Christopher Berneck

Christopher Berneck
Berneck at 2007 Junior Grand Prix at Lake Placid
Born (1992-07-10) 10 July 1992 (age 32)
Bad Säckingen, Germany
HometownGörwihl, Germany
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Figure skating career
CountryGermany
CoachDoug Leigh, Robert Tebby, Lee Barkell, Priscilla Hill, Ronnie Biancosino
Skating clubSC Berlin
TUS Eissport-Stuttgart
SC Riessersee
EHC Herrischried
Began skating1998
Retired2016

Christopher Berneck (born 10 July 1992) is a German figure skater. He won four senior international medals and became a two-time German national bronze medalist (2011, 2015).

Personal life

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Berneck was born on 10 July 1992 in Bad Säckingen, Germany.[1] In 2015, he began studying fashion communication at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2]

Career

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Berneck started skating in 1998 at the ice rink in Herrischried, Black Forest, Germany. He initially competed for EHC Herrischried. In 1999, he and his family moved to Garmisch-Partenkirchen where he trained with Wolfgang Danne and Harold Williams. He represented SC Riessersee. During his time in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Berneck competed in European Criterium events and won the 2001–02 cubs boys overall category, winning all three events he competed in, including the Hellmut Seibt Memorial, where U.S. skater Keegan Messing placed third in the same category.

In 2001, Berneck returned to his home town, Görwihl, and trained at the Stuttgart training center, competing for the TUS Eissport-Stuttgart, before moving to Berlin in 2003. He trained under Romy Oesterreich at the Sportforum Hohenschoenhausen until 2007, when the family moved to Wilmington, Delaware, United States. In June 2011, Berneck and his family moved to Barrie, Ontario, Canada. He then trained at the Mariposa International Training Center with Robert Tebby, Doug Leigh, Tugba Karademir, Steven Cousins, Lee Barkell and other coaches.

Programs

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Season Short program Free skating
2011–2012
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2010–2011
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  • El Tango de Roxanne
    (from Moulin Rouge!)
  • Tango de los Exilados
    by Walter Taieb and Vanessa-Mae
2007–2008
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Results

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CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[5]
Event 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15
CS Autumn Classic 10th
CS Golden Spin 12th
Bavarian Open 3rd 7th
Cup of Nice 11th
Merano Cup 3rd 3rd
Nepela Trophy 7th
NRW Trophy 8th
Seibt Memorial 3rd
U.S. Classic 12th
International: Junior[5]
JGP Australia 9th
JGP Austria 15th
JGP Croatia 8th
JGP USA 7th
Warsaw Cup 6th J
National[5]
German Champ. 7th J 6th J 3rd J 7th J 3rd J 3rd 5th 4th 3rd
J = Junior

References

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  1. ^ a b "Christopher BERNECK: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Meler, Bryan (22 March 2017). "Christopher Berneck is figure skating past his cancer diagnosis". Ryerson University's The Eyeopener.
  3. ^ "Christopher BERNECK: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Christopher BERNECK: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Christopher BERNECK". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
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