Don Baldwin (born November 15, 1977) is an American former competitive pair skater. With Tiffany Vise, he is the 2010 Ice Challenge silver medalist and 2012 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic bronze medalist. They were a mirror 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 of John Baldwin, also a competitive pair skater, and the son of John 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 with Tiffany Vise in March 2009.[3] They won the senior pairs' event at the Pacific Coast Sectional Championships.[4] Internationally, the pair won silver at the 2010 Ice Challenge in Graz, Austria,[5] and bronze at the 2012 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic. They received three Grand Prix assignments and finished 6th at all three events. They were coached by Lara Ladret and Doug Ladret in Scottsdale, 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 |
| GP Rostelecom Cup | 6th | |||
| GP Skate America | 6th | |||
| GP Skate Canada | 6th | |||
| Ice Challenge | 2nd | |||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 7th | |||
| U.S. Classic | 3rd | |||
| National[3] | ||||
| U.S. Champ. | 8th | 6th | 9th | 10th |
References
edit- ^ a b Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (April 4, 2013). "The Inside Edge: New beginnings, grateful ends". IceNetwork. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ^ Brannen, Sarah S. (August 25, 2015). "The Inside Edge: Move to Cali gets Miller motivated". IceNetwork.com.
- ^ a b c d e "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. Retrieved Nov 20, 2009.
- ^ "Results, Ice Challenge 2010". Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ^ a b "Tiffany VISE / Don BALDWIN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from 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. Archived from the original on April 18, 2017.
External links
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