 Evora & Ladwig in 2009. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Amanda Evora Will |
| Born | (1984-11-17)November 17, 1984 (age 41) New York City, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 0 in (152 cm) |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | United States |
| Skating club | Southwest Florida FSC |
| Began skating | 1990 |
| Retired | April 10, 2012 |
Amanda Evora (born November 17, 1984) is an American former competitivepair skater. She competed withMark Ladwig. They are two-time (2010, 2011)U.S. silver medalists, 2012U.S. bronze medalists and two-time (2007, 2009) U.S. pewter medalists.
Evora was born inNew York City. Her family moved toHouston in 1995. Before that, they had lived inBahrain,Dallas, Texas, andVirginia.[1] She isFilipino American.[1][2] Her father is achemical engineer.[1] Evora graduated from theState College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota[3] and earned a degree in business administration from theUniversity of South Florida.[4] Amanda married Dustin Will on December 28, 2019.
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[5] and placed 8th on the junior level at the2002 United States Figure Skating Championships.[6]
Evora and Ladwig teamed up in 2002. The 2005/2006 season was their first on theGrand Prix. They placed 9th at the2005 Skate America and 8th at the2005 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 the2010 Vancouver Olympics, they beat their previous personal best by a sizable margin, and finished tenth, making them the top US pair at the Olympics.[7] They later competed at2010 Worlds for the first time in their career, and finished in ninth place.
Evora served on the 2008–09 Athletes Advisory Committee.[8]
During 2010–2011 season, the pair was assigned to compete at2010 Cup of China where they finished fifth (151.66 pts) and later earned their first Grand Prix medal, a bronze, at2010 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.[9] Their partnership ended when Evora retired from competitive skating on April 10, 2012.[10]
In June 2012, Evora was invited byUnited States Secretary of StateHillary Clinton to attend a luncheon in honor ofBenigno S. Aquino III, thePresident of the Philippines.[11]
In January 2016, Evora returned to the U.S. Nationals as part of the coaching team for Tarah Kayne and Daniel O'Shea[12][13] who won the gold medal in the pairs competition.[14]
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.
(with Ladwig)
| Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–2012 [15] | |||
| 2010–2011 | |||
| 2009–2010 |
| ||
| 2008–2009 |
|
|
|
| 2007–2008 [15] |
|
| |
| 2006–2007 | |||
| 2005–2006 |
| ||
| 2004–2005 |
| ||
| 2003–2004 |
|
|
| Results[16] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||
| GPBompard | 4th | |||||||||
| GPCup of China | 4th | 7th | 5th | 4th | ||||||
| GPCup of Russia | 3rd | |||||||||
| GPSkate America | 9th | 4th | 5th | |||||||
| GPSkate Canada | 8th | 7th | ||||||||
| Nebelhorn | 5th | 3rd | ||||||||
| Golden Spin | 1st | |||||||||
| National | ||||||||||
| U.S. Champ. | 12th | 10th | 5th | 7th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd |
| Event | 2001–2002 |
|---|---|
| U.S. Championships | 8th J. |
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
