Johnny Johns

Born|  (1951-08-09) August 9, 1951 (age 73)
Figure skating career
Country| United States
Partner| Melissa Militano
Mary Campbell
Emily Benenson
Laura Johnson
Coach| Ronald Ludington
Retired| c. 1975

Medal record

Representing United States
Figure skating: Ice dancing
North American Championships
| 1971 Peterborough | Ice dancing

Johnny Johns (born August 9, 1951) is an American figure skating coach and former competitor. Competing in ice dancing with Mary Campbell, he became the 1973 national champion and finished 6th at the 1973 World Championships. Competing as a pair skater with Melissa Militano, he became a two-time (1974 and 1975) U.S. national champion[1] and finished 6th at the 1975 World Championships.

## Personal life

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Johns was born on August 9, 1951.[2] He is from the Detroit area. For a number of years he split his time between skating and Little League Baseball, where he had developed the ability to pitch both left- and right-handed. He attended regular schools during his skating career and studied at the University of Delaware in the early 1970s.[3]

## Skating career

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### Competitive

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Johns began learning to skate as a family activity when he was eight years old. He learned how to do jumps in both directions and also developed a very smooth stroking style.[3]

When his coach left the Detroit area, Johns began to work with Ronald Ludington, who insisted that he give up on baseball and concentrate of skating year-round. Ludington was responsible for pairing him up first with Mary Karen Campbell in dance, and then with Laurie Johnson in pairs.[3]

Johns and Mary Campbell became the 1973 national champions in ice dancing. They competed together at three World Championships, achieving their highest placement, 6th, in 1973.

He and Melissa Militano won the U.S. national pairs' title in 1974 and 1975. They placed 8th at the 1974 World Championships and 6th in 1975.

### Post-competitive

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Johns coached at the Detroit Skating Club for 27 years before moving to the Arctic Edge Ice Arena in Canton, Michigan in 2006.[4] He coached Marcy Hinzmann / Aaron Parchem to the Olympics and Steve Hartsell / Danielle Hartsell to a World Junior title. He has also coached Brooke Castile / Ben Okolski[5] and Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir.[6] In January 2019, he relocated to the Hertz Arena in Estero, Florida.[7]

## Results

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### Men's singles

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National

Event  | 1971
U.S. Championships | 6th

### Pairs with Johnson and Benenson

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National

Event  | 19711 | 19721 | 19732
U.S. Championships | 8th | 8th | 3rd
1 With Laura Johnson
2 With Emily Benenson

### Pairs with Militano

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International

Event  | 1974  | 1975
World Championships | 8th | 6th
National
U.S. Championships | 1st | 1st

### Ice dancing with Campbell

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International

Event  | 69–70 | 70–71  | 71–72  | 72–73
World Championships |  | 10th | 10th | 6th
North American Champ. |  | 3rd |  |
Nebelhorn Trophy |  |  |  | 1st
National
U.S. Championships | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st

## References

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1. ^ "DSC Pairs Program". Detroit Skating Club. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.
2. ^ "Coach Profile - Johnny JOHNS". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
3. ^ a b c "Portrait of a Stylist". Skating magazine. January 1972.
4. ^ "Pairs Coach Johnny Johns Moves to Arctic Edge Ice Arena". U.S. Figure Skating. June 7, 2006. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007.
5. ^ "Brooke CASTILE / Benjamin OKOLSKI". International Skating Union. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
6. ^ "Tessa VIRTUE / Scott MOIR". International Skating Union. 19 November 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
7. ^ McKinnis, Mimi (15 January 2019). "Marina Zoueva Relocates International Skating Academy". U.S. Figure Skating. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019.

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U.S. figure skating champions (pairs)

* 1914: Jeanne Chevalier & Norman Scott
* 1918: Theresa Weld & Nathaniel Niles
* 1920–27: Theresa Weld-Blanchard & Nathaniel Niles
* 1928–29: Maribel Vinson & Thornton Coolidge
* 1930–32: Beatrix Loughran & Sherwin Badger
* 1933: Maribel Vinson & George Hill
* 1934: Grace Madden & J. Lester Madden
* 1935–37: Maribel Vinson & George Hill
* 1938–40: Joan Tozzer & Bernard Fox
* 1941: Donna Atwood & Eugene Turner
* 1942–44: Doris Schubach & Walter Noffke
* 1945–46: Donna Pospisil & Jean-Pierre Brunet
* 1947: Yvonne Sherman & Robert Swenning
* 1948–52: Karol Kennedy & Peter Kennedy
* 1953–56: Carole Ann Ormaca & Robin Greiner
* 1957–60: Nancy Ludington & Ronald Ludington
* 1961: Maribel Owen & Dudley Richards
* 1962: Dorothyann Nelson & Pieter Kollen
* 1963–64: Judianne Fotheringill & Jerry Fotheringill
* 1965: Vivian Joseph & Ronald Joseph
* 1966–69: Cynthia Kauffman & Ronald Kauffman
* 1970–72: JoJo Starbuck & Kenneth Shelley
* 1973: Melissa Militano & Mark Militano
* 1974–75: Melissa Militano & Johnny Johns
* 1976–80: Tai Babilonia & Randy Gardner
* 1981–84: Kitty Carruthers & Peter Carruthers
* 1985: Jill Watson & Peter Oppegard
* 1986: Gillian Wachsman & Todd Waggoner
* 1987–88: Jill Watson & Peter Oppegard
* 1989–90: Kristi Yamaguchi & Rudy Galindo
* 1991: Natasha Kuchiki & Todd Sand
* 1992–93: Calla Urbanski & Rocky Marval
* 1994–96: Jenni Meno & Todd Sand
* 1997–98: Kyoko Ina & Jason Dungjen
* 1999: Danielle Hartsell & Steve Hartsell
* 2000–02: Kyoko Ina & John Zimmerman
* 2003: Tiffany Scott & Philip Dulebohn
* 2004: Rena Inoue & John Baldwin Jr.
* 2005: Katie Orscher & Garrett Lucash
* 2006: Rena Inoue & John Baldwin Jr.
* 2007: Brooke Castile & Benjamin Okolski
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* 2010: Caydee Denney & Jeremy Barrett
* 2011: Caitlin Yankowskas & John Coughlin
* 2012: Caydee Denney & John Coughlin
* 2013–14: Marissa Castelli & Simon Shnapir
* 2015: Alexa Scimeca & Christopher Knierim
* 2016: Tarah Kayne & Daniel O'Shea
* 2017: Haven Denney & Brandon Frazier
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U.S. figure skating champions (ice dance)

* 1936: Marjorie Parker & Joseph Savage
* 1937–38: Nettie Prantell & Harold Hartshorne
* 1939–41: Sandy MacDonald & Harold Hartshorne
* 1942: Edith Whetstone & Alfred Richards Jr.
* 1943–44: Marcella May & James Lochead Jr.
* 1945: Kathe Mehl Williams & Robert Swenning
* 1946: Anne Davies & Carleton Hoffner Jr.
* 1947–49: Lois Waring & Walter Bainbridge Jr.
* 1950: Lois Waring & Michael McGean
* 1951: Carmel Bodel & Edward Bodel
* 1952: Lois Waring & Michael McGean
* 1953: Carol Ann Peters & Daniel Ryan
* 1954–55: Carmel Bodel & Edward Bodel
* 1956: Joan Zamboni & Roland Junso
* 1957: Sharon McKenzie & Bert Wright
* 1958–59: Andree Jacoby & Donald Jacoby
* 1960: Margie Ackles & Charles Phillips Jr.
* 1961: Diane Sherbloom & Larry Pierce
* 1962: Yvonne Littlefield & Peter Betts
* 1963: Sally Schantz & Stanley Urban
* 1964: Darleen Streich & Charles Fetter Jr.
* 1965–66: Kristin Fortune & Dennis Sveum
* 1967: Lorna Dyer & John Carrell
* 1968–72: Judy Schwomeyer & Jim Sladky
* 1973: Mary Karen Campbell & Johnny Johns
* 1974–76: Colleen O'Connor & James Millns
* 1977: Judi Genovesi & Kent Weigle
* 1978–80: Stacey Smith & John Summers
* 1981–85: Judy Blumberg & Michael Seibert
* 1986: Renée Roca & Donald Adair
* 1987–88: Suzanne Semanick & Scott Gregory
* 1989–90: Susan Wynne & Joseph Druar
* 1991: Elizabeth Punsalan & Jerod Swallow
* 1992: April Sargent-Thomas & Russ Witherby
* 1993: Renée Roca & Gorsha Sur
* 1994: Elizabeth Punsalan & Jerod Swallow
* 1995: Renée Roca & Gorsha Sur
* 1996–98: Elizabeth Punsalan & Jerod Swallow
* 1999–2003: Naomi Lang & Peter Tchernyshev
* 2004–08: Tanith Belbin & Benjamin Agosto
* 2009–14: Meryl Davis & Charlie White
* 2015: Madison Chock & Evan Bates
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* 2018–19: Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue
* 2020: Madison Chock & Evan Bates
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