Kevin Alves

Kevin Alves (born October 19, 1991) is a Brazilian Canadian figure skater and actor. He competed in the free skate at five ISU Championships. He is the first male skater to represent Brazil at an ISU Championship (2008 Four Continents)[1] and the first Brazilian skater to appear in any discipline at the World Junior Championships (2008).

Kevin Alves
Alves at the 2010 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Full nameKevin Alves
Country represented Brazil
Former country(ies) representedCanada
Born (1991-10-19) October 19, 1991
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Home townNewmarket, Ontario, Canada
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
CoachRobert Burk
Vesna Markovich
ChoreographerKurt Browning
Jeffrey Buttle
Skating clubRichmond Hill
ISU personal best scores
Combined total141.44
2010 Jr Worlds
Short program50.38
2010 Jr Worlds
Free skate91.06
2010 Jr Worlds

Personal life

Alves was born on October 19, 1991 in Toronto and raised in Newmarket, Ontario. His mother is from Brazil and his father is from Portugal.[2]

Skating career

Alves competed up through the junior level in the Canadian domestic competition structure. While he was a young skater, he discussed with his parents switching to compete for Brazil, his mother's country of origin. He switched to Brazil in 2007.

In the 2007-2008 season, Alves competed at the 2008 Four Continents Championships, becoming the first men's single skater to represent Brazil at an ISU Championship, and placed 26th. Later that month, he placed 36th at the 2008 World Junior Championships, and became the first skater to represent Brazil at the event.

In the 2008-2009 season, Alves made his debut on the ISU Junior Grand Prix. He placed 20th at the event in Courchevel, France, and 10th at the event in Cape Town, South Africa. He placed 16th at the 2009 Four Continents Championships and went on the following month to place 37th at the 2009 World Championships, where he became the first men's skater from Brazil to compete at the senior World level.

Acting and modeling

Alves began modeling at the age of 12. At age 19 he began acting at Armstrong Acting Studios. Since then he has been acting in shows including Warehouse 13 and What's Up Warthogs. He has a role on Degrassi: The Next Generation playing Fab, a love interest to Tristan Milligan. In 2017, he plays newly arrived werewolf Bat in the second season of Shadowhunters.[3]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2010–2012
[2][4]		 Fosse medley Carmen
by Georges Bizet
2009–2010
[5]		 Samba Hop
by Hernani Raposo 		Carmen
by Georges Bizet
2008–2009
[6]		 Samba Hop
by Hernani Raposo 		Spider-Man 2
by Danny Elfman
2007–2008
[7]		 Carmen
by Georges Bizet 		Spider-Man 2
by Danny Elfman

Competitive highlights

Results for Brazil
International[8]
Event 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12
World Champ.37th27thWD
Four Continents Champ.19th16th17th23rd
Nebelhorn Trophy23rdWD
Winter Universiade19th
International: Junior[8]
World Junior Champ.36th19th
JGP Germany22nd
JGP France20th
JGP South Africa10th
JGP United States14th
JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew

Results for Canada
Event 2006–07 2007–08
Central Ontario Sectionals6th N.4th J.
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior

References
  1. Mittan, Barry (June 10, 2008). "Brazil Sends First Man to Championships". SkateToday.
  2. "Kevin ALVES: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012.
  3. Messiano, Marissa (16 July 2017). "Sarah Hyland's 'Shadowhunters' character revealed, Kevin Alves to play Bat". Hidden Remote. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  4. "Kevin ALVES: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. "Kevin ALVES: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 25, 2009.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. "Kevin ALVES: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 5, 2009.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. "Kevin ALVES: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 9, 2008.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. "Competition Results: Kevin ALVES". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
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