He is best known for his partnership with Amanda Evora, with whom he competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics, placing tenth.

They won bronze at an ISU Grand Prix event, the 2010 Cup of Russia, and two U.S. national silver medals.

Mark Ladwig was born in Fargo, North Dakota to Carol and John, a medical technician and a doctor respectively, and grew up in Moorhead, Minnesota with two siblings, Todd and Erin.

Evora/Ladwig repeated at US 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.

[15] Davis/Ladwig competed at two Grand Prix events and won the pewter medal at the 2013 U.S. Championships.