Sunny Spain to Ice Man: Javier Fernandez the figure skating Spaniard

The sun beats down hard on the Madrid street and it’s hot. The ice
here is normally in drinks to cool down. The Spanish capital
doesn’t seem like a natural first choice for Winter Olympians. That
was until Javier Fernandez slowly worked his way to becoming one of
the world’s leading figure skaters. He is a two-time world champion
and took home a bronze medal from PyeongChang 2018. As a young man,
once he reached a certain level, he knew he had to leave his
country behind. He has trained with the legendary Brian Orser in
Toronto for eight years. As his illustrious career competing comes
to a close, he’s back and is looking to teach his skills to a new
generation of Spanish skaters. So what does he have planned? Does
he have any career regrets? And what does he make of double Olympic
champion and training partner Yuzuru Hanyu? SUBSCRIBE for the best
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