John Zimmerman

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**John Zimmerman**

Ina & Zimmerman in 2001.
Personal Info
Country:	United States
Date of birth:	November 26, 1973 (1973-11-26) (age 34)
Residence:	Hackensack, New Jersey
Height:	183 cm
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 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.^{[citation needed]}

1 Biography
- 1.1 Personal
2 Competitive History
3 References
4 External links
5 Navigation

[edit] 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. ^[1]

[edit] 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.

[edit] Competitive History

Ina and Zimmerman perform a "detroiter".

(with Kyoko Ina)

Event	1998-1999	1999-2000	2000-2001	2001-2002
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