- Michal Březina
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Michal Březina 
Březina at the 2009 Junior World Championships.Personal information Full name Michal Březina Country represented 
Czech RepublicBorn 30 March 1990
BrnoHeight 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Coach Petr Starec
Karol Divín
Karel FajfrFormer coach Alena Knothová Choreographer Pasquale Camerlengo
Frank DehneFormer choreographer Hana Charvátová Skating club TJ Stadion Brno Current training locations Brno, Oberstdorf, Andalo Began skating 1997 World standing 6 (As of 16 June 2011[update])[1] Season's bests 6 (2010–2011)[2]
9 (2009–2010)[3]
23 (2008–2009)[4]ISU personal best scores Combined total 236.06
2010 WorldsShort program 81.75
2010 WorldsFree skate 154.31
2010 WorldsMedal recordCompetitor for the Czech RepublicMen's Figure Skating World Junior Championships Silver 2009 Sofia Men's singles Michal Březina (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmɪxal ˈbr̝ɛzɪna]; born 30 March 1990 in Brno, Czech Republic) is a Czech figure skater. He is the 2011 Skate America champion, the 2009 World Junior silver medalist, and the 2010 Czech national champion.
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Career
Březina at the 2009 Skate Canada
Although his father is a former figure skater, Březina was initially interested in playing hockey following the 1998 Olympics. His father advised him to learn to skate first, and after a few months, Březina dropped hockey to focus on figure skating.[5]
Březina first landed a triple Salchow at the age of 12, and a triple Axel at 15.[5] In practice, he has worked on a quad toe loop and quad Salchow.[5] He trains in his hometown of Brno with coach Petr Starec and also in Oberstdorf, Germany with Karel Fajfr.[6][7][8]
Březina won the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy over compatriot and reigning champion, Tomáš Verner. Two weeks later, he won his first Junior Grand Prix medal, a silver, in Chemnitz. Březina placed 16th at his first European Championships. He missed training time because of a broken wrist, but was able to compete at the World Junior Championships, where he was 5th.[9]
In the 2008-09 season, Březina won both his junior Grand Prix events, but was forced to miss the Junior Grand Prix Final and the Czech national championships due to a knee injury that required surgery. He returned in time for the 2009 Europeans, where he finished 10th, and then set a new personal best at the 2009 Junior Worlds, finishing second behind Adam Rippon.
In 2009-10, Březina debuted on the senior Grand Prix circuit, finishing fourth at the 2009 Skate Canada International. He won the bronze medal at 2009 NHK Trophy, and defeated Tomáš Verner to win the Czech Championship. He finished 4th at the 2010 European Championships.[10] At the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver he came in 10th. Competing at his first senior World Championships, he earned a fourth place finish with a new personal best score of 236.06.
During the 2010-11 Grand Prix season, Březina was forced to withdraw from the 2010 Cup of China after undergoing surgery for a varicose vein in his abdomen.[11] He later withdrew from the 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard as well. He took silver behind Verner at the Czech Championships. At the 2011 European Championships, Březina placed second in the short program but dropped to 8th overall following the free skate. At the 2011 World Championships, he successfully landed two quads, a Salchow and a toe loop, in the long program – his first quads landed in competition – but fell on two jumps toward the end of the program. He finished fourth at the event for the second straight year.[12][13]
Březina experienced some boot problems during the off-season.[8] He began the 2011–2012 season at 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy where he won the silver medal. Skaters who had placed in the top six at the 2011 Worlds were given a newly introduced option of competing at three Grand Prix events.[14] Březina elected to do so, and was assigned to 2011 Skate America, 2011 Trophée Eric Bompard, and 2011 Cup of Russia.[8] At Skate America, he won the short program by 8.39 points and placed third in the free skate to win the gold medal overall.
Personal life
Březina intends to study sports at university and to eventually become a skating coach.[5] He is dating ice dancer Allison Reed.[15] His younger sister Eliska Březinova is also a competitive skater in singles skating.[16]
Programs
Březina at the 2009 Skate CanadaSeason Short program Free skate Exhibition 2011–2012 Japanese Kodo Drums
choreographed by Pasquale CamerlengoThe Untouchables
by Ennio Morricone
choreo. by Pasquale Camerlengo[8]All That You Are
by Goo Goo Dolls2010–2011 Japanese Kodo Drums
choreographed by Pasquale Camerlengo[6]An American in Paris
by George GershwinFeeling Good
by Michael Bublé2009–2010 Puttin' On the Ritz
by Irving BerlinAn American in Paris
by George GershwinFeeling Good
by Michael Bublé2008–2009 Sing, Sing, Sing
by Louis PrimaLatin Dance Selections
by Safri DuoSingin' in the Rain
by Nacio Herb Brown
performed by Arthur FreedCompetitive highlights
Event 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 Winter Olympic Games 10th World Championships 4th 4th European Championships 16th 10th 4th 8th World Junior Championships 16th 5th 2nd Czech Championships 1st J. 1st J. 1st J. 2nd 1st 2nd Rostelecom Cup TBD Skate America 1st Cup of China WD Trophée Eric Bompard WD TBD Skate Canada International 4th NHK Trophy 3rd Nebelhorn Trophy 1st 2nd 3rd 7th 2nd Finlandia Trophy 4th Bavarian Open 1st Karl Schäfer Memorial WD Golden Spin of Zagreb 5th 2nd Japan Open 5th* Junior Grand Prix Final WD Junior Grand Prix, Italy 1st Junior Grand Prix, France 1st Junior Grand Prix, Germany 2nd Junior Grand Prix, Austria 7th Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic 16th Junior Grand Prix, Netherlands 5th Junior Grand Prix, Hungary 12th Gardena Spring Trophy 3rd J. 2nd J. European Youth Olympic Days 7th J. Grand Prize SNP 1st - *Brezina placed 5th in the mens event; Team Europe placed 3rd overall.
- J = Junior level, WD= Withdraw
References
- ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Men". International Skating Union. June 16, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsmen.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Men". International Skating Union. April 28, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtsmto.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Men". International Skating Union. March 25, 2010. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2009-10/sbtsmto.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System – Season Bests Total Scores 2008/2009 : Men". International Skating Union. April 18, 2009. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2008-09/sbtsmto.htm. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Mittan, Barry (July 6, 2008). "Brezina Challenges Czech's Verner". GoldenSkate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2008/070608.shtml. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
- ^ a b Flade, Tatjana (August 22, 2010). "Realistic ambitions". GoldenSkate.com. http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2010/082210.shtml. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ^ Luchianov, Vladislav (July 5, 2011). "Big things on the horizon for Brezina". Icenetwork. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110705&content_id=21432016&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Flade, Tatjana (September 14, 2011). "Michal Březina on the Edge of Success". IFS Magazine. http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/607-michal-b-ezina-on-the-edge-of-success. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
- ^ "Interview with Michal Brezina, Oberstdorf, July 2008". figureskating-online. July 20, 2008. http://www.figureskating-online.com/michal-brezina.html. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ Bőd, Titanilla (2010). "Michal Březina: "Practice is like competition for me"". AbsoluteSkating.com. http://absoluteskating.com/interviews/2010brezina.html. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
- ^ Sarah S., Brannen; Meekins, Drew (26 October 2010). "The Inside Edge with Sarah and Drew: Brezina, Bates and regattas". Icenetwork.com. http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101026&content_id=15849272&vkey=ice_news. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ Chan the man, devastation for Daisuke
- ^ Chan takes World title with record score
- ^ ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series 2011/2012
- ^ Kany, Klaus-Reinhold (July 13, 2011). "European News: Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy and More: Summer Updates". IFS Magazine. http://www.ifsmagazine.com/articles/582-european-news-aliona-savchenko-and-robin-szolkowy-and-more. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ "Biography: Eliska BREZINOVA". July 13, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00012118.htm. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
External links
Categories:- 1990 births
- Czech male single skaters
- Living people
- People from Brno
- Figure skaters at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Olympic figure skaters of the Czech Republic
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