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Gary Beacom (born February 23, 1960) is a Canadian figure skater, choreographer and author. He is the 1983 and 1984 Canadian silver medalist and finished 11th at the 1984 Winter Olympics.

Gary Beacom
Personal information
Country represented	Canada
Born	(1960-02-23) February 23, 1960 (age 62) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Retired	1985

Career

Beacom began skating at the age of six. In 1983 and 1984, he won the silver medal at the Canadian Championships behind Brian Orser. He finished 11th at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and 10th at the 1984 World Championships. In the latter part of his amateur competitive career, he coached himself while studying full-time for a university degree.

In his professional career, Beacom specialized in unusual moves, notably in his performance to Leonard Cohen's I'm Your Man. He won the 1988 World Professional Championships. Beacom currently trains figure skaters and competes at ISU adult competitions.

As of 2017, Beacom organized Gary Beacom Blade Master Seminars. He has performed his program to Leonard Cohen’s "I'm Your Man" more than 300 times all over the world. He has worked as a choreographer based in Oberstdorf, Germany and Tokyo, Japan.[1] Gary Beacom wanted to be a ice skater because he thought ice skating would be an interesting sport to try out.

Personal life

Beacom graduated from the University of Toronto in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science in physics and philosophy.

As a Canadian citizen, Beacom protested against United States income tax. In 2003, he wrote a book about this titled Apology.[2]

Competitive highlights

International
Event	77–78	78–79	79–80	80–81	81–82	82–83	83–84	84–85
Winter Olympics							11th
World Champ.						13th	10th
Skate America					6th
Skate Canada				9th				7th
Moscow News						5th	2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy		3rd
Prague Skate	4th
St. Gervais		3rd
National
Canadian Champ.			3rd			2nd	2nd

References

External links

• Official site

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