Mark Ladwig

{{short description|American pair skater}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Use American English|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox figure skater | name = Mark Ladwig | honorific_suffix = OLY | image = Amanda EVORA Mark LADWIG Skate America 2009.jpg | caption = Evora and Ladwig in 2009. | country = United States | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|5|6}} | birth_place = Fargo, North Dakota, U.S. | hometown = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}} | partner = | skating club = Red River Valley FSC | beganskating = 1985 | retired = }}

'''Mark Ladwig''' (born May 6, 1980) is an American former competitive pair skater. He is best known for his partnership with Amanda Evora, with whom he competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics, placing tenth. They won bronze at an ISU Grand Prix event, the 2010 Cup of Russia, and two U.S. national silver medals. He later skated with Lindsay Davis for one season.

==Personal life== Mark Ladwig was born in Fargo, North Dakota to Carol and John, a medical technician and a doctor respectively, and grew up in Moorhead, Minnesota with two siblings, Todd and Erin.<ref name=USFS-AEML/> He married his wife, Janet, in August 2006.<ref name=bio1112/> A boy named Holden Everett was born September 13, 2009.<ref name=tie090921/> A second son, Felix Rye Ladwig, was born July 1, 2014.<ref name=IN140703/>

==Career== Ladwig skated with Kelsey Sollom until 1999 in Moorhead, Minnesota and then with Keri Blakinger while at the University of Delaware Figure Skating Club in Newark, Delaware.<ref name=9900usn/><ref name=0001usn/> He volunteered at the 2002 Winter Olympics and worked in Salt Lake Olympic Square.<ref name=grate/>

In June 2002, Ladwig began skating with Amanda Evora. They finished 12th in their debut at the U.S. Championships and fifth at their first ISU Championship, the 2005 Four Continents. In 2007, Ladwig began serving on the U.S. Figure Skating Athletes Advisory Committee.<ref name=aacl/> He was the pairs vice-chair of the 2008–09 Athletes Advisory Committee.<ref name=0809aac/>

2009–10 was a breakthrough season for Evora/Ladwig. They took second at the U.S Championships, their best finish at the event, which led to their selection for the US Olympic team. At the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, they beat their previous personal best by a sizable margin, and finished tenth, making them the top US pair at the Olympics.<ref name=mh100216/> They later competed at Worlds for the first time in their career, and finished in ninth place.

During 2010–2011 season, Evora/Ladwig were assigned to compete at Cup of China where they finished fifth (151.66 pts) and later earned their first Grand Prix medal, a bronze, at Rostelecom Cup, with a season's best of 110.27 and total score of 162.85. Evora/Ladwig repeated at US Nationals earning their second silver medal, and were selected to compete at Four Continents and Worlds. At Four Continents, Ladwig's left skate heel broke during the short program, but he and Evora were able to resume the program within the allowed three minutes after Canadian Rudi Swiegers lent his own boot to Ladwig.<ref name=sd110217/> Ladwig was able to repair his skate prior to the free skate,<ref name=taipei/> and the pair went on to finish sixth overall. Evora/Ladwig were noted for their longevity as a pair, which is rare in U.S. pair skating.<ref name=ic051811/> Their partnership ended when Evora retired from competitive skating on April 10, 2012.<ref name=usfs120410/>

Ladwig was elected to the USOC AAC in 2012. In May, he announced that he had teamed up with Lindsay Davis.<ref name=in120504/> Davis/Ladwig competed at two Grand Prix events and won the pewter medal at the 2013 U.S. Championships. They confirmed the end of their partnership in February 2013.<ref name=usfs130207/>

==Programs==

=== With Davis === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Season ! Short program ! Free skating ! Exhibition |- ! 2012–2013 <ref name=bio1213/><ref name=USFS-LDML/> | * Beethoven's 5 Secrets by The Piano Guys | * Angels & Demons by Hans Zimmer | * Too Close by Alex Clare |}

=== With Evora === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! Season ! Short program ! Free skating ! Exhibition |- ! 2011–2012 <ref name=USFS-AEML/><ref name=bio1112/><ref name=in120118/> | * The Man I Love by George Gershwin | * Daphnis et Chloé by Maurice Ravel * Reverie by Claude Debussy | |- ! 2010–2011 <ref name=USFS-AEML/><ref name=bio1011/> | * The Mask of Zorro by James Horner | * Nessun Dorma by Giacomo Puccini | |- ! 2009–2010 <ref name=USFS-AEML/><ref name=bio0910/> | * Portuguese Love Theme (from ''Love Actually'') by Craig Armstrong | * Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff | |- ! 2008–2009 <ref name=USFS-AEML/><ref name=bio0809/> | * Santorini by Yanni | * Pas De Deux (from ''The Nutcracker'') by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | * Your Song (from ''Moulin Rouge!'') performed by Ewan McGregor |- ! 2007–2008 <ref name=USFS-AEML/><ref name=in120118/> | * Stray Cat Strut by the Stray Cats and Brian Setzer | * Daphnis et Chloé by Maurice Ravel * Reverie by Claude Debussy | |- ! 2006–2007 <ref name=USFS-AEML/> | * Black Magic Woman by Santana | * West Side Story | |- ! 2005–2006 <ref name=USFS-AEML/> | * Hotel California by the Eagles | * Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev | |- ! 2004–2005 <ref name=USFS-AEML/> | * Theme for the Common Man by Aaron Copland | * Butterfly Suite by Vanessa-Mae | |- ! 2003–2004 <ref name=USFS-AEML/> | * Smokie Joe's Cafe | * Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | |}

==Competitive highlights==

=== With Davis === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | '''International'''<ref name=isucrLDML/> |- ! Event ! 2012–13 |- | align=left | GP NHK Trophy || 6th |- | align=left | GP Skate Canada || 7th |- | align=left | U.S. Classic || 5th |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | '''National'''<ref name=USFS-LDML/> |- | align=left | U.S. Championships || bgcolor=d1c571 | 4th |}

=== With Evora === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=11 align=center | '''International'''<ref name=isucrAEML/> |- ! Event ! 2002–03 ! 2003–04 ! 2004–05 ! 2005–06 ! 2006–07 ! 2007–08 ! 2008–09 ! 2009–10 ! 2010–11 ! 2011–12 |- | align=left | Olympics || || || || || || || || 10th || || |- | align=left | Worlds || || || || || || || || 9th || 11th || |- | align=left | Four Continents || || || 5th || || || || || || 6th || 6th |- | align=left | GP Bompard || || || || || || || || || || 4th |- | align=left | GP Cup of China || || || || || || || 4th || 7th || 5th || 4th |- | align=left | GP Cup of Russia || || || || || || || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || |- | align=left | GP Skate America || || || || 9th || || 4th || || 5th || || |- | align=left | GP Skate Canada || || || || 8th || || || 7th || || || |- | align=left | Nebelhorn || || || 5th || || || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd || || || || |- | align=left | Golden Spin || || bgcolor=gold | 1st || || || || || || || || |- ! style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=11 align=center | '''National'''<ref name=USFS-AEML/> |- | align=left | U.S. Champ. || 12th || 10th || 5th || 7th || bgcolor=d1c571 | 4th || 5th || bgcolor=d1c571 | 4th || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=silver | 2nd || bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd |}

==References== {{Reflist|30em|refs=

<ref name=isucrAEML>{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00007159.htm | title = Competition Results: Amanda EVORA / Mark LADWIG | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140420031536/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00007159.htm | archivedate = April 20, 2014 | url-status = live }}</ref>

<ref name=bio0809>{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007159.htm | title = Amanda EVORA / Mark LADWIG: 2008/2009 | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090616120024/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007159.htm | archivedate = June 16, 2009 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

<ref name=bio0910>{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007159.htm | title = Amanda EVORA / Mark LADWIG: 2009/2010 | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100328142513/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007159.htm | archivedate = March 28, 2010 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

<ref name=bio1011>{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007159.htm | title = Amanda EVORA / Mark LADWIG: 2010/2011 | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110816090335/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007159.htm | archivedate = August 16, 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

<ref name=bio1112>{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007159.htm |title=Amanda EVORA / Mark LADWIG: 2011/2012 |publisher=International Skating Union |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616043359/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007159.htm |archivedate=June 16, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

<ref name=USFS-AEML>{{cite web |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=38005&mode=P |title= Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig |publisher= IceNetwork |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120722021759/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=38005&mode=P |archivedate= July 22, 2012 |url-status= dead }} * {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.usfigureskating.org/AthletePairBio.asp?id=19383 |date=* |title=Earlier versions: 2004 to 2008 }}</ref>

<ref name=isucrLDML>{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00054271.htm | title = Competition Results: Lindsay DAVIS / Mark LADWIG | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140421213156/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00054271.htm | archivedate = April 21, 2014 | url-status = live }}</ref>

<ref name=bio1213>{{cite web | url = http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054271.htm | title = Lindsay DAVIS / Mark LADWIG: 2012/2013 | publisher = International Skating Union | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130825135025/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00054271.htm | archivedate = August 25, 2013 | url-status = live }}</ref>

<ref name=USFS-LDML>{{cite web |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=40242&mode=P |title= Lindsay Davis / Mark Ladwig |publisher= IceNetwork |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130420130628/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=40242&mode=P |archivedate= April 20, 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

<ref name=grate>{{cite news | url = https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/vancouver/figureskating/2010-02-10-pairs_N.htm | title = US figure skating pairs grateful for Olympic chance | work=USA Today | first=Kelly | last=Whiteside | date=February 10, 2010}}</ref>

<ref name=ic051811>{{cite news | url = http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110518&content_id=19225270&vkey=ice_news | title = Evora, Ladwig commit to skate next season | first = Amy | last = Rosewater |date = May 18, 2011 | publisher = IceNetwork | accessdate = June 18, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name=in120118>{{cite news | url = http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120109&content_id=26295476&vkey=ice_news | title = Popular Evora and Ladwig have golden chance | first = Lynn | last = Rutherford | date = January 18, 2012 | work = IceNetwork | accessdate = January 19, 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name=sd110217>{{cite news | url = http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110217&content_id=16661420&vkey=ice_news | title =Disaster strikes, but Swiegers saves the day | first1 = Lynn | last1 = Rutherford | first2 = Alexandra | last2 =Stevenson |date = February 17, 2011 | work = IceNetwork.com | accessdate = February 17, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name=taipei>{{cite web| url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110218&content_id=16675398&vkey=ice_news | title = Friday: Tidbits from New York and Taipei | first1 = Alexandra | last1 = Stevenson | first2 = Lynn | last2 = Rutherford | work= Icenetwork | date = February 18, 2011 | accessdate= August 28, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name=tie090921>{{cite web | first = Drew | last = Meekins | authorlink= Drew Meekins |author2=Sarah S. Brannen | url = http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090921&content_id=7074614&vkey=ice_news | title = The Inside Edge with Sarah and Drew – Sept. 21 | date = September 21, 2009 | accessdate = November 3, 2009 }}</ref>

<ref name=usfs120410>{{cite news | url = http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120410&content_id=28327696&vkey=ice_pressrelease | title = 2010 Olympians Evora, Ladwig end partnership | work = U.S. Figure Skating | publisher = Ice Network | date = April 10, 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name=9900usn>{{cite web | url = http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/events/199900/uschamps/novice-pairsfree.htm | title = 2000 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships Novice Pairs Final Standings| publisher = U.S. Figure Skating | accessdate = November 3, 2009}}</ref>

<ref name=0001usn>{{cite web | url= http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/events/200001/uschamps/novice/novpairs-free.htm | title = 2001 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships – Novice Pairs | publisher = U.S. Figure Skating | accessdate = November 3, 2009}}</ref>

<ref name=mh100216>{{cite news | url = http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/02/16/1482034/chinese-pair-in-front.html | title = Figure skating gold goes to Chinese pair | accessdate = April 30, 2010 }}</ref>

<ref name=0809aac>{{cite web | url = http://www.usfigureskating.org/content/AthletesAdvisoryTree.pdf | title = U.S. Figure Skating Athletes Advisory Committee 2008–09 Permanent Committee | publisher = U.S. Figure Skating | accessdate = November 3, 2009 | archive-date = December 2, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101202163831/http://usfigureskating.org/content/AthletesAdvisoryTree.pdf | url-status = dead }}</ref>

<ref name=aacl>{{cite web | url = http://www.usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?cat=7&id=826 | title = Athletes Advisory Committee Leadership | publisher = U.S. Figure Skating | accessdate = November 3, 2009}}</ref>

<ref name=in120504>{{cite news | url = http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120504&content_id=30367476&vkey=ice_news | title = Ladwig searches for new beginning with Davis | first = Lynn | last = Rutherford | work = Ice Network | date = 2012-05-04 }}</ref>

<ref name=usfs130207>{{cite news | url = http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=48971&type=media | title = Lindsay Davis and Mark Ladwig End Partnership | work = U.S. Figure Skating | date = February 7, 2013 }}</ref>

<ref name=IN140703>{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2014/07/03/82717466 |title= The Inside Edge: Skaters debut new programs |first1= Sarah S. | last1 = Brannen |first2= Drew |last2= Meekins |work= IceNetwork |date= July 3, 2014 }}</ref>

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==External links== {{commons category|Mark Ladwig}} * {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208234238/http://www.evora-ladwig.com/ |date=mdy |title=Amanda Evora & Mark Ladwig official website}} * {{ISU figure skater|id=00007159|name=Amanda Evora & Mark Ladwig}} * {{ISU figure skater|id=00054271|name=Lindsay Davis & Mark Ladwig}} * {{Team USA|new_id=mark-ladwig|old_id=LA/Mark-Ladwig|archive=20181028231010}} * {{Olympics.com profile}} * {{Olympedia}}

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