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John "Johnnie" Bevan (born November 1, 1976) is an American former competitive
figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...
. He finished in the top six at two World Junior Championships.


Personal life

Bevan was born on November 1, 1976. He married Kathy Larsen, with whom he has two children, Kendall and Drew.


Career

Bevan began skating at age three. Early in his career, he was coached by Joan Bellessa at the Lilac City FSC in
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. Competing in men's singles, he won the U.S. junior national bronze medal in 1993 and 1994. He placed fourth at the 1993 World Junior Championships in
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, South Korea, and sixth at the 1994 World Junior Championships in
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. Bevan withdrew from the 1995 World Junior Championships in
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, Hungary. By 2000, he was coached by Frank Carroll in
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. Bevan competed briefly in
pair skating Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...
with Jacqueline Matson. They placed 11th in junior pairs at the 2002 U.S. Championships.


Competitive highlights


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bevan, John 1976 births American male single skaters Living people Sportspeople from Spokane, Washington