John Coughlin (figure skater)

John Coughlin

Denney and Coughlin in 2011
Personal information
Country represented United States
Born (1985-12-01) December 1, 1985
Kansas City, Missouri
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
Short program 63.52
2013 Trophée Eric Bompard
Free skate 122.07
2012 Four Continents

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.

Personal life

John Coughlin was born in Kansas City, Missouri.[1] He is the son of a third-generation police officer.[2]

Career

Early years

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.[3] They are the 2006 Junior national silver medalists. They announced the end of their partnership on July 3, 2007.[4]

Partnership with Yankowskas

Dalilah Sappenfield suggested Caitlin Yankowskas as a potential partner and they had a tryout in early August 2007.[5] Yankowskas/Coughlin trained under Sappenfield in Colorado Springs, Colorado.[6] 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.[7] 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[8] and then won the free program to earn their first national title.[9]

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.[10] However, on May 4, the pair announced that their partnership had ended.[10][11][12]

Partnership with Denney

2011–2012 season

On May 17, 2011, Coughlin announced that he had teamed up with Caydee Denney.[13][14] They train under coach Sappenfield at the Broadmoor Skating Club in Colorado Springs.[13] Denney and Coughlin have a height difference of 14 inches (36 cm).[15] They made their competitive debut at the Liberty Summer competition in July 2011, winning the short program.[16] At the Nebelhorn Trophy they won the bronze medal. They were assigned to the 2011 Skate America and 2011 NHK Trophy, where they placed fourth and fifth respectively.

Denney/Coughlin went on to win the 2012 US Championships and were assigned to Four Continents and Worlds. They won the silver medal at the 2012 Four Continents[17] and placed eighth at 2012 Worlds.[18]

2012–2013 season

Denney/Coughlin made their season debut at the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy, winning the silver medal.[19] They won bronze medals at both of their Grand Prix assignments, the 2012 Skate America[20] and the 2012 Rostelecom Cup. On December 4, 2012, Coughlin underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left hip.[21][22] As a result, the pair missed the 2013 U.S. Championships but they submitted a petition to be considered for the U.S. team to the 2013 World Championships.[23] They were named in the U.S. team to the event but decided not to compete.[24][25] Coughlin was off the ice for about nine weeks.[26]

2013–2014 season

Denney/Coughlin won silver at the 2013 U.S. Classic, placed fourth at the 2013 Skate America, and won bronze at the 2013 Trophée Eric Bompard. They took the bronze medal at the 2014 U.S. Championships, finishing behind champions Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir and silver medalists Felicia Zhang / Nathan Bartholomay, whose total score was greater by 0.29 of a point. Denney/Coughlin did not receive one of the two American spots in the pairs' event at the 2014 Winter Olympics but were assigned to the 2014 World Championships.[27] They withdrew due to Denney's right ankle injury, sustained in practice on March 19.[28] Denney was expected to return to training after eight to twelve weeks.[28] In June 2014, the pair stated they would not compete in the 2014–15 season.[29]

Programs

With Denney

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2013–2014
[1]
2012–2013
[30][31]
  • Summertime Fantasy
    (from American Idol)
2011–2012
[31][32]

With Yankowskas

Season Short program Free skating
2010–2011
[33]
2009–2010
[34]
2008–2009
[35][36]
2007–2008
[35]
  • The Swan
    by Camille Saint-Saëns
  • Bram Stoker's Dracula
    by Wojciech Kilar

With Namiotka

Season Short program Free skating
2006–2007
[37][38]
  • Pearl Harbor
    by Hans Zimmer
  • Freedom
    by Michael W. Smith
2005–2006
[37][39]
  • Time to Say Good Bye
  • Disco Firebird
  • The Prince of Egypt
    by Hans Zimmer

Competitive highlights

With Denney

International[40]
Event 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
World Champ. 8th WD WD
Four Continents Champ. 2nd
GP NHK Trophy 5th
GP Rostelecom Cup 3rd
GP Skate America 4th 3rd 4th
GP Trophée Éric Bompard 3rd
Nebelhorn Trophy 3rd 2nd
U.S. Classic 2nd
National[31]
U.S. Championships 1st WD 3rd
Team events
World Team Trophy 2nd T
(4th P)
WD = Withdrew
T = Team result; P = Personal result;
Medals awarded for team result only.

With Yankowskas

Yankowskas and Coughlin in 2009
International[41]
Event 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
World Champ. 6th
Four Continents Champ. 4th 4th
GP Cup of China 3rd
GP NHK Trophy 4th
GP Skate America 6th
GP Skate Canada 7th
Ice Challenge 1st
Nebelhorn Trophy 6th
National[35]
U.S. Championships 6th 7th 6th 1st
Midwestern Sectionals 1st 1st

With Namiotka

International[42]
Event 2005–06 2006–07
World Junior Champ. 4th 4th
JGP Final 5th 6th
JGP Canada 4th
JGP Croatia 1st
JGP Czech Republic 3rd
JGP Norway 2nd
National[37]
U.S. Championships 2nd J. 9th
J. = Junior level

With Galleher

Event 2004
U.S. Championships 6th J.
J. = Junior level

Men's singles

Event 2003 2004 2005
U.S. Championships 11th N. 12th
N. = Novice level

References

  1. 1 2 Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLIN: 2013/2014 at the International Skating Union at the Wayback Machine (archived June 23, 2014)
  2. ↑ Kuzydym, Stephanie (February 7, 2012). "John Coughlin is inspired by dad's police service". USA Today. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  3. ↑ Mittan, Barry (December 26, 2005). "Namiotka and Coughlin Make First Junior Grand Prix Final". SkateToday. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Pairs Team Namiotka and Coughlin Announce End of Partnership". U.S. Figure Skating. July 3, 2007. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  5. ↑ Walker, Elvin (March 13, 2011). "Yankowskas and Coughlin rising to the top". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  6. ↑ Pollock, Chelsey (February 5, 2011). "NH native skates her way to glory". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  7. ↑ Ainsworth, Alexa (January 19, 2011). "Yankowskas, Coughlin have sights set on gold". UniversalSports. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  8. ↑ Walker, Elvin (January 28, 2011). "A new look and a first place finish". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  9. ↑ Walker, Elvin (January 29, 2011). "Yankowskas and Coughlin win gold with stirring tribute". GoldenSkate.com. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  10. 1 2 "After finishing 6th at worlds, US champs split". Associated Press. usatoday.com. May 4, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  11. ↑ "2011 U.S. Pairs Champions Yankowskas and Coughlin Announce End of Partnership". U.S. Figure Skating. May 4, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  12. ↑ Ainsworth, Alexa (May 4, 2011). "A blow for U.S. pairs skating". UniversalSports. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  13. 1 2 "Caydee Denney and John Coughlin Announce Partnership". U.S. Figure Skating. May 17, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
  14. ↑ Walker, Elvin (August 21, 2011). "Denney and Coughlin plan impressive debut season". GoldenSkate. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  15. ↑ Penny, Brandon (June 15, 2011). "Powerful Denney & Coughlin taking risks". TeamUSA.org. Retrieved June 16, 2011.
  16. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (July 15, 2011). "Denney, Coughlin fly high in Liberty debut". icenetwork. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Pairs and Dance Conclude Four Continents". Four Continents. February 20, 2012.
  18. ↑ Hersh, Phillip (March 30, 2012). "A Japanese medal for a skating world citizen". Chicago Tribune.
  19. ↑ "2012 Nebelhorn Trophy: Nobunari Oda, Kaetlyn Osmond, Volosozhar and Trankov win gold". LifeSkate. September 29, 2012.
  20. ↑ "(10/20/12) Denney & Coughlin Earn Bronze while Wagner and Davis & White Lead". Noodls. October 20, 2012.
  21. ↑ "John Coughlin Undergoes Successful Hip Surgery". U.S. Figure Skating. December 5, 2012.
  22. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (December 5, 2012). "Coughlin leaves surgery in incredibly high spirits". IceNetwork.
  23. ↑ Rutherford, Lynn (January 17, 2013). "Road to Omaha: Scimeca, Knierim taking it slow". IceNetwork.
  24. ↑ "Scimeca and Knierim to Represent Team USA at 2013 World Championships". U.S. Figure Skating. February 18, 2013.
  25. ↑ Rosewater, Amy (February 18, 2013). "Sochi remains destination for Denney, Coughlin". IceNetwork.
  26. ↑ Brannen, Sarah S. (April 15, 2013). "Denney, Coughlin back on road to Sochi Olympics". IceNetwork.
  27. ↑ Voisine, Jamie (January 16, 2014). "Caydee Denney: 'We fought as hard as we could'". Ocala.com.
  28. 1 2 "Ankle injury knocks Denney, Coughlin out of worlds". U.S. Figure Skating. IceNetwork. March 20, 2014.
  29. ↑ "Denney and Coughlin to Sit Out 2014-15 Season". U.S. Figure Skating. June 24, 2014.
  30. ↑ Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLIN: 2012/2013 at the International Skating Union at the Wayback Machine (archived March 12, 2013)
  31. 1 2 3 "Caydee Denney / John Coughlin". Ice Network.
  32. ↑ Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLIN: 2011/2012 at the International Skating Union at the Wayback Machine (archived April 19, 2012)
  33. ↑ Caitlin YANKOWSKAS / John COUGHLIN: 2010/2011 at the International Skating Union at the Wayback Machine (archived August 15, 2011)
  34. ↑ Caitlin YANKOWSKAS / John COUGHLIN: 2009/2010 at the International Skating Union at the Wayback Machine (archived March 26, 2010)
  35. 1 2 3 Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin at U.S. Figure Skating at the Wayback Machine (archived December 26, 2011)
  36. ↑ Caitlin YANKOWSKAS / John COUGHLIN: 2008/2009 at the International Skating Union at the Wayback Machine (archived June 25, 2009)
  37. 1 2 3 Bridget Namiotka / John Coughlin at U.S. Figure Skating at the Wayback Machine (archived March 4, 2007)
  38. ↑ Bridget NAMIOTKA / John COUGHLIN: 2006/2007 at the International Skating Union at the Wayback Machine (archived June 18, 2007)
  39. ↑ Bridget NAMIOTKA / John COUGHLIN: 2005/2006 at the International Skating Union at the Wayback Machine (archived May 14, 2006)
  40. ↑ "Competition Results: Caydee DENNEY / John COUGHLIN". International Skating Union.
  41. ↑ Competition Results: Caitlin YANKOWSKAS / John COUGHLIN at the International Skating Union at the Wayback Machine (archived August 24, 2013)
  42. ↑ Bridget NAMIOTKA / John COUGHLIN at the International Skating Union at the Wayback Machine (archived September 16, 2014)

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