John Zimmerman

Infobox Figure skater
title= John Zimmerman


caption= Ina & Zimmerman in 2001.
country= USA
dateofbirth= birth date and age|1973|11|26
residence= Hackensack, New Jersey
height= 183 cm
partner= Kyoko Ina
formerpartner= Brie Teaboldt, Stephanie Stiegler
coach=
formercoach= Tamara Moskvina, Igor Moskvin, Peter Burrows
choreographer=
formerchoreographer= Alexander Zhulin, Artur Dmitriev
skating club= Birmingham FSC
retired= 2002

John Luther Zimmerman IV (born November 26, 1973 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American professional figure skater who tours with Stars On Ice with his partner Kyoko Ina. He has two older sisters and is of German and Norwegian descent.Fact|date=June 2007

Biography

John Zimmerman started skating at the age of 3, at a mall. Since then, he briefly partnered with Brie Teaboldt for the 1994/1995 season. Then he paired with Stephanie Stiegler from 1995 through 1998, and won a US National Bronze medal with her in 1997 under the coaching of Peter Oppegard.

In 1998 they separated, and he and Kyoko Ina formed a memorable skating relationship, and his most successful one to date. They train under Tamara Moskvina and Igor Moskvin in Hackensack, New Jersey. They recently turned professional, joining 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.

When he is not busy modeling or touring with Stars On Ice, he takes business courses at Bergen Community College.

He covered figure skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, being featured as Yahoo's special guest "expert" correspondent on the Games in Turin. [ [http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/torino2006/expertsarchive?author=John+Zimmerman Turin 2006 Winter Olympics - Expert Archive - Yahoo! Sports ] ]

Personal

Zimmerman has also started a modeling career, and can be seen in photo shoots for Barneys New York and various designers. John and his Italian wife Silvia Fontana appeared on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy in 2004, and have made appearances for Am/FAR, amongst other charities. They recently bought a home in New Jersey, which they share with their three cats. In 2003, an access bridge at his alma mater, Homewood High School, was named after him.

Competitive History

(with Kyoko Ina)

References

External links

* [http://www.figureskatersonline.com/ina%2Dzimmerman/bios.html Official Figure Skating Site]
* [http://www.johnzimmermanonline.com Official Site]
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