- Tomáš Verner
Infobox Figure skater
title= Tomáš Verner
caption= Verner in 2007
fullname= Tomáš Verner
altname=
country= CZE
formercountry=
dateofbirth= birth date and age|1986|6|3
birthplace=Pisek ,Czeckoslovakia
hometown=Borovany
residence=Prague ,Czech Republic
Oberstdorf ,Germany
height= convert|180|cm|ftin|abbr=on
coach=Vlasta Koprivova ,
Michael Huth
formercoach=Iveta Bidarova
choreographer=Rostislav Sinitsyn ,
Lori Nichol
formerchoreographer=
skating club= BK Ceske Budejovice
retired=
combined total= 232.67
combined date= 2008 Europeans
SP score= 79.87
SP date= 2008 Worlds
FS score= 155.80
FS date= 2007 WorldsAudio|Cs-Tomas_Verner.ogg|Tomáš Verner (IPA2|ˈtomaːʃ ˈvɛrnɛr) (born
June 3 ,1986 inPísek ) is a Czech figure skater. He is a five-time Czech national champion and 2008 European Champion. He is ranked 2nd in the world as of June 2008. [ [http://www.isufs.org/ws/wsmen.htm ISU World Rankings - Men] accessed June 4, 2008]Career
Verner started skating at the age of five and moved from his hometown to Prague for further training at the age of twelve. [ [http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080321&content_id=46252&vkey=ice_news Icenetwork Q&A with 2008 European champion Tomas Verner] accessed June 4, 2008] He won his first national title in the 2001-2 season, and later that year represented the Czech Republic at the European Championships, where he finished 14th, and at the World Championships, where he failed to qualify for the free skate. Over the next four years, Verner finished as high as 10th place at Europeans and 13th at Worlds.
In 2007, Verner improved dramatically upon his previous results. At the European Championships in Warsaw, he led after the short program before finishing 2nd behind
Brian Joubert , making him the first Czech male to medal at the European Championships since 1992. At the 2007 World Championships in Japan, he placed fourth overall.In 2008, Verner became the first Czech male to win Europeans since
Petr Barna 's victory forCzechoslovakia in 1992. He was fourth after the short program at the 2008 World Championships but finished 15th after popping several jumps in his long program. [ [http://www.isu.org/vsite/vcontent/content/news/0,10869,4844-131973-133281-18886-283685-news-item,00.html ISU Summary of Worlds 2008] Accessed June 4, 2008]Personal life
Verner splits his time between Prague, where he also attends university, and Oberstdorf. Verner's older brother Miroslav used to compete internationally in junior pairs.
Programs
* WD = Withdrew
References
External links
* [http://www.tomasverner.com Official Site]
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