Don Baldwin (born November 15, 1977) is an American former competitive
pair skater
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. With
Tiffany Vise
Tiffany Vise (born February 2, 1986) is an American retired pair skater. Between 2003 and 2009, she competed with partner Derek Trent. On November 17, 2007, Vise and Trent landed the first clean throw quadruple salchow jump in international co ...
, he is the 2010
Ice Challenge
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silver medalist and 2012
U.S. International Figure Skating Classic
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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.[
Don Baldwin married Tiffany Vise on August 23, 2015, in San Diego, California.][
]
Career
Early in his career, Baldwin competed with his sister Donna as well as Jennifer Brunn.
He teamed up with Tiffany Vise
Tiffany Vise (born February 2, 1986) is an American retired pair skater. Between 2003 and 2009, she competed with partner Derek Trent. On November 17, 2007, Vise and Trent landed the first clean throw quadruple salchow jump in international co ...
in March 2009.[ They won the senior pairs' event at the Pacific Coast Sectional Championships.][ Internationally, the pair won silver at the 2010 ]Ice Challenge
The IceChallenge (2021 held as Cup of Austria; originally called the Leo-Scheu-Gedächtnislaufen) is an annual international figure skating competition, organized by the Grazer Eislaufverein and generally held every autumn in Graz, Austria. In som ...
in Graz
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, Austria,[ and bronze at the 2012 ]U.S. International Figure Skating Classic
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. They received three Grand Prix
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*** Monaco Grand Prix, the most prestigious ...
assignments and finished 6th at all three events. They were coached by Lara Ladret and Doug Ladret in Scottsdale, Arizona
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.[
They announced their retirement from competition on April 4, 2013 and said that they would coach together at the Ice Den in Scottsdale, Arizona.][
]
Programs
(with Vise)
Competitive highlights
''GP: Grand Prix
( , meaning ''Grand Prize''; plural ''Grands Prix'') most commonly refers to:
* Grand Prix motor racing, a form of motorsport competition
** List of Formula One Grands Prix, an auto-racing championship
*** Monaco Grand Prix, the most prestigious ...
''
With Vise
References
External links
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Living people
1977 births
American male pair skaters
Sportspeople from Evanston, Illinois