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  1. 05-28-2011, 11:48 PM #1
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    Gary Beacom

    Does anyone know what he is up to now?
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  2. 05-28-2011, 11:50 PM #2
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    Do you mean Gary Beacom? http://www.garybeacom.com/
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  3. 05-29-2011, 12:31 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sylvia View Post
    Do you mean Gary Beacom? http://www.garybeacom.com/
    Ooops! Yes!
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  4. 05-29-2011, 12:34 AM #4
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    Didn't he live in Idaho for a while?
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  5. 05-29-2011, 03:04 AM #5
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    Yes but he refused to pay income tax and went to jail for 2 years. From what i have read he has had trouble getting work in shows since then. That was many years ago. I would guess he is living in Canada, he can't enter the U.S.
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  6. 05-29-2011, 06:19 AM #6
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    He & his wife are coaching in Victoria, B.C. They have 2 children.
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  7. 05-30-2011, 01:19 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by nyrak View Post
    He & his wife are coaching in Victoria, B.C. They have 2 children.
    I think he and his wife broke up....
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  8. 05-30-2011, 03:16 AM #8
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    I found his website.

    http://www.garybeacom.com/
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  9. 05-30-2011, 04:21 AM #9
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    In his professional career, Gary Beacom was pretty much a genius on the ice.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iJLlBn8-pE

    Such creativity, such control (check out the other youtube vids of Gary through the above link). I was surprised to learn that even as an amateur Gary competed without a coach for many years (in essence, coaching himself which is very unusual). Too bad the tax incident and jail destroyed his professional career.

    I remember seeing Gary in a COI show with a female skater in a very unique and unusual routine, which I can't readily find on youtube.

    Here's more both pro and amateur: (As an amateur, they didn't know how to categorize or score a lot of his moves) --

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slDIG...eature=related

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIpkw...eature=related

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owYYi...eature=related

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzCTd2QFo1k

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjHpn...feature=fvwrel

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuPwy...eature=related

    And this from 2010 -- great

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l10ggGrhAY
    Last edited by aftershocks; 05-30-2011 at 04:53 AM.
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  10. 05-30-2011, 12:23 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by aftershocks View Post
    I remember seeing Gary in a COI show with a female skater in a very unique and unusual routine, which I can't readily find on youtube.
    Is that the one where they have skates on their hands? He did that with Gia Guddat. I have the clip in my downloads.

    If you are really nice I could send it to you to download. But you have to beg!
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  11. 05-30-2011, 06:24 PM #11
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    Gia Guddat is currently coaching in Sun Valley, Idaho.

    I believe Gary went to the 1984 Olympics without a coach and came in 10th. Sheldon Gailbraith was his coach for many years.
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  12. 05-30-2011, 06:36 PM #12
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    The Christmas before last in Sun Valley, Gia Guddat performed a routine with skates on hands and feet during the annual free Christmas Eve ice show. PML.

    She and Beacom were a fixture on US t.v. pro shows during the 90s. (The skates on all fours routines were their bread an butter until he ditched Guddat in favor of his future wife.)
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  13. 05-30-2011, 07:22 PM #13
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    Dear Aussie Willy,

    Please, pretty please, I'd love to have the download of Gary and Gia performing the skates on hands routine! I'll pm you. Thanks in advance.
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  14. 05-31-2011, 10:18 AM #14
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    If anyone would like to download the clip please PM me and I will send you the link.
    What the hell is a Ninja Twizzle? Does it have anything to do with hard shelled aquatic life forms that live in the sewer?
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  15. 05-31-2011, 04:03 PM #15
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    He is on Facebook - he accepted my friend request
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  16. 05-31-2011, 11:56 PM #16
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    Haha, I loved the one from 2010.
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  17. 06-01-2011, 12:15 AM #17
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    Gary skating to I'm Your Man. http://youtu.be/sjHpnsI9Xh8
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  18. 06-01-2011, 12:20 AM #18
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    Beacom choreographed the Skate Canada gala closing (and maybe the opening) in Victoria in 2006.
    "This, after all, is opera, opera in New York, not some dainty pastime like professional hockey..." -- Chip Brown, NYT Magazine 24 Mar 13
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  19. 06-01-2011, 12:25 AM #19
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    Gary and Edvin Marton (violinist.) http://youtu.be/r8EujjzFczo
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  20. 06-01-2011, 12:48 AM #20
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    One.of.a.kind.

    Beethoven's Fifth. With bracket/brackets synched perfectly to the music around 1:30. Among other things. I think the guy has a phenomenal musical sense.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuPwy...eature=related
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