Steven Cousins

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Steven Cousins (born May 24, 1972 in Chester, England) is a British figure skater. He is the eight-time British national champion, the first Briton to land a triple axel in competition (at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway), and the youngest skater to win the British National Championships. He competed in eight World Figure Skating Championships and three Winter Olympics. His highest Olympic placement was a sixth place finish at the 1998 Nagano Olympics.

He trained in the United Kingdom and the United States for many years before settling in to live and train in Barrie, Ontario, Canada at the Mariposa School of Skating in 1993. He was coached by Doug Leigh. He retired from eligible competition in 1998, but he continues to skate professionally, having toured with Stars on Ice until 2007. He also works as a choreographer.

In June 2003, Steven married Canadian ice dancer Kristina Lenko, but the couple formally separated in the summer of 2006 and subsequently divorced.

On October 6, 2007, Cousins became a father when Elena Berezhnaya gave birth to their son, Trysten Cousins.