Aaron Lowe
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Born | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | October 12, 1974
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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Country | Canada |
Partner | Megan Wing |
Skating club | Sunset FSC Vancouver |
Retired | April 25, 2006 |
Medal record |
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
[edit]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.[1][2] 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
[edit]Wing / Lowe's twins, a daughter and son named Keauna Auburn Wing Lowe and Tayson Pierce Wing Lowe, were born on October 6, 2011.[3]
Programs
[edit]Season | Original dance | Free dance |
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2005–2006 [4] |
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2004–2005 [5] |
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2003–2004 [6] |
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2002–2003 [7] |
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John Lennon:
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2001–2002 [8] |
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Supreme Beings of Leisure:
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2000–2001 [9] |
Chicago (musical) by Chita Rodriguez:
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Competitive highlights
[edit]GP: ISU Champions Series / Grand Prix
- with Wing
1995–1996 to 2005–2006
[edit]International[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] | |||||||||||
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Event | 95–96 | 96–97 | 97–98 | 98–99 | 99–00 | 00–01 | 01–02 | 02–03 | 03–04 | 04–05 | 05–06 |
Olympics | 11th | ||||||||||
Worlds | 15th | 12th | 11th | 10th | 10th | ||||||
Four Continents | 4th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | |||||
GP Cup of China | 3rd | ||||||||||
GP Cup of Russia | 10th | 6th | |||||||||
GP Lalique | 10th | 9th | 8th | 7th | |||||||
GP NHK Trophy | 6th | 6th | 5th | ||||||||
GP Skate America | 8th | 7th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | ||||||
GP Skate Canada | 10th | 9th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 5th | ||||
Bofrost Cup | 4th | ||||||||||
Nebelhorn | 4th | ||||||||||
St. Gervais | 2nd | ||||||||||
National | |||||||||||
Canadian Champ. | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |
1989–1990 to 1994–1995
[edit]National[10] | ||||||
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Event | 89–90 | 90–91 | 91–92 | 92–93 | 93–94 | 94–95 |
Canadian Champ. | 9th N | 4th N | 11th J | 7th J | 3rd J | 6th |
Canada Winter Games | 4th N | |||||
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior |
References
[edit]- ^ Mittan, J. Barry (2000) [1997]. "Waiting for a Chance". Archived from the original on May 31, 2006.
- ^ Mittan, Barry (April 6, 2002). "Wing and Lowe: Stuck in the Middle". Golden Skate. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ^ "Wing & Lowe welcome twins!". Skate Today. October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
- ^ a b "Megan WING / Aaron LOWE: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 2, 2006.
- ^ a b "Megan WING / Aaron LOWE: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 5, 2005.
- ^ a b "Megan WING / Aaron LOWE: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004.
- ^ a b "Megan WING / Aaron LOWE: 2002/2003". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 17, 2003.
- ^ a b "Megan WING / Aaron LOWE: 2001/2002". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 11, 2002.
- ^ a b "Megan WING / Aaron LOWE: 2000/2001". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 18, 2001.
- ^ a b "Megan Wing / Aaron Lowe". Skate Canada. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007.
External links
[edit]- Megan Wing / Aaron Lowe at the International Skating Union
- Megan Wing and Aaron Lowe official website
- Skate Canada profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-03-10)
- Aaron Lowe on Real Champions at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-09-27)
- Aaron Lowe at Team Canada
- Aaron Lowe at Olympics.com
- Aaron Lowe at Olympedia
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Canadian male ice dancers
- Figure skaters at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Four Continents Figure Skating Championships medalists
- Olympic figure skaters for Canada
- Figure skaters from Vancouver
- Sportspeople from Windsor, Ontario
- 21st-century Canadian sportspeople
- Figure skating choreographers