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Jonathan Garcia

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  • Date of birth14 Dec 1986
  • Height170 CM
  • ProfessionAthlete
  • HometownSalt Lake City
  • Place of birthHouston, TX
  • Start skating Club He began skating in 1994 at age seven, competing in roller speed skating for 14 years. He switched to speed skating in 2007.
  • HobbiesMusic, football, playing the guitar, going to concerts, watching sport. (Twitter profile, 10 Sep 2017; teamusa.org, 08 Feb 2017)
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • Other nameJohansen, Johnny Tempo (usspeedskating.org, 29 Jul 2013)
  • CoachN/A
  • ChoreographerN/A
  • Former CoachN/A
  • Practice low seasonN/A
  • Practice high seasonN/A
  • General Interest
  • Sport Specific Information
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while you could miss it." (teamusa.org, 08 Feb 2017)
US basketball player Michael Jordan. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)
US speed skaters Chad Hedrick and Dan Jansen. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017, 10 Dec 2013)
To compete at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang. (jonathangarcia.us, 01 Nov 2014)
Competing at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2017)
He has represented the United States of America in roller speed skating, winning bronze in the 5000m relay at the 2006 World Championships in Anyang, Republic of Korea. He has also competed in short track at World Cup events. (SportsDeskOnline, 11 Sep 2017; usspeedskating.org, 29 Jul 2013; nmu.edu, 2009)
He puts his left skate on first. (usspeedskating.org, 2012)