Johnny Johns

Johns coached at the Detroit Skating Club for 27 years before moving to the Arctic Edge Ice Arena in Canton, Michigan in 2006. He coached Marcy Hinzmann / Aaron Parchem to the Olympics and Danielle Hartsell / Steve Hartsell to a World Junior title. He has also coached Brooke Castile / Ben Okolski and Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir. In January 2019, he relocated to the Hertz Arena in Estero, Florida.

He and Melissa Militano won the U.S. national pairs' title in 1974 and 1975. They placed 8th at the 1974 World Championships and 6th in 1975.

Johns and Mary Campbell became the 1973 national champions in ice dancing. They competed together at three World Championships, achieving their highest placement, 6th, in 1973.

Johnny Johns (born August 9, 1951) is an American figure skating coach and former competitor. Competing in ice dancing with Mary Campbell, he became the 1973 national champion and finished 6th at the 1973 World Championships. Competing as a pair skater with Melissa Militano, he became a two-time (1974 and 1975) U.S. national champion and finished 6th at the 1975 World Championships.

Johns was born on August 9, 1951. He is from the Detroit area. For a number of years he split his time between skating and Little League Baseball, where he had developed the ability to pitch both left- and right-handed. He attended regular schools during his skating career and studied at the University of Delaware in the early 1970s.