Tomáš Verner

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**Tomáš Verner**

Verner in 2007
Personal Info
Country:	Czech Republic
Date of birth:	June 3, 1986 (1986-06-03) (age 22)
Residence:	Prague, Czech Republic Oberstdorf, Germany
Height:	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Coach:	Vlasta Kopřivová, Michael Huth
Choreographer:	Rostislav Sinitsyn, Lori Nichol
Skating Club:	BK České Budějovice
ISU Personal Best Scores
Short + Free Total:	232.67	2008 Europeans
Short Program:	79.03	2008 Europeans
Free Skate:	155.80	2007 Worlds

Most Recent Results :
Event	Points	Finish	Year
World Championships	191.94	15th	2008
European Championships	232.67	1st	2008

Tomáš Verner (help·info) (IPA: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈvɛrnɛr]) (born June 3, 1986 in Písek) 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.^[1]

1 Career
2 Personal Life
3 Competitive highlights
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Career

Verner started skating at the age of five and moved from his hometown to Prague for further training at the age of twelve.^[2] 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 for Czechoslovakia 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.^[3]

[edit] 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.

[edit] Competitive highlights

Event	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
Winter Olympic Games						18th
World Championships		26th	22nd	19th	16th QR	13th	4th	15th
European Championships		14th	WD	10th		10th	2nd	1st
World Junior Championships	17th			14th
Czech Championships	2nd	1st	1st	1st		1st	1st	1st
NHK Trophy								2nd
Trophee Eric Bompard								6th
Skate Canada International							5th
Cup of Russia							4th
Nebelhorn Trophy						3rd	1st	3rd
Finlandia Trophy					6th			1st
Karl Schäfer Memorial			11th			1st	2nd
Ondrej Nepela Memorial						3rd
Bofrost Cup				6th
ISU Junior Grand Prix Final			7th	6th
Junior Grand Prix, Bulgaria				2nd
Junior Grand Prix, Czech Republic				1st
Junior Grand Prix, Italy			5th
Junior Grand Prix, Germany			2nd