Alexandra Aldridge

{{Infobox figure skater

| name = Alexandra Aldridge

| image = 2012 World Junior FS Alexandra Aldridge Daniel Eaton.jpg

| caption = Alexandra Aldridge and Daniel Eaton in 2012

| fullname =

| altname =

| country = {{USA}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|5|7|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Royal Oak, Michigan

| hometown = Birmingham, Michigan

| height = {{height|m=1.65}}

| beganskating = 1998

| retired =

| discipline = Ice dance

| medalrecord = {{Figure skating infobox medals

|4CC={{FS medal|b|4CC|2014|Taipei|d}}

|JWC={{FS medal|b|JWC|2012|Minsk|d}}{{FS medal|b|JWC|2013|Milan|d}}

|JGPF={{FS medal|b|GPF|2012–13|Sochi|d}}

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Alexandra Aldridge (born May 7, 1994) is an American ice dancer. With former partner Daniel Eaton, she is the 2014 Four Continents bronze medalist, a two-time (2012, 2013) World Junior bronze medalist, the 2012 JGP Final bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national junior champion.

Career

= Partnership with Eaton =

Aldridge/Eaton teamed up in May 2009.{{r|GS120222}}{{r|USFS-AADE}} In their first season together, they won the U.S. novice title.{{r|usnovice}} The following season, they debuted on the Junior Grand Prix series, placing 6th and 4th in France and England, respectively. They finished 5th on the junior level at the 2011 U.S. Championships.

During the 2011–12 season, Aldridge/Eaton won bronze in Latvia and silver in Austria on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. They won the junior title at the 2012 U.S. Championships. They competed at the 2012 World Junior Championships and won the bronze medal ahead of Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov.

In 2012–13, Aldridge/Eaton won gold medals at their JGP events in Lake Placid, USA and Slovenia. Their results qualified them for the 2012–13 JGP Final in Sochi, Russia, where they won the bronze medal. They won another bronze medal at the 2013 World Junior Championships.

Aldridge/Eaton placed sixth in their senior international debut at the 2013 Ondrej Nepela Trophy and then fifth in their sole GP event, the 2013 Cup of China. They finished 5th at the 2014 U.S. Championships and were assigned to the 2014 Four Continents where they won the bronze medal. Aldridge/Eaton joined the U.S. team to the 2014 World Championships as a result of the withdrawal of Meryl Davis / Charlie White and injury to Madison Hubbell (first alternate with Zachary Donohue).{{r|USFS140303}} They trained at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, coached by Anjelika Krylova, until the end of the season.{{r|ISU-1314}}

Aldridge/Eaton made a coaching change in July 2014, joining Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali, Johnny Johns, and Oleg Epstein at Canton, Michigan's Arctic Edge.{{r|GS140717}} After winning gold at the U.S. Classic, they competed at two Grand Prix events, placing sixth at the 2014 Skate Canada International and seventh at the 2014 Rostelecom Cup. They finished sixth at the 2015 U.S. Championships. They announced the end of their partnership on January 30, 2015.{{r|USFS150130}}

In August 2017, Aldridge/Eaton resumed training together at the Detroit Skating Club, coached by Krylova and Camerlengo.

= Partnership with Blackmer =

On July 31, 2015, IceNetwork.com announced that Aldridge had teamed up two months earlier with former pair skater Matthew Blackmer. Anjelika Krylova, Pasquale Camerlengo, and Natalia Annenko-Deller served as their coaches. Blackmer passed sixteen dance tests in one week in order to compete with her. Their first competition together was the Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships, where they placed third in the senior category, finishing fourth in the short dance and third in the free. They finished ninth at the 2016 U.S. Championships.

On September 13, 2016, Aldridge and Blackmer announced the end of their one-year partnership; she intended to continue competing with a new partner while he decided to retire from competition.

Programs

Image:2012 World Junior FS Dance.jpg ]]

= With Blackmer =

class="wikitable" \|+ ! Season ! Short Dance ! Free Dance ! Exhibition
2015–2016 {{r\|IN150731}} \| {{Small\|Waltz:}} Masquerade Waltz {{small\| by Aram Khachaturian }} {{Small\|March:}} Radetzky March {{small\|by Johann Strauss I choreo. by Angelika Krylova, Pasquale Camerlengo }} \| Oblivion {{small\|by Astor Piazzolla}} Tango de Amor {{small\|(from The Addams Family) by Andrew Lippa choreo. by Angelika Krylova, Pasquale Camerlengo}} \| Thinking Out Loud {{small\|by Ed Sheeran}}

class="wikitable"

! Season

! Short Dance

! Free Dance

! Exhibition

2015–2016
{{r|IN150731}}

{{Small|Waltz:}} Masquerade Waltz
{{small| by Aram Khachaturian }}
{{Small|March:}} Radetzky March
{{small|by Johann Strauss I
choreo. by Angelika Krylova, Pasquale Camerlengo }}

Oblivion
{{small|by Astor Piazzolla}}
Tango de Amor
{{small|(from The Addams Family) by Andrew Lippa
choreo. by Angelika Krylova, Pasquale Camerlengo}}

Thinking Out Loud
{{small|by Ed Sheeran}}

= With Eaton =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Season ! Short dance ! Free dance ! Exhibition
2017–2018 \| Volverás {{small\| by Gloria Estefan }} Let's Get Loud {{small\| by Gloria Estefan, Kike Santander performed by Jennifer Lopez }} \| Ain't That a Kick in the Head? {{small\| by Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn performed by Robbie Williams }} Mack the Knife {{small\| by Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht performed by Robbie Williams }} \|
2014–2015 {{r\|ISU-1415}}{{r\|GS140717}} \| Carmen: {{small\| by Georges Bizet }} {{small\|Paso doble:}} Carmen Ouverture {{small\|Paso doble:}} Torreador March {{small\| choreo. by Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali }} \| Gone with the Wind: {{small\| by Max Steiner }} Tara's Theme {{small\| performed by André Rieu }} Atlanta Bazaar Fleeing of Atlanta Tara's Theme {{small\| choreo. by Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali }} \|
2013–2014 {{r\|ISU-1314}} \| {{small\|Quickstep:}} Man with the Hex {{small\|Foxtrot:}} The Business of Love {{small\| (from The Mask) }} {{small\|Swing:}} Hey Pachuco {{small\| (from The Mask) }} \| Secret Love {{small\| by Nicos }} Dhoom Taana (Om Shanti Om) Anarkli Disco (Houseful 2) Songs of 2012 Bollywood \|
2012–2013 {{r\|ISU-1213}} \| Pennsylvania 6-5000 {{small\| by Brian Setzer }} Down Home Blues {{small\| by Gene Harris }} \| Fiddler on the Roof {{small\| by Isaac Stern }} \|
2011–2012 {{r\|ISU-1112}} \| I Need to Know {{small\| by Marc Anthony }} Mambo No. 8 {{small\| performed by The Mambo Kings Orchestra }} \| Lord of the Dance {{small\| by Ronan Hardiman }} \| Proud Mary {{small\| performed by Ike & Tina Turner }}
2010–2011 {{r\|USFS-AADE}} \| Falling in Love with Love {{small\| (from The Boys from Syracuse) by Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart }} Let's Face the Music and Dance {{small\| by Irving Berlin }} \| Dramatico {{small\| by Edvin Marton }} \|
! Original dance ! !
2009–2010 {{r\|USFS-AADE}} \| \| The Man in the Iron Mask {{small\| performed by Bruce Fowler, Suzette Moriarty, Ladd McIntosh and Walt Fowler }} \|

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

Season

! Short dance

! Free dance

! Exhibition

2017–2018

Volverás
{{small| by Gloria Estefan }}
Let's Get Loud
{{small| by Gloria Estefan, Kike Santander
performed by Jennifer Lopez }}

Ain't That a Kick in the Head?
{{small| by Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn
performed by Robbie Williams }}
Mack the Knife
{{small| by Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht
performed by Robbie Williams }}

2014–2015
{{r|ISU-1415}}{{r|GS140717}}

| Carmen:
{{small| by Georges Bizet }}

{{small|Paso doble:}} Carmen Ouverture
{{small|Paso doble:}} Torreador March
{{small| choreo. by Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali }}

| Gone with the Wind:
{{small| by Max Steiner }}

Tara's Theme
{{small| performed by André Rieu }}
Atlanta Bazaar
Fleeing of Atlanta
Tara's Theme
{{small| choreo. by Marina Zueva, Massimo Scali }}

2013–2014
{{r|ISU-1314}}

{{small|Quickstep:}} Man with the Hex
{{small|Foxtrot:}} The Business of Love
{{small| (from The Mask) }}
{{small|Swing:}} Hey Pachuco
{{small| (from The Mask) }}

Secret Love
{{small| by Nicos }}
Dhoom Taana (Om Shanti Om)
Anarkli Disco (Houseful 2)
Songs of 2012 Bollywood

2012–2013
{{r|ISU-1213}}

Pennsylvania 6-5000
{{small| by Brian Setzer }}
Down Home Blues
{{small| by Gene Harris }}

Fiddler on the Roof
{{small| by Isaac Stern }}

2011–2012
{{r|ISU-1112}}

I Need to Know
{{small| by Marc Anthony }}
Mambo No. 8
{{small| performed by The Mambo Kings Orchestra }}

Lord of the Dance
{{small| by Ronan Hardiman }}

Proud Mary
{{small| performed by Ike & Tina Turner }}

2010–2011
{{r|USFS-AADE}}

Falling in Love with Love
{{small| (from The Boys from Syracuse)
by Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart }}
Let's Face the Music and Dance
{{small| by Irving Berlin }}

Dramatico
{{small| by Edvin Marton }}

! Original dance

2009–2010
{{r|USFS-AADE}}

The Man in the Iron Mask
{{small| performed by Bruce Fowler, Suzette Moriarty,
Ladd McIntosh and Walt Fowler }}

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

= With Eaton =

Image:2012-12 Final Grand Prix 1d 379 Alexandra Aldridge Daniel Eaton.JPG ]]

colspan="7" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" \| International
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Event ! 10–11 ! 11–12 ! 12–13 ! 13–14 ! 14–15 ! 17–18
align=left \| Worlds				17th
align=left \| Four Continents				bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Cup of China				5th
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Rostel. Cup					7th
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Skate Canada					6th
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} U.S. Classic					bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| Nepela Trophy				6th
colspan="7" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" \| International: Junior
align=left \| Junior Worlds		bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Final		4th	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Austria		bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} France	6th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Latvia		bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Slovenia			bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} U.K.	4th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} U.S.			bgcolor=gold \| 1st
colspan="7" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" \| National
align=left \| U.S. Champ.	5th J	bgcolor=gold \| 1st J	bgcolor=gold \| 1st J	5th	6th	8th
colspan="7" align="center" \| Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

= With Blackmer =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center \| National
Event ! 2015–2016
align=left \| U.S. Championships	9th

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=2 align=center | National

Event

! 2015–2016

align=left | U.S. Championships

9th

References

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{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00012619.htm |title= Competition Results: Alexandra ALDRIDGE / Daniel EATON |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150319012439/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00012619.htm |archivedate= March 19, 2015 |url-status= live }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012619.htm |title= Alexandra ALDRIDGE / Daniel EATON: 2011/2012 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120418151255/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012619.htm |archivedate= April 18, 2012 |url-status= unfit }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012619.htm |title= Alexandra ALDRIDGE / Daniel EATON: 2012/2013 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130705002917/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012619.htm |archivedate= July 5, 2013 |url-status= unfit }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012619.htm |title= Alexandra ALDRIDGE / Daniel EATON: 2013/2014 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140621210509/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012619.htm |archivedate= June 21, 2014 |url-status= unfit }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012619.htm |title= Alexandra ALDRIDGE / Daniel EATON: 2014/2015 |publisher= International Skating Union |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150309011003/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012619.htm |archivedate= March 9, 2015 |url-status= unfit }}

{{cite web |url=http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/team/aldridge_eaton |title= Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton |publisher=IceNetwork.com |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213185636/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/team/aldridge_eaton |archivedate=February 13, 2015 |url-status=live }}

{{cite web |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=39602&mode=P |title=Earlier versions: 2012 to 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120203152855/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=39602&mode=P |archivedate= February 3, 2012 |url-status= unfit }}

{{cite web |url= https://www.statsonice.com/skaterteam/alexandraamatthewbla/ |title= Alexandra Aldridge & Matthew Blackmer |website= statsonice.com }}

{{cite web |url= https://www.ice-dance.com/site/profile-alexandra-aldridge-a-daniel-eaton/ |title= Profile - Alexandra ALDRIDGE / Daniel EATON |publisher= Team IDC |website= ice-dance.com |date= December 2, 2017 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20171221074330/https://www.ice-dance.com/site/profile-alexandra-aldridge-a-daniel-eaton/ |archivedate= December 21, 2017 |url-status= unfit }}

{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100120&content_id=7944240&vkey=ice_news |title= Aldridge, Eaton come from behind to win novice dance |first= Lynn |last= Rutherford |work= IceNetwork |date= January 20, 2010 |accessdate= October 1, 2011}}

{{cite news |url= http://www.goldenskate.com/2012/02/aldridge-and-eaton-hope-to-challenge-in-belarus/ |title= Aldridge and Eaton hope to challenge in Belarus |first= Elvin |last= Walker |work= Golden Skate |date= February 22, 2012 }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=49941&type=media |title= Davis and White Elect Not to Compete at 2014 World Championships |work= U.S. Figure Skating |date= 3 March 2014 }}

{{cite news |url= http://www.goldenskate.com/2014/07/aldridge-eaton-make-switch-zueva/ |title= Aldridge and Eaton make switch to Zoueva |first= Paula |last= Slater |work= Golden Skate |date= July 17, 2014 }}

{{cite news |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2015/01/30/107948398/aldridge-eaton-announce-split-after-six-years |title= Aldridge, Eaton announce split after six years |work= IceNetwork |date= January 30, 2015 |access-date= March 19, 2015 |archive-date= March 18, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150318034558/http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2015/01/30/107948398/aldridge-eaton-announce-split-after-six-years |url-status= dead }}

{{cite news |title= From throws to twizzles: Blackmer takes up dance |url= http://web.icenetwork.com/news/2015/07/31/140100624/from-throws-to-twizzles-blackmer-takes-up-dance |first= Sarah S. |last= Brannen |work= IceNetwork |date= July 31, 2015}}

{{cite tweet |author= Rutherford, Lynn |user= LynnRutherford |title=.@MattBmer now dancing w/@Aaldi7, passed 16 tests in 1 week |number= 624354375301996544 |date= July 23, 2015}}

{{cite web |url= http://www.lakeplacidskating.com/events/IDC/Results/Thursday/Sr%20SD.html |title= 2015 Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships - Senior Short Dance Results |date= July 30, 2015 |work= Lake Placid Skating |publisher= Olympic Regional Development Authority |access-date= August 29, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150903022125/http://www.lakeplacidskating.com/events/IDC/Results/Thursday/Sr%20SD.html |archive-date= September 3, 2015 |url-status= dead }}

{{Cite web |url= http://www.lakeplacidskating.com/events/IDC/Results/Friday/Sr%20FD.html |title= 2015 Lake Placid Ice Dance Championships - Senior Free Dance Results |date= July 31, 2015 |work= Lake Placid Skating |publisher= Olympic Regional Development Authority |access-date= August 29, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150904141704/http://www.lakeplacidskating.com/events/IDC/Results/Friday/Sr%20FD.html |archive-date= September 4, 2015 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite news |url= http://www.goldenskate.com/2015/10/alexandra-aldridge-matthew-blackmer/ |title= Aldridge and Blackmer 'cutting edges' |first= Paula |last= Slater | work= Golden Skate |date= October 6, 2015}}

{{cite news |url=http://www.ice-dance.com/site/aldridge-blackmer-announce-end-of-partnership/ |title=Aldridge, Blackmer Announce End of Partnership |website=ice-dance.com |date= September 13, 2016 }}

{{cite news |url= https://www.ice-dance.com/site/the-return-of-aldridge-eaton/ |title= The Return of Aldridge & Eaton |website= ice-dance.com |date= September 16, 2017 }}

}}

External links

{{isu name | id=00012619 | name= Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton }}
[http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/team/aldridge_eaton Alexandra Aldridge / Daniel Eaton] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213185636/http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/team/aldridge_eaton |date=2015-02-13 }} at IceNetwork

Category:American female ice dancers

Category:1994 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Royal Oak, Michigan

Category:World Junior Figure Skating Championships medalists

Category:Four Continents Figure Skating Championships medalists

Category:21st-century American sportswomen

colspan="7" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" \| International
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Event ! 10–11 ! 11–12 ! 12–13 ! 13–14 ! 14–15 ! 17–18
align=left \| Worlds				17th
align=left \| Four Continents				bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Cup of China				5th
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Rostel. Cup					7th
align=left \| {{small\|GP}} Skate Canada					6th
align=left \| {{small\|CS}} U.S. Classic					bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| Nepela Trophy				6th
colspan="7" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" \| International: Junior
align=left \| Junior Worlds		bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Final		4th	bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Austria		bgcolor=silver \| 2nd
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} France	6th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Latvia		bgcolor=cc9966 \| 3rd
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} Slovenia			bgcolor=gold \| 1st
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} U.K.	4th
align=left \| {{small\|JGP}} U.S.			bgcolor=gold \| 1st
colspan="7" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" \| National
align=left \| U.S. Champ.	5th J	bgcolor=gold \| 1st J	bgcolor=gold \| 1st J	5th	6th	8th
colspan="7" align="center" \| Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior