Names Tiffany Vise and Derek Trent

Coaches Jill Watson and Doug Ladret

Assistant Coach Julie Patterson

Choreographer Rene Roca and Sandy Hess

Home Club Broadmoor Skating Club, Inc.

Training Facility  Alltel Ice Den in Scottsdale, Ariz.
and Polar Ice in Peoria, Ariz.

Training Town Scottsdale, Arizona

Seasons Together 6

Biography

Tiffany Vise and Derek Trent are opposites. But the team put aside their rotational differences, Tiffany spins left while Derek spins right, when they paired up in summer 2003.

"Tiffany and I had separated from our previous partners and we were each expecting to sit out the next season," Derek said. Both had separated from their partners after the 2003 U.S. Championships.

"I was going to do the partner tryouts but since we were skating at the same rink, we decided to try out together for a month," Tiffany said in an interview with Skate Today. The one month try-out has turned into a successful partnership lasting five seasons as of 2007-2008.

After skating together for less than two months, Tiffany and Derek entered the Indy Challenge in Indianapolis. Their performance earned them an invitation to to the Golden Spin international competition where they won the bronze.

In their national championship debut at the 2004 U.S. Championships in Atlanta, Tiffany and Derek finished 13th. The team finished second at the Midwestern Sectional Championships and 9th at the 2005 U.S. Championships in Portland, Ore. the next season.

Following the national championships, Tiffany and Derek left Irina Vorobieva, a former World Champion and Olympic competitor, to train with Doug and Lara Ladret in Scottsdale, Ariz.

"Tiffany and I have been blessed with wonderful coaching, having first trained with Irina Vorobieva, former World Champion and Olympic competitor," Derek said. "Our basic technique and strength is owed to Irina, who helped us tremendously."

Derek said their "only regret is that we did not make the move earlier."

Tiffany and Derek improved their national and international standings in 2005, their first season with the Ladrets. The team won the bronze medal at the Karl Schafer Memorial Cup and gold at the Midwestern Sectional Championships.

The pair finished sixth at the 2006 U.S. Championships in St. Louis, Mo. It was their best national finish in their three years competing as a team.

After a career high fourth at the 2008 U.S. Championships, Tiffany and Derek look to improve in their sixth season together. They would like to finish in the top two at the 2009 U.S. Championships, compete at the 2009 World Championships in Los Angeles and eventually represent the U.S. at the 2010 Olympic Games.

En route to their goals, Tiffany and Derek became the first pair in history to successfully perform a throw quadruple in an International Skating Union competition. She landed the throw quadruple Salchow at 2007 Trophee Eric Bompard in Paris, France, to secure a place in history for the pair.

It's the first throw quadruple of any kind ever landed in an ISU event.

In summer 2008, Tiffany and Derek also revamped their team, adding 1988 Olympic bronze medalist and three-time national pairs champion Jill Watson as a part-time coach. Tiffany and Derek also used Rene Roca and Sandy Hess as program choreographers.