U.S. Figure Skating announced the death of renowned coach John Nicks, who coached many Olympic medalists over the years. He was 97 and was from the United Kingdom.
U.S. Figure Skating announced on the 4th that John Nicks had died. He was 97.
For more than 50 years, he coached U.S. national team athletes. His students included Peggy Fleming, who won the women's gold medal at the 1968 Grenoble Olympics, and Sasha Cohen, who won the women's silver medal at the 2006 Turin Olympics.
Nicks was from the United Kingdom and was said to have contributed to figure skating in the United States for many years.