{{short description|American former competitive pair skater|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox figure skater | name = Don Baldwin | image= 2011 Skate America Tiffany VISE Don BALDWIN.jpg | caption = Baldwin with Vise in 2011 | country = United States | fullname= | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|11|15}} | birth_place = Evanston, Illinois | hometown = Peoria, Arizona | height = | partner = '''Tiffany Vise''' | skating club = Los Angeles FSC | beganskating = 1979 | retired = April 4, 2013 }}
'''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.
==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.<ref name=IN130404/>
Don Baldwin married Tiffany Vise on August 23, 2015, in San Diego, California.<ref name=IN150825/>
==Career== Early in his career, Baldwin competed with his sister Donna as well as Jennifer Brunn.
He teamed up with Tiffany Vise in March 2009.<ref name=USFS-TVDB/> They won the senior pairs' event at the Pacific Coast Sectional Championships.<ref name=10sect/> Internationally, the pair won silver at the 2010 Ice Challenge in Graz, Austria,<ref name=10icechal/> 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.<ref name=ISU-1213/>
They announced their retirement from competition on April 4, 2013 and said that they would coach together at the Ice Den in Scottsdale, Arizona.<ref name=IN130404/>
== Programs == (with Vise)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Season ! Short program ! Free skating |- ! 2012–2013 <br> <ref name=USFS-TVDB/><ref name=ISU-1213/> | * Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood <br>{{small| by Santa Esmeralda }} ---- * Open Arms | rowspan=2 | * Legends of the Fall <br>{{small| by James Horner }} * Time to Say Goodbye <br>{{small| by Francesco Sartori <br> performed by Erich Kunzel }} |- ! 2011–2012 <br> <ref name=ISU-1112/> | rowspan=2 | * Pirates of the Caribbean <br>{{small| by Klaus Badelt }} |- ! 2010–2011 <br><ref name=USFS-TVDB/> | * Mona Lisa Overdrive <br>{{small| by Juno Reactor }} * Gabriel's Oboe <br>{{small| by Ennio Morricone }} |- ! 2009–2010 <br><ref name=USFS-TVDB/> | * "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" <br>{{small| by Santa Esmeralda }} | * Mona Lisa Overdrive <br>{{small| by Juno Reactor }} * Gabriel's Oboe <br>{{small| by Ennio Morricone }} * Transformers <br>{{small| by Steve Jablonsky }} |}
== Competitive highlights == ''GP: Grand Prix''
=== Pairs with Vise === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | International<ref name=ISU-TVDB/> |- ! Event ! 09–10 ! 10–11 ! 11–12 ! 12–13 |- | align=left | {{small|GP}} Rostelecom Cup || || || || 6th |- | align=left | {{small|GP}} Skate America || || || 6th || |- | align=left | {{small|GP}} Skate Canada || || || || 6th |- | align=left | Ice Challenge || || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || || |- | align=left | Nebelhorn Trophy || || || 7th || |- | align=left | U.S. Classic || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=5 align=center | National<ref name=USFS-TVDB/> |- | align=left | U.S. Champ. || 8th || 6th || 9th || 10th |}
=== Pairs with Brunn === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | National |- ! Event ! 08-09 |- | align=left | U.S. Champ. ||18th |}
=== Pairs with Matson === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | National |- ! Event ! 02-03 |- | align=left | U.S. Champ. || 16th |}
=== Men's singles === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=6 align=center | National |- ! Event ! 97-98 ! 98-99 ! 99-00 ! 00-01 ! 01-02 |- | align=left | U.S. Champ. || 5th J || bgcolor=silver | 2nd J || 12th || 16th || 16th |- | colspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | <small> J = Junior</small> |}
== References == {{Reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name=ISU-TVDB>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00012081.htm |title= Competition Results: Tiffany VISE / Don BALDWIN |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170418063146/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00012081.htm |archivedate= April 18, 2017 |url-status= live }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-1112>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012081.htm |title= Tiffany VISE / Don BALDWIN: 2011/2012 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20111225200302/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012081.htm |archivedate= December 25, 2011 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>
<ref name=ISU-1213>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012081.htm |title= Tiffany VISE / Don BALDWIN: 2012/2013 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130312061453/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012081.htm |archivedate= March 12, 2013 |url-status= live }}</ref>
<ref name=USFS-TVDB>{{cite web |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=39680&mode=P |title= Tiffany Vise & Don Baldwin |publisher=IceNetwork.com |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130402204521/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=39680&mode=P |archivedate= April 2, 2013 |url-status= unfit }}</ref>
<ref name=10sect>{{cite web |url= http://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2010/65685/CAT003.html |title= 2010 Pacific Coast Sectional Championships 11/17/2009 – 11/22/2009 Senior Pairs Final Results |publisher= U.S. Figure Skating |date= Nov 20, 2009 |accessdate= Nov 20, 2009 |archive-date= November 28, 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091128011156/http://www.usfigureskating.org/leaderboard/results/2010/65685/CAT003.html |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<ref name=10icechal>{{cite web |url= http://www.slovakskating.org/results/2010/11/09/graz/CAT003RS.HTM |title= Results, Ice Challenge 2010 |access-date= 2011-10-24 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111009104534/http://www.slovakskating.org/results/2010/11/09/graz/CAT003RS.HTM |archive-date= 2011-10-09 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<ref name=IN130404>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130404&content_id=43859796&vkey=ice_news |title= The Inside Edge: New beginnings, grateful ends |first= Sarah S. |last= Brannen |first2= Drew |last2= Meekins |work= IceNetwork |date= April 4, 2013 |access-date= April 4, 2013 |archive-date= April 9, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130409212818/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130404&content_id=43859796&vkey=ice_news |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<ref name=IN150825>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2015/08/25/145242544/ |title= The Inside Edge: Move to Cali gets Miller motivated |first= Sarah S. |last= Brannen |work= IceNetwork.com |date= August 25, 2015 }}</ref>
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== External links == {{commons category}} * {{ISU figure skater|00012081|Tiffany Vise / Don Baldwin}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baldwin, Don}} Category:Living people Category:1977 births Category:American male pair skaters Category:Sportspeople from Evanston, Illinois