Beacom, Gary

Gary Beacom (born February 23, 1960) 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; born Calgary, Alberta; as a Canadian citizen, Beacom protested against United States income tax, which he did not pay, and was eventually sentenced in 1998 to 21 months in Federal prison. In 2003, he wrote a book about this titled Apology; as of 2014, Beacom works as a coach, choreographer, and skate sharpener in Victoria, British Columbia)‏