Evora began skating after she discovered her sister's ice skates and, since they fit, decided to give them a try. When she was 18, she left her family's home in Texas to further her skating career.
Early in her pairs career, Evora skated with Michael Adler. They won the bronze medal at the 2002 Eastern Sectional Championships on the junior level[9] and placed 8th on the junior level at the 2002 United States Figure Skating Championships.[10]
Evora and Ladwig teamed up in 2002. The 2005/2006 season was their first on the Grand Prix. They placed 9th at the 2005 Skate America and 8th at the 2005 Skate Canada International. They were the bronze medalists at the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy and finished as high as fourth in GP events.
2009–10 was a breakthrough season for Evora and Ladwig. They finished 2nd at the US National Championships, their best finish yet 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.[11] They later competed at 2010 Worlds for the first time in their career, and finished in ninth place.
Evora served on the 2008–09 Athletes Advisory Committee.[12]
During 2010–2011 season, the pair was assigned to compete at 2010 Cup of China where they finished fifth (151.66 pts) and later earned their first Grand Prix medal, a bronze, at 2010 Cup of Russia, with a season's best of 110.27 and total score of 162.85.
Evora and Ladwig were noted for their longevity as a pair, which is rare in U.S. pair skating.[13] Their partnership ended when Evora retired from competitive skating on April 10, 2012.[14]
In January 2016, Evora returned to the U.S. Nationals as part of the coaching team for Tarah Kayne and Daniel O'Shea[16][17] who won the gold medal in the pairs competition.[18]
In 2013, Evora teamed up with Scott Thornton in the Canadian TV show "Battle of the Blades." The duo then went on to win the competition. As of September 2019, Evora has returned to the show and partnered up with Colton Orr.
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Amanda Evora born November 17 1984 is an American former competitive pair skater She competed with Mark Ladwig They are two time 2010 2011 U S silver medalists 2012 U S bronze medalists and two time 2007 2009 U S pewter medalists Amanda EvoraEvora amp Ladwig in 2009 Full nameAmanda Evora WillBorn 1984 11 17 November 17 1984 age 39 New York City U S Height5 ft 0 in 152 cm Figure skating careerCountryUnited StatesSkating clubSouthwest Florida FSCBegan skating1990RetiredApril 10 2012 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Programs 4 Competitive highlights 4 1 With Ladwig 4 2 With Adler 5 References 6 External linksPersonal life editEvora was born in New York City Her family moved to Houston in 1995 Before that they had lived in Bahrain Dallas Texas and Virginia 5 She is Filipino American 5 6 Her father is a chemical engineer 5 Evora graduated from the State College of Florida Manatee Sarasota 7 and earned a degree in business administration from the University of South Florida 8 Amanda married Dustin Will on December 28 2019 Career editEvora began skating after she discovered her sister s ice skates and since they fit decided to give them a try When she was 18 she left her family s home in Texas to further her skating career Early in her pairs career Evora skated with Michael Adler They won the bronze medal at the 2002 Eastern Sectional Championships on the junior level 9 and placed 8th on the junior level at the 2002 United States Figure Skating Championships 10 Evora and Ladwig teamed up in 2002 The 2005 2006 season was their first on the Grand Prix They placed 9th at the 2005 Skate America and 8th at the 2005 Skate Canada International They were the bronze medalists at the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy and finished as high as fourth in GP events 2009 10 was a breakthrough season for Evora and Ladwig They finished 2nd at the US National Championships their best finish yet 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 11 They later competed at 2010 Worlds for the first time in their career and finished in ninth place Evora served on the 2008 09 Athletes Advisory Committee 12 During 2010 2011 season the pair was assigned to compete at 2010 Cup of China where they finished fifth 151 66 pts and later earned their first Grand Prix medal a bronze at 2010 Cup of Russia with a season s best of 110 27 and total score of 162 85 Evora and Ladwig were noted for their longevity as a pair which is rare in U S pair skating 13 Their partnership ended when Evora retired from competitive skating on April 10 2012 14 In June 2012 Evora was invited by United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to attend a luncheon in honor of Benigno S Aquino III the President of the Philippines 15 In January 2016 Evora returned to the U S Nationals as part of the coaching team for Tarah Kayne and Daniel O Shea 16 17 who won the gold medal in the pairs competition 18 In 2013 Evora teamed up with Scott Thornton in the Canadian TV show Battle of the Blades The duo then went on to win the competition As of September 2019 Evora has returned to the show and partnered up with Colton Orr Programs edit with Ladwig Season Short program Free skating Exhibition 2011 2012 19 The Man I Love by George Gershwin Daphnis et Chloe by Maurice Ravel Reverie by Claude Debussy 2010 2011 The Mask of Zorro by James Horner Nessun Dorma by Giacomo Puccini 2009 2010 Portuguese Love Theme from Love Actually by Craig Armstrong Piano Concerto No 2 in C Minor by Sergei Rachmaninov 2008 2009 Santorini by Yanni Pas De Deux from The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Your Song from Moulin Rouge performed by Ewan McGregor 2007 2008 19 Stray Cat Strut by the Stray Cats and Brian Setzer Daphnis and Chloe by Maurice Ravel Reverie by Claude Debussy 2006 2007 Black Magic Woman by Carlos Santana West Side Story 2005 2006 Hotel California by The Eagles Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev 2004 2005 Theme for the Common Man by Aaron Copland Butterfly Suite by Vanessa Mae 2003 2004 Smokie Joe s Cafe Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky KorsakovCompetitive highlights editWith Ladwig edit Results 20 International Event 2002 03 2003 04 2004 05 2005 06 2006 07 2007 08 2008 09 2009 10 2010 11 2011 12 Olympics 10th Worlds 9th 11th Four Continents 5th 6th 6th GP Bompard 4th GP Cup of China 4th 7th 5th 4th GP Cup of Russia 3rd GP Skate America 9th 4th 5th GP Skate Canada 8th 7th Nebelhorn 5th 3rd Golden Spin 1st National U S Champ 12th 10th 5th 7th 4th 5th 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd With Adler edit Event 2001 2002 U S Championships 8th J References edit ISU Judging System Season Bests Total Scores 2011 2012 Pairs International Skating Union March 30 2012 Retrieved April 10 2012 ISU Judging System Season Bests Total Scores 2010 2011 Pairs International Skating Union May 6 2011 Archived from the original on July 13 2011 Retrieved June 17 2011 ISU Judging System Season Bests Total Scores 2009 2010 Pairs International Skating Union March 24 2010 Retrieved June 17 2011 ISU Judging System Season Bests Total Scores 2008 2009 Pairs International Skating Union April 18 2009 Retrieved June 17 2011 a b c Barron David February 11 2010 Sugar Land skater took long journey to games Houston Chronicle Archived from the original on October 17 2012 FILIPINO AMERICAN IN 2010 WINTER OLYMPICS Inside Sports January 21 2010 Retrieved January 28 2010 Meet U S Olympic figure skaters Amanda Evora and Mark Ladwig thebradentontimes com June 18 2015 Retrieved February 19 2019 Amanda Evora NBC Olympics Archived from the original on January 31 2010 2002 Eastern Sectional Championships Junior Pairs Final Standings U S Figure Skating Archived from the original on June 13 2011 Retrieved November 3 2009 2002 South Atlantic Regional Championships Junior Pairs Final Standings U S Figure Skating Archived from the original on June 13 2011 Retrieved November 3 2009 Figure skating gold goes to Chinese pair Retrieved April 30 2010 U S Figure Skating Athletes Advisory Committee 2008 09 Permanent Committee PDF U S Figure Skating Retrieved November 3 2009 Rosewater Amy May 18 2011 Evora Ladwig commit to skate next season IceNetwork Archived from the original on May 19 2011 Retrieved June 18 2011 2010 Olympians Evora Ladwig end partnership U S Figure Skating Ice Network April 10 2012 Archived from the original on January 14 2014 Retrieved April 10 2012 Brannen Sarah S Meekins Drew June 12 2012 The Inside Edge Evora s extraordinary lunch Icenetwork 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