 Ina & Zimmerman in 2001. |
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| Personal Information | |
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| Full name: | John Luther Zimmerman IV |
| Country represented: |  United States |
| Date of birth: | November 26, 1973 |
| Place of birth: | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Residence: | Hackensack, New Jersey |
| Height: | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Partner: | Kyoko Ina |
| Former partner: | Brie Teaboldt Stephanie Stiegler |
| Former coach: | Tamara Moskvina Igor Moskvin Peter Burrows |
| Former choreographer: | Alexander Zhulin Artur Dmitriev |
| Skating club: | Birmingham FSC |
| Retired: | 2002 |
John Luther Zimmerman IV (born November 26, 1973) is an American professional pair skater. His skating partner is Kyoko Ina. Together, they are the 2002 World bronze medalists and 2002 Olympians.
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Personal life
Zimmerman was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He has two older sisters.
Zimmerman also works as a model, and has been seen in photo shoots for Barneys New York and various designers.
Zimmerman and his wife Silvia Fontana appeared on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy in 2004, and made appearances for Am/FAR, amongst other charities. In 2003, an access bridge at his alma mater, Homewood High School, was named after him[citation needed].
Career
Zimmerman started skating at age 3 at a mall. He briefly partnered with Brie Teaboldt for the 1994/1995 season. Then he paired with Stephanie Stiegler from 1995 through 1998, and won the bronze medal at the 1997 U.S. Figure Skating Championships while being coached by Peter Oppegard.
That partnership ended in 1998 and Zimmerman teamed up with Kyoko Ina. They trained under Tamara Moskvina and Igor Moskvin in Hackensack, New Jersey. They won the bronze medal at the 2002 World Figure Skating Championships. In 2003, they turned professional and began skating on Stars on Ice.
Zimmerman competed in the January 2006 FOX television program "Skating with Celebrities", where he partnered with FOX broadcaster Jillian Barberie. They finished in second place.
He covered figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, being featured as Yahoo's special guest expert correspondent on the Games in Turin.[1]
Competitive History
(with Kyoko Ina)
| Event | 1998-1999 | 1999-2000 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 5th | |||
| World Championships | 9th | 7th | 7th | 3rd |
| Four Continents Championships | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| U.S. Championships | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Grand Prix Final | 5th | 4th | ||
| Trophee Lalique | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd |
| Skate America | 5th | 5th | 4th | 2nd |
| Sparkassen Cup on Ice | 2nd | |||
| Cup of Russia | 3rd | 4th | ||
| Skate Canada | 2nd |
(with Stephanie Stiegler)
| Event | 1995-1996 | 1996-1997 |
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| World Championships | 15th | |
| U.S. Championships | 4th | 3rd |
| Trophee Lalique | 6th | |
| Skate America | 3rd |
(with Brie Teaboldt)
| Event | 1994-1995 |
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| U.S. Championships | 12th |
References
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