Javier Fernández (figure skater)

BirthApril 151991

Javier Fernández (figure skater)

Javier Fernández López, Spanish figure skater

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Monday, April 15 199135 years ago
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20th century · 1990s
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Javier Fernández (figure skater)

At a glance

Born 1991-04-15.

Known as: figure skater. Citizenship: Spain.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Personal life Javier Fernández López was born on 15 April 1991 in Madrid . [ 1 ] He is the younger of two children born to Enriqueta, a mail carrier, and Antonio, an army mechanic. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Their father stated, "Between the two children we were spending €450 a month when my earnings were less than €1,500". When Javier went to the United States to train, Antonio took a second job repairing helicopters to cover the expenses. [ 2 ] His older sister, Laura,

Javier Fernández López is a Spanish former figure skater. He is the 2018 Olympic bronze medalist, a two-time World champion, a two-time World bronze medalist, a seven-time European champion (2013–2019), a two-time Grand Prix Final silver medalist, and an eight-time Spanish national champion.

Path and career

Awards / honours: Gold Medal of Madrid, Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit, and Grand Cross of the Order of the Second of May.

Professional skating career Show skating career At the end of 2018, a few months prior to his official retirement from competitive skating in January 2019, Fernández had already produced his first ice show Revolution On Ice that toured through Spain with performances in front of sell-out crowds. [ 1 ] The production featured live music, guest artists and a range of skating stars from around the world such as Yuna Kim , Yuka Sato , Kurt Browning , Evgeni Plushenko and Jeffrey Buttle . [ 1 ] [

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April 15 1991 — 35 years ago, on a Monday.

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