John Coughlin (figure skater)
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Denney and Coughlin in 2011
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| Country represented | United States | ||||||||||||
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December 1, 1985 Kansas City, Missouri |
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| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||
| Partner | Caydee Denney | ||||||||||||
| Former partner | Caitlin Yankowskas (2007–11), Bridget Namiotka, Krista Smith, Kelsey Parker, Lucy Galleher | ||||||||||||
| Coach | Dalilah Sappenfield, Larry Ibarra | ||||||||||||
| Former coach | Lei'Ina McLaughlin, Becky Bradley, Jeff Digregorio, Ron Ludington, Jeremy Allen | ||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Julie Marcotte, Christopher Dean | ||||||||||||
| Former choreographer | Marina Zueva, Damon Allen, Zuzanna Szwed, Dalilah Sappenfield, Jill Casgrove | ||||||||||||
| Skating club | Kansas City FSC | ||||||||||||
| Training locations | Colorado Springs, Colorado | ||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1989 | ||||||||||||
| Retired | July 29, 2015 | ||||||||||||
| ISU personal best scores | |||||||||||||
| Combined total | 185.42 2012 Four Continents |
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| Short program | 63.52 2013 Trophée Eric Bompard |
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| Free skate | 122.07 2012 Four Continents |
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John Coughlin (born December 1, 1985) is an American pair skater. With Caydee Denney, he is the 2012 Four Continents silver medalist and 2012 U.S. national champion. With former partner Caitlin Yankowskas, he is the 2011 U.S. champion.
John Coughlin was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He is the son of a third-generation police officer.
Coughlin began skating at the age of five. Early in his career, Coughlin competed with Krista Smith, Kelsey Parker, Lucy Galleher. He teamed up with Bridget Namiotka in late 2004. They are the 2006 Junior national silver medalists. They announced the end of their partnership on July 3, 2007.
Dalilah Sappenfield suggested Caitlin Yankowskas as a potential partner and they had a tryout in early August 2007. Yankowskas/Coughlin trained under Sappenfield in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They placed sixth at the 2008 U.S. Championships and made their Grand Prix debut at the 2008 Skate America.
During the 2010-11 season, their Ave Maria long program was a tribute to Coughlin's mother who died in February 2010. They finished fourth at 2010 NHK Trophy and won the first Grand Prix medal, bronze, at Cup of China. At the 2011 U.S. Nationals, they placed first in the short program and then won the free program to earn their first national title.
In April 2011, Yankowskas/Coughlin placed sixth in their debut at the World Championships—it was the best result by an American pair since 2006. However, on May 4, the pair announced that their partnership had ended.
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