Kevin Alves

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Kevin Alves
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Alves at the 2010 Junior World Championships
Full nameKevin Alves
Born (1991-10-19) October 19, 1991 (age 32)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hometown Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
CountryFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (2007–2012)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (until 2007)

Kevin Alves (born October 19, 1991) is a Canadian-Brazilian actor and former figure skater. 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).

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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]

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] He portrayed Javi in Netflix series Locke & Key . [4] Alves also has a starring role as Travis in the Showtime drama series Yellowjackets .

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.

Programs

Season Short program Free skating
2010–2012
[2] [5]
Fosse medleyCarmen
by Georges Bizet
2009–2010
[6]
Samba Hop
by Hernani Raposo
Carmen
by Georges Bizet
2008–2009
[7]
Samba Hop
by Hernani Raposo
Spider-Man 2
by Danny Elfman
2007–2008
[8]
Carmen
by Georges Bizet
Spider-Man 2
by Danny Elfman

Competitive highlights

Results for Brazil

International [9]
Event07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12
World Champ. 37th27thWD
Four Continents Champ. 19th16th17th23rd
Nebelhorn Trophy 23rdWD
Winter Universiade 19th
International: Junior [9]
World Junior Champ. 36th19th
JGP Germany 22nd
JGP France 20th
JGP South Africa 10th
JGP United States 14th
JGP = Junior Grand Prix; WD = Withdrew

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