John Nicks
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John Allen Wisden Nicks (born April 22, 1929) is a British figure skating coach. He was a pair skater with his sister, Jennifer Nicks, winning the 1953 World Figure Skating Championships. Nicks is the current coach of Sasha Cohen. He has coached the following skaters:
- Jo Jo Starbuck and Kenneth Shelley
- Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner
- Tiffany Chin
- Christopher Bowman
- Natasha Kuchiki
- Jenni Meno and Todd Sand
- Kristi Yamaguchi and Rudy Galindo
- Naomi Nari Nam
Nicks was inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame (2000).
Recently, Nicks appeared as a judge on the 2006 FOX television program Skating with Celebrities.
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[edit] Career summary
[edit] Pairs
- 1953 Worlds - 1st, European - 1st
- 1952 Worlds - 3rd, Olympics - 4th, European - 2nd
- 1951 Worlds - 3rd, European - 3rd
- 1950 Worlds - 2nd, European - 3rd
- 1949 Worlds - 6th, European - 6th
- 1948 Worlds - 8th, Olympics - 8th, European - 5th
- 1947 European - 6th
[edit] External links
- Brighton and Hove - John and Jennifer Nicks
- Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Co. - Named one of their buses "John and Jennifer Nicks".
- OC Register - Article on John Nicks.
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U.S. Coaching
1961- Current (43 years). Over 1100 students. 51 National Champions (including all Novice, Junior and Senior Singles and Pairs Titles). Coached U.S. Skaters to win 5 World Championship medals. U.S. Coach at 32 World Championships. U.S. Coach at the last 10 Winter Olympic Games.
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