Background
Evora was born in New New York Her father is a chemical engineer
Evora was born in New New York Her father is a chemical engineer
She competed with Mark Ladwig. They are two-time (2010, 2011) United States. silver medalists, 2012 United States. bronze medalists and two-time (2007, 2009) United States. pewter medalists. Her family moved to Houston in 1995.
Before that, they had lived in Bahrain, Dallas, Texas, and Virginia.
She is Filipino American. Evora is studying business administration at the University of South Florida.
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.
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 General Practice events.
2009-2010 was a breakthrough season for Evora and Ladwig. They finished 2nd at the United States National Championships, their best finish yet 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 2010 Worlds for the first time in their career, and finished in ninth place.
Evora served on the 2008-2009 Athletes Advisory Committee.
During 2010–2011 season, the pair was assigned to compete at 2010 Cup of China where they finished fifth (15166 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 United States. pair skating. Their partnership ended when Evora retired from competitive skating on April 10, 2012.
In June 2012, Evora was invited by United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to attend a luncheon in honor of Benigno South. Aquino III, the President of the Philippines.
(with Ladwig).