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Aaron Lowe

{{short description|Canadian ice dancer}}

{{Infobox figure skater

|name= Aaron Lowe

|image= Wing lowe.jpg

|caption=

|country= Canada

|birth_date= {{birth date and age|1974|10|12}}

|birth_place= Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

|residence= Windsor, Ontario, Canada

|height= {{height|m=1.78}}

|partner= Megan Wing

|formercoach= Igor Shpilband
Marina Zueva
Bruno Yvars
Elise Hamel

|skating club= Sunset FSC Vancouver

|retired= April 25, 2006

|dance score= 180.42

|dance date= 2005 Worlds

|CD score= 36.65

|CD date= 2004 Skate America

|OD score= 52.54

|OD date= 2006 Worlds

|FD score= 92.79

|FD date= 2005 Worlds

|medaltemplates=

{{MedalSport| Figure skating}}

{{MedalSport | Ice dancing}}

{{MedalCountry| {{CAN}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Four Continents Championships}}

{{MedalBronze|2004 Hamilton|Ice dancing}}

{{MedalBronze|2002 Jeonju|Ice dancing}}

}}

Aaron Lowe (born October 12, 1974) is a Canadian ice dancer. With partner and wife Megan Wing, he is a two-time Four Continents bronze medallist.

Career

Lowe was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He began in hockey at the age of seven and switched to figure skating when he was nine. He began skating with Megan Wing in 1986. They won six bronze medals and four silver medals at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships. In 2006, the duo competed in the Winter Olympics, where they finished 11th overall. On April 25, 2006, Wing and Lowe announced officially their retirement from competitive skating.

Aaron now competes in Functional Fitness. On April 20, 2024, he won the Festivus Games at Hybrid Athletics.

Wing and Lowe coach in British Columbia. Their students include:

Personal life

Wing / Lowe's twins, a daughter and son named Keauna Auburn Wing Lowe and Tayson Pierce Wing Lowe, were born on October 6, 2011.

Programs

class=wikitable style=text-align:center

! Season

! Original dance

! Free dance

2005–2006

|

|

  • Prologue (Tango Apasioado)
    by Astor Piazzolla
  • Desde el Almy
    by Osvaldo Pugliese
  • Milonga for Three
    by Astor Piazzolla
  • Bialongo
    by Astor Piazzolla
2004–2005

|

|

2003–2004

|

  • Jumpin at the Green Mill
    performed by The Mighty Blue Kings
  • Grinnin' Like a Chessy Cat
    performed by The Mighty Blue Kings
  • Jumpin East of Java
    by the Brian Setzer Orchestra

|

2002–2003

|

  • Waltz: Rosen aus dem Süden, op. 388
    (Roses from the South)
    by Johann Strauss II
  • Polka: Unter Donner und Blitz, op. 324
    (Amidst Thunder and Lightning)
    by Johann Strauss II

| John Lennon:

  • Starting Over
  • I'm Losing You
  • Dear Yoko
  • Imagine
2001–2002

|

  • Fiesta Flamenco
    performed by Monty Kelly
  • Verano Porteno
    by Raul Garello

| Supreme Beings of Leisure:

  • Last Girl on Earth
  • Truth From Fiction
  • You're Always the Sun
  • Strangelove Addiction
2000–2001

| Chicago (musical)
by Chita Rodriguez:

  • Overture
  • All that Jazz

|

Competitive highlights

GP: ISU Champions Series / Grand Prix

;with Wing

= 1995–1996 to 2005–2006 =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=12 align=center | International
Event

! {{tooltip|95–96|1995–1996}}

! 96–97

! 97–98

! 98–99

! {{tooltip|99–00|1999–2000}}

! {{tooltip|00–01|2000–2001}}

! 01–02

! 02–03

! 03–04

! 04–05

! 05–06

align=left | Olympics11th
align=left | Worlds15th12th11th10th10th
align=left | Four Continents4th4th4thbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd5thbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
align=left | {{small|GP}} Cup of Chinabgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd
align=left | {{small|GP}} Cup of Russia10th6th
align=left | {{small|GP}} Lalique10th9th8th7th
align=left | {{small|GP}} NHK Trophy6th6th5th
align=left | {{small|GP}} Skate America8th7th6thbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd4th
align=left | {{small|GP}} Skate Canada10th9th5th5th6th5th5th
align=left | Bofrost Cup4th
align=left | Nebelhorn4th
align=left | St. Gervaisbgcolor=silver | 2nd
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=12 align=center | National
align=left | Canadian Champ.4thbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=silver | 2nd

= 1989–1990 to 1994–1995 =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=7 align=center | National
Event

! {{tooltip|89–90|1989–1990}}

! 90–91

! 91–92

! 92–93

! 93–94

! 94–95

align=left | Canadian Champ.9th N4th N11th J7th Jbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd J6th
align=left | Canada Winter Games4th N
colspan=7 align=center | Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References

{{Reflist|refs=

{{cite web | url = http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00001741.htm | title = Megan WING / Aaron LOWE: 2000/2001 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20010418145842/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00001741.htm | archive-date = April 18, 2001 }}

{{cite web | url = http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00001741.htm | title = Megan WING / Aaron LOWE: 2001/2002 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20020611190752/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00001741.htm | archive-date = June 11, 2002 }}

{{cite web | url = http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00001741.htm | title = Megan WING / Aaron LOWE: 2002/2003 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030217154019/http://www.icecalc.de/isu/bios/isufs00001741.htm | archive-date = February 17, 2003 }}

{{cite web | url = http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00001741.htm | title = Megan WING / Aaron LOWE: 2003/2004 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040603043930/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00001741.htm | archive-date = June 3, 2004 }}

{{cite web | url = http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00001741.htm | title = Megan WING / Aaron LOWE: 2004/2005 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050405225222/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00001741.htm | archive-date = April 5, 2005 }}

{{cite web | url = http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00001741.htm | title = Megan WING / Aaron LOWE: 2005/2006 | work = International Skating Union | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060702200921/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00001741.htm | archive-date = July 2, 2006 }}

{{cite web | url = http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/athletes/national_teams/team_profiles/profile.cfm?strregid=1060727&strcategory=dance | title = Megan Wing / Aaron Lowe | work = Skate Canada | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070310203538/http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/athletes/national_teams/team_profiles/profile.cfm?strregid=1060727&strcategory=dance | archive-date = March 10, 2007 | url-status = dead }}

{{cite web |url=http://www.jbmittan.com/articles/a-wing.htm |title=Waiting for a Chance |first=J. Barry |last=Mittan |orig-year=1997 |year=2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060531130303/http://www.jbmittan.com/articles/a-wing.htm |archive-date=May 31, 2006 |url-status=dead }}

{{cite news | url = http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2001/040602.shtml | title = Wing and Lowe: Stuck in the Middle | first = Barry | last = Mittan | work = Golden Skate | date = April 6, 2002 | access-date = April 10, 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080705133530/http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2001/040602.shtml | archive-date = July 5, 2008 }}

{{cite news | url = http://www.skatetoday.com/2011/10/08/wing-lowe-welcome-twins/ | title = Wing & Lowe welcome twins! | work = Skate Today | date = October 8, 2011 | access-date = October 10, 2011 }}

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External links

  • {{isu name | id=00001741 | name=Megan Wing / Aaron Lowe}}
  • [http://www.winglowe.com/ Megan Wing and Aaron Lowe official website]
  • {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310203538/http://www.skatecanada.ca/en/athletes/national_teams/team_profiles/profile.cfm?strregid=1060727&strcategory=dance |title=Skate Canada profile}}
  • {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927011418/http://www.realchampions.ca/athletes/aalowe |title=Aaron Lowe on Real Champions}}
  • {{COC profile|aaron-lowe}}
  • {{Olympics.com profile|aaron-lowe}}
  • {{Olympedia}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lowe, Aaron}}

Category:1974 births

Category:Living people

Category:Canadian male ice dancers

Category:Figure skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics

Category:Four Continents Figure Skating Championships medalists

Category:Olympic figure skaters for Canada

Category:Figure skaters from Vancouver

Category:Sportspeople from Windsor, Ontario

Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen

Category:Figure skating choreographers