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Javier Fernandez
Fernandez in 2011.
Full nameJavier Fernández López
Born (1991-04-15) April 15, 1991 (age 33)
Madrid
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
Country Spain
CoachBrian Orser
Skating clubSad Majadahonda
Began skating1998
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men’s Figure skating
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Zagreb Men's singles
Grand Prix Final
Bronze medal – third place 2011–2012 Quebec Men's singles

Template:Spanish name 2 Javier Fernández López (born April 15, 1991 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish figure skater. He is the 2013 European champion, 2011 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, 2012 Skate Canada champion, a three-time Spanish national champion, and represented Spain at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He is the first skater from Spain to win the European Championships, to medal at the Grand Prix Final and medal on the Grand Prix series.[6]

Career

Early career

Fernández started skating at the age of six, after his older sister began taking lessons.[7] For a while, he also played soccer, tennis, and ice hockey, but dropped the other sports to focus on skating at age eight.[8] Fernández initially skated at a small rink in the San Martín district before switching a year later to a rink in Majadahonda.[8] He landed his first triple jump at the age of 12.[7] When Fernández was 17, Russian coach Nikolai Morozov offered to work with him in the United States; Fernández quickly agreed and relocated to Hackensack, New Jersey.[8][9]

Fernández began skating in senior events in the 2006–07 season, but failed to qualify for the long program at the European Championships and the World Championships in his debut season. He had a breakthrough year in 2008–09, finishing 11th at the 2009 Europeans and qualifying a spot for Spain for the Olympics with a 19th place showing at the 2009 Worlds – he was the first Spanish men's skater to qualify for the Olympics since 1956. [7]

2009–2010 season

Fernandez at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

In 2009–10, Fernández received his first senior Grand Prix assignment – he finished 11th at the 2009 Trophée Eric Bompard. He was 8th at the 2010 European Championships, earning two spots for Spain in the following year's event. Fernández placed 14th in his first Olympics. He was the first man to compete for Spain in Olympic figure skating in half a century – since the 1956 Olympics when Dario Villalba competed.[10]

Fernández set a new personal best score on his way to a 12th place finish at the 2010 Worlds. He added the quadruple toe loop to his jump repertoire in the 2009–10 season.

2010–2011 season

Morozov had moved back to Russia so Fernández trained with him in Moscow and also Daugavpils in neighboring Latvia. His assigned events for the 2010-11 ISU Grand Prix season were the 2010 Skate Canada International and the 2010 Cup of Russia.[11] He placed fifth at the 2010 Skate Canada and ninth at the Cup of Russia. At the 2011 Spanish Championships, Fernández cut his hand during the warm-up. He received medical attention for 20 minutes and had no time to warm up again.[12] He was unable to defend his title, placing second behind Javier Raya. Since Spain had two men's slots for the 2011 Europeans due to Fernández's top ten finish the previous year, both skaters were sent to the event. At the Europeans, Fernández fell twice in the short program, leaving him in eleventh place, but was able to move up to ninth after the free skate and once again earned Spain two spots for the next Europeans. At the 2011 World Championships, Fernández landed two different quads (toe loop and salchow) in the long program. He earned his first top-ten finish at the event, giving Spain two spots for the 2012 Worlds men's event.[13]

In June 2011, Fernández confirmed that he was no longer working with Morozov and would temporarily train in Canada with Brian Orser, citing Morozov's focus on Florent Amodio.[12] He said adding a quad to his short program and improving his basic skating were some of his goals for the 2011–2012 season.[12]

2011–2012 season

Fernández finished 4th at his first competition of the season, the 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy. At an interview conducted at the event, he said that he would continue to train in Canada, with David Wilson and Jeffrey Buttle as his choreographers.[14] Fernández and Orser said they were working on saving energy and improving spins, transitions and skating skills.[15]

His assigned events for the 2011–12 Grand Prix season were Skate Canada and Cup of Russia. At Skate Canada, Fernández executed the only clean quadruple jump in the short program to take the lead over Daisuke Takahashi and Patrick Chan.[16] He placed second in the free skate and won the silver medal overall, exceeding his combined total personal best by over 30 points. He became the first Spanish skater to win a Grand Prix medal.[6] At the Cup of Russia, he finished fourth in the short program and first in the free skate to finish second overall, with an overall total of 241.63 points, only 0.03 behind gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan.[17] Fernández became the first Spanish skater to ever qualify for the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final when he qualified for the 2011–2012 event. In Quebec City, he was third in the short program and fourth in the long to win the bronze medal, and in so doing, became the first Spaniard to medal at a Grand Prix Final.[18][19][20] Fernandez reclaimed his national title, winning by over 80 points.[21]

The remainder of the season proved less successful for Fernandez. Although considered a medal favorite at the 2012 Europeans, he finished 6th.[22] At the 2012 World Championships, Fernandez placed 5th in the short program but dropped to 9th overall after the free skate.[23]

2012–2013 season

Fernández started his season at the 2012 Finlandia Trophy[24] where he picked up the bronze medal. His first Grand Prix event was the 2012 Skate Canada. He won the gold medal, beating defending Skate Canada and World champion Patrick Chan. Fernández became the first Spaniard to win a gold medal in the Grand Prix series. He placed 4th at the 2012 NHK Trophy but qualified for the 2012–2013 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. He finished 4th overall at the final after winning the free program with a quadruple salchow-triple toe loop jump combination, quadruple salchow, and quadruple toe loop.[25] He became the second European to execute three quads in one program – the first being Brian Joubert who landed quadruple toe loop-double toe loop jump combination, quadruple toe loop, and quadruple salchow at the 2006 Cup of Russia[26] – and the first European to do so with a quad-triple combination.

In December 2012, Fernández won his third national title.[27] In January 2013, he placed second in the short program and first in the free skate at the 2013 European Championships. He won the gold medal and became the first Spanish skater to win a European title, he posted a new personal best overall score of 274.87 points.

Personal life

Fernández's elder sister, Laura, is an ice dancer and has represented Spain internationally as a singles skater.[7]

He is a fan of the Real Madrid football club.[28] He is currently in a relationship with Canadian ice dancer Cortney Mansour.[27] Fernández intends to become a coach after his competitive skating career ends.[14]

Programs

Fernández at the 2010 World Championships.
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2012–2013
[29][24]
2011–2012
[30]
2010–2011
[10]
2009–2010
[31][32]
  • The Mexican
2008–2009
[33][34]
  • Romeo and Juliet
    (soundtrack)
2007–2008
[35]
2006–2007
[36]

Competitive highlights

Results[37]
International
Event 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13
Olympics 14th
Worlds 35th 30th 19th 12th 10th 9th
Europeans 28th 17th 11th 8th 9th 6th 1st
Grand Prix Final 3rd 4th
GP Bompard 11th
GP NHK Trophy 4th
GP Rostelecom 9th 2nd
GP Skate Canada 5th 2nd 1st
Finlandia 3rd
Nebelhorn 4th
Coupe de Nice 3rd 5th
Golden Spin 13th
NRW Trophy 3rd
Merano Cup 1st
International: Junior
Junior Worlds 13th
JGP Estonia 9th
JGP Great Britain 11th
JGP Mexico 6th
JGP Netherlands 23rd
JGP Spain 4th
Gardena 5th J.
EYOF 4th J.
National
Spanish Champ. 1st J. 1st J. 1st J. 1st 2nd 1st 1st
Levels: N. = Novice; J. = Junior
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; TBD = Assigned

2003–2006

Results[37]
International
Event 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006
Merano Cup 3rd N.
Triglav Trophy 4th N.
National
Spanish Champ. 2nd
N. = Novice level

References

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  16. ^ Smith, Beverley (October 28, 2011). "World champions tumble at Skate Canada". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  17. ^ Rutherford, Lynn (November 26, 2011). "Hanyu sneaks past Fernandez by a whisker". Ice Network. Retrieved December 19, 2011.
  18. ^ Flade, Tatjana (December 10, 2011). "Chan leads men at Grand Prix Final". Golden Skate. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  19. ^ Flade, Tatjana (December 11, 2011). "Chan repeats as Grand Prix Final Champion". Golden Skate. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  20. ^ Cernuda, Olalla (12 December 2011). "El patinador Javier Fernández consigue una historica medalla de bronce en la final del Grand Prix". ABC.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 January 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ "European tour: National championships roundup". Icenetwork. December 19, 2011.
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  23. ^ Kondakova, Anna (March 31, 2012). "Chan wins second consecutive World title". Golden Skate.
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  26. ^ "2006 Cup of Russia - Bosco Sport: MEN FREE SKATING JUDGES DETAILS PER SKATER" (PDF). International Skating Union.
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