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Owen Edwards
Walden and Edwards in 2009.
Born	(1987-07-21) 21 July 1987 (age 37) Wrexham, Wales
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Figure skating career
Country	United Kingdom
Partner	Louise Walden Zelda-Aurora Roper Lindsey Woolstencroft Naomi Hitchmough
Coach	Galit Chait Muriel Boucher-Zazoui Romain Haguenauer Olivier Schoenfelder Joan Slater
Skating club	Deeside ISC
Began skating	1995
Retired	2013

Owen Edwards (born 21 July 1987) is a Welsh retired ice dancer who competed for Great Britain. With Louise Walden, he won gold at the 2010 Ice Challenge, 2010 International Trophy of Lyon, and 2011 British Championships. They competed in the final segment at two ISU Championships – 2011 Worlds, where they finished 20th, and 2012 Europeans, where they placed 13th.

Career

Walden and Edwards began skating together in June 2006. They made their international debut in October 2008 at the 2008 Karl Schaefer Memorial in Vienna, Austria, where they placed 8th. Between April 2008 and September 2012, they were based at CSG Lyon International Skating Academy in France, where they were coached by Muriel Boucher-Zazoui, Romain Haguenauer and Olivier Schoenfelder. They won the British national title in the 2010–2011 season. At the 2011 World Championships in Moscow, they qualified to the final segment and finished 20th overall.

Walden/Edwards placed 13th at the 2012 European Championships in Sheffield, England. In September 2012, the duo moved to Hackensack, New Jersey, to train under Galit Chait. In May 2013, the couple took to their official website to announce their retirement from competitive skating.

Walden and Edwards were ranked 5th in the 2009/2010 UK national rankings and 2nd in 2010/2011.

Edwards works as a skating coach in the UK.

Programs

(with Walden)

Competitive highlights

(with Walden)

References

1. "Q & A with Britain's new champions: Walden & Edwards". ice-dance.com. January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012.
2. Brannen, Sarah S.; Meekins, Drew (5 October 2011). "The Inside Edge with Sarah and Drew – Oct. 5". IceNetwork.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
3. "Summer Spotlight: Louise Walden And Owen Edwards". From the Boards. 1 September 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
4. "About us". Official website of Louise Walden and Owen Edwards. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018.
5. "NISA 2009/2010 National Rankings" (PDF). National Ice Skating Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2012.
6. "NISA 2010/2011 National Rankings" (PDF). National Ice Skating Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011.
7. "Arena Coaches". Pleasure Beach Arena, Blackpool, Lancashire. Archived from the original on 22 December 2018.
8. "Louise WALDEN / Owen EDWARDS: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
9. "Louise WALDEN / Owen EDWARDS: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 November 2011.
10. "Louise WALDEN / Owen EDWARDS: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011.
11. ^ "Competition Results: Louise WALDEN / Owen EDWARDS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017.

• Nice October 2010
• Dortmund November 2010
• Graz November 2010
• Lyon November 2010

External links

• Louise Walden / Owen Edwards at the International Skating Union
• Official website
• Walden and Edwards: 2010–2011 schedule

• British male ice dancers
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Wrexham
• 1987 births
• Competitors at the 2009 Winter Universiade
• Competitors at the 2011 Winter Universiade
• 21st-century British sportsmen