Kevin Reynolds

Kevin Reynolds (born July 23, 1990) is a retired Canadian figure skater. He is the 2013 Four Continents champion, 2010 Four Continents bronze medallist, 2014 Winter Olympics team silver medallist and a six-time Canadian national medallist (2012–14, 2017 silver; 2010, 2016 bronze). His highest place at a World Championship is fifth, achieved at 2013 World Championships. On the junior level, he is the 2006 JGP Final bronze medallist. Reynolds is the first skater to have landed two quadruple jumps in a short program. He is the first to have landed five quadruple jumps in one competition — at the 2013 Four Continents, he landed two quads in the short program and three in the free skate. Personal life Reynolds was born July 23, 1990, in North Vancouver, British Columbia to Daniel and Cindy Reynolds. His mother, Cindy Reynolds, is a cytotechnologist. He has a younger brother. Reynolds raised in Coquitlam. Kevin has Scottish, Ukrainian and a bit of Irish heritage. In addition to figure skating, Kevin trained hockey in his young years. Reynolds was home schooled to accommodate his training schedule. He graduated from the University of British Columbia, in international relations, with a minor in Japanese Language and Culture in May 2019. He speaks three languages: English, Japanese and French. In December 2016 he passed the N2 level of Japanese-Language Proficiency Test, the second-hardest difficulty level and is organized by the Japan Foundation and Japan Educational Exchanges and Services. His interest in Japanese culture developed in his youth and amassed him a large Japanese following during his skating career. In 2016, he used the song "Tank!" from the anime Cowboy Bebop in a routine while dressed as the anime's protagonist Spike Spiegel. When asked in an interview at World Team Trophy, he stated that his favourite Pokémon is Farfetch'd.