Tomáš Verner
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Verner in 2010
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| Country represented | Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||
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3 June 1986 Písek, Czechoslovakia |
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| Home town | Borovany | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach | Michael Huth, Robert Emerson, Vlasta Kopřivová, Iveta Bidařová | ||||||||||||||||||
| Former choreographer | Lori Nichol, Pasquale Camerlengo, Rostislav Sinicyn | ||||||||||||||||||
| Skating club | BK České Budějovice | ||||||||||||||||||
| Former training locations | Oberstdorf, Prague, Toronto, Detroit, New Jersey, Leppavirta | ||||||||||||||||||
| Began skating | 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Combined total | 232.99 2014 Winter Olympics |
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| Short program | 89.08 2014 Worlds |
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| Free skate | 156.21 2010 Cup of Russia |
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Tomáš Verner (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈvɛrnɛr]; born 3 June 1986) is a Czech figure skater. He is the 2008 European champion, a medalist at two other European Championships (2007 silver, 2011 bronze), and a ten-time (2002–2004, 2006–2008, 2011–2014) Czech national champion. He has won six senior Grand Prix medals, including the 2010 Cup of Russia title.
Tomáš Verner was born on 3 June 1986 in Písek, Czech Republic. He moved to the capital, Prague, when he was 12 years old. His father is a doctor. He has an older brother, Miroslav, who formerly competed internationally in junior pair skating, and a younger sister, Kateřina, who is a gymnast. He was in relationship for four years with figure skater Nathalie Péchalat.
Verner studied physical education and sports at Charles University in Prague, and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 2010. He then studied sports marketing and management at the University of Prague. He speaks Czech, German, and English and also knows some Russian.
Verner started skating at the age of five. He also did athletics and played football before choosing to focus on skating. At the age of 12, he moved from Písek, where he was born, to Prague where his talent was spotted by coach Vlasta Kopřivová.
He won his first national title in the 2001–02 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. He missed much of the 2004–05 season after he twisted his ankle and tore part of the muscle from the bone. He trained in Prague and also traveled regularly to Oberstdorf, Germany to train with Michael Huth. During summers, he would also spend a few weeks training in Leppävirta, Finland.
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