John Kerr (figure skater)

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John Kerr figure skating
Sinead and John Kerr
Full name John Alastair Kerr
nation United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
birthday June 2, 1980
place of birth Broxburn ,  Scotland
size 173 cm
Weight 68 kg
job Full time athlete
Career
discipline Ice dance
Partner Sinead Kerr
Former partner Anna Syrett
society Murrayfield ISC
Trainer Yevgeny Platov
choreographer Tatiana Druzhina
status active
Medal table
World Cup medals 0 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
EM medals 0 × gold 0 × silver 2 × bronze
ISU European figure skating championships
bronze Helsinki 2009 Ice dance
bronze Bern 2011 Ice dance
Personal best
 Total points 157.49 EM 2011
 Freestyle 94.62 EM 2011
 Original dance 62.96 Skate Canada 2010
 Compulsory dance 36.13 Trophee Eric Bompard 2009
Placements in the figure skating Grand Prix
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 Grand Prix Final 0 0 0
 Grand Prix competitions 0 1 3
 

John Alastair Kerr (born June 2, 1980 in Broxburn , Scotland , United Kingdom ) is a British ice dancer .

Kerr started figure skating at the age of nine. He later switched to ice dancing. His first dance partner was Anna Syrett . He has been running with his sister Sinead since 2000 . The couple have been coached by Yevgeny Platov since 2006 , previously their coach was Joan Slater . They live in Edinburgh and for most of the year in Little Falls , New Jersey , USA. The 2010/11 season was the last competitive season for the siblings. Sinead's shoulder injury prevented them from attending the 2011 World Cup in Moscow .

Programs

season Original dance Freestyle Show
2009-2010 I've Been Everywhere
by Johnny Cash 		Krwlng
of Linkin Park 		Exogenesis: Symphony: Part 3 (Redemption)
by Muse

successes

Competition / winter season 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11
winter Olympics - - - - - 10. - - - 8th. -
World championships - - - 14th 12. 11. 11. 8th. 7th 5. -
European championships - - - 10. 8th. 8th. 5. 6th 3. 5. 3.
British Championships 2. 3. 2. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. -
Grand Prix Final - - - - - - - - - 4th -
Skate America - - - - 5. - 5. - 3. - -
Skate Canada - - - - - 7th - - - - 2.
Cup of Russia - - - 9. 5. - 4th - - - -
Cup of China - - - - - - - 5. - - -
NHK Trophy - - - - - - - 4th - 2. -
Eric Bompard Trophy - - - - - - - - 3. 3. -

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personal data
SURNAME Kerr, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kerr, John Alastair (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British figure skater
DATE OF BIRTH June 2, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Broxburn , Scotland