Javier Fernandez opens his figure skating academy in Madrid

[Sylvia]

Spain's Javier Fernandez opens Madrid figure skating academy

Find out about the Olympic bronze medallist and two-time world champion's plans to take his sport around his native country.

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Two-time world champion Javier Fernández has launched a new figure skating academy in his native Spain.
The PyeongChang 2018 Olympic bronze medallist said on social media he was "unbelievably happy" that his academy was "finally a reality".
Fernández, who also won a record-tying seven European championships during his career, will begin his coaching sessions next month.
The JF Academy opens on 6 December at Madrid's Palacio de Hielo (Ice Palace) with the first sessions running until 8 December.

Current info is posted on his official website: https://www.javierfernandezskater.com/academy/

 

[AxelAnnie]

Good for Javier. I just adore him.

Slightly different note. Why is everyone opening up? It implies they had been keeping a secret.

 

[Marco]

Congrats! One Yuna Kim can inspire tens of thousands of little Korean girls to take up skating, and many of them are already up and coming. I am sure he can achieve the same for the Spanish skating scene.

 

[briancoogaert]

Good news !!!

His rink is opened ? I'm going to take the plane to Madrid ! LOL

 

[Sylvia]

Video interview with Javi on the ice in Spain:

Figure skating: Javier Fernandez on coaching and his new academy

Two years after his retirement, two-time world champion Fernandez wants to raise the level of figure skating in Spain through his new JF Academy.

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