Mark Ladwig was born in Fargo, North Dakota to Carol and John, both doctors, and grew up in Moorhead, Minnesota with two siblings, Todd and Erin. A boy named Holden Everett was born September 13, 2009. A second son, Felix Rye Ladwig, was born July 1, 2014.
They finished 12th in their debut at the United States. Championships and fifth at their first International Skating Union Championship, the 2005 Four Continents.
He later skated with Lindsay Davis for one season. Ladwig skated with Kelsey Sollom until 1999 in Moorhead, Minnesota and then with Keri Blakinger while at the University of Delaware Figure Skating Club in Newark, Delaware. He volunteered at the 2002 Winter Olympics and worked in Salt Lake Olympic Square.
In June 2002, Ladwig began skating with Amanda Evora.
In 2007, Ladwig began serving on the United States. Figure Skating Athletes Advisory Committee. He was the pairs vice-chair of the 2008-2009 Athletes Advisory Committee.
2009-2010 was a breakthrough season for Evora/Ladwig. They took at the United States Championships, their best finish at the event, which led to their selection for the United States Olympic team
At the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, they beat their previous personal best by a sizable margin, and finished tenth, making them the top United States pair at the Olympics.
They later competed at Worlds for the first time in their career, and finished in ninth place. During 2010–2011 season, Evora/Ladwig were assigned to compete at Cup of China where they finished fifth (15166 pts) and later earned their first Grand Prix medal, a bronze, at Rostelecom Cup, with a season"s best of 110.27 and total score of 162.85. Evora/Ladwig repeated at United States Nationals earning their second silver medal, and were selected to compete at Four Continents and Worlds.
At Four Continents, Ladwig"s left skate heel broke during the short program, but he and Evora were able to resume the program within the allowed three minutes after Canadian Rudi Swiegers lent his own boot to Ladwig.
Ladwig was able to repair his skate prior to the free skate, and the pair went on to finish sixth overall. Evora/Ladwig were noted for their longevity as a pair, which is rare in United States. pair skating.
Their partnership ended when Evora retired from competitive skating on April 10, 2012. Ladwig was elected to the USOC AAC in 2012.
In May, he announced that he had teamed up with Lindsay Davis.
They confirmed the end of their partnership in February 2013. With Davis
With Evora.
