin has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He is the brother ofJohn Baldwin,also a competitive pair skater, and the son ofJohn Baldwin, Sr.[1]
Don Baldwin married Tiffany Vise on August 23, 2015, in San Diego, California.[2]
Career
editEarly in his career, Baldwin competed with his sister Donna as well as Jennifer Brunn.
He teamed up withTiffany Visein March 2009.[3]They won the senior pairs' event at the Pacific Coast Sectional Championships.[4]Internationally, the pair won silver at the 2010Ice ChallengeinGraz,Austria,[5]and bronze at the 2012U.S. International Figure Skating Classic.They received threeGrand Prixassignments and finished 6th at all three events. They were coached by Lara Ladret andDoug LadretinScottsdale, Arizona.[6]
They announced their retirement from competition on April 4, 2013 and said that they would coach together at the Ice Den in Scottsdale, Arizona.[1]
Programs
edit(with Vise)
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
|---|---|---|
| 2012–2013 [3][6] |
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| 2011–2012 [7] |
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| 2010–2011 [3] |
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| 2009–2010 [3] |
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Competitive highlights
editGP:Grand Prix
With Vise
edit| International[8] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 |
| GPRostelecom Cup | 6th | |||
| GPSkate America | 6th | |||
| GPSkate Canada | 6th | |||
| Ice Challenge | 2nd | |||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 7th | |||
| U.S. Classic | 3rd | |||
| National[3] | ||||
| U.S. Champ. | 8th | 6th | 9th | 10th |
References
edit- ^abBrannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (April 4, 2013)."The Inside Edge: New beginnings, grateful ends".IceNetwork.Archived fromthe originalon April 9, 2013.RetrievedApril 4,2013.
- ^Brannen, Sarah S. (August 25, 2015)."The Inside Edge: Move to Cali gets Miller motivated".IceNetwork.com.
- ^abcde"Tiffany Vise & Don Baldwin".IceNetwork.com.Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"2010 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships 11/17/2009 – 11/22/2009 Senior Pairs Final Results".U.S. Figure Skating.Nov 20, 2009.RetrievedNov 20,2009.
- ^"Results, Ice Challenge 2010".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-10-09.Retrieved2011-10-24.
- ^ab"Tiffany VISE / Don BALDWIN: 2012/2013".International Skating Union.Archivedfrom the original on March 12, 2013.
- ^"Tiffany VISE / Don BALDWIN: 2011/2012".International Skating Union. Archived from the original on December 25, 2011.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^"Competition Results: Tiffany VISE / Don BALDWIN".International Skating Union.Archivedfrom the original on April 18, 2017.
External links
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