Gary Beacom


Gary Beacom 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.

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 keep training figure skating, and compete at ISU Adult competitions with his age of 57.
As of 2017, Beacom organize Gary Beacom Blade Master Seminars and I'm Your Man Performance tour all over the world, work as an choreographer, basing in Oberstdorf, Germany and Tokyo, Japan.

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.

Competitive highlights