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Hi Fernandez Fans! I'm compiling Javi's profile for the OP of this thread. Does anyone know of early videos of him from 2006 and earlier? I can't seem to find any. I'd like to add clips from his junior and novice days. Thanks in advance!
 
Hi Fernandez Fans! I'm compiling Javi's profile for the OP of this thread. Does anyone know of early videos of him from 2006 and earlier? I can't seem to find any. I'd like to add clips from his junior and novice days. Thanks in advance!

omg! that butt spin was hilarious, i remember from last year's worlds that he said he fell on spin but i didnt think it was literally butt spin haha:laugh:
btw Javier is one of the nominees of Icecnetwork's 2014-15 Person of the Year!! :cheer:
 
Couldn't find a single video of Javi before 2006, but I found these pics of him doing the honorary kick off today. The article says he was received warmly by the Real Madrid fans and by both teams. :dance:
 
Ohhh! :love:
This interview is so tender. Today is the Mother Day in Spain and Javi is talking with his mother about how tough things have been sometimes, as here in Spain we are very familiar and it's very sad when someone from your family has to move somewhere, as Javi did when he moved to New Jersey. They are also telling the typical things they usually say, for example Javi apparently always says "One second, mum!" when his mother ask something from him and she says it can be a second or several hours.:laugh2:
He also says that he wouldn't change his mother for anything and that if he was his father, he would have married her too.
The sweetest moment is when Javi's mother, Enriqueta, says there were many hard times and she cannot continue speaking. Javi tries to confort her saying "Well, but I come and visit you...you know that that (referring to moving abroad) was something I had to do, MUMMY!":cry::cry:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=44&v=VW5y2FUijzY
 
Ohhh! :love:
This interview is so tender. Today is the Mother Day in Spain and Javi is talking with his mother about how tough things have been sometimes, as here in Spain we are very familiar and it's very sad when someone from your family has to move somewhere, as Javi did when he moved to New Jersey. They are also telling the typical things they usually say, for example Javi apparently always says "One second, mum!" when his mother ask something from him and she says it can be a second or several hours.:laugh2:
He also says that he wouldn't change his mother for anything and that if he was his father, he would have married her too.
The sweetest moment is when Javi's mother, Enriqueta, says there were many hard times and she cannot continue speaking. Javi tries to confort her saying "Well, but I come and visit you...you know that that (referring to moving abroad) was something I had to do, MUMMY!":cry::cry:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=44&v=VW5y2FUijzY

It's so sweet! I added the video to the OP. Thanks for posting. :thumbsup:
 
Ohhh! :love:
This interview is so tender. Today is the Mother Day in Spain and Javi is talking with his mother about how tough things have been sometimes, as here in Spain we are very familiar and it's very sad when someone from your family has to move somewhere, as Javi did when he moved to New Jersey. They are also telling the typical things they usually say, for example Javi apparently always says "One second, mum!" when his mother ask something from him and she says it can be a second or several hours.:laugh2:
He also says that he wouldn't change his mother for anything and that if he was his father, he would have married her too.
The sweetest moment is when Javi's mother, Enriqueta, says there were many hard times and she cannot continue speaking. Javi tries to confort her saying "Well, but I come and visit you...you know that that (referring to moving abroad) was something I had to do, MUMMY!":cry::cry:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=44&v=VW5y2FUijzY

Thank you for sharing this tender (exactly the right word to describe it) and touching video of Javier and his mother. Love the loving kisses (smacks) Javier gives his mother near the end. :love: World champion he may be and living independently since his midteens, it is obvious however that to Enriqueta that he will forever remain her child, her baby.
 
Some points from the interview posted by gallavich. Nothing new, but Javier is quite charming as he talks:

The interviewer and Javier listen to TV commentary of his FP and she asks him about Paloma del Rio (Spanish TV commentator), “the voice of figure skating in Spain”. Javier agrees, and says he thought of her as a “mythical being” before knowing her.

Javier is asked how many points he got for his FP at Worlds, and he candidly admits he doesn't remember. For a moment he contemplated retiring, but now he's focused on new goals: Worlds, Euros, and, above all, 2018 Olympics. Furthermore GP Final will be in Barcelona again. He'd like to keep his titles.

He's asked about leaving Spain at age 17 and he answers that his dream was to become a top-tier skater, but he didn't know if he would make it, but he had to go away in order to try. The interviewer recalls how Javi was the first Spanish skater to go to the Olympics in 2010, and says that he has no competition in Spain, Javier says that in fact there are other skaters competing with him since his beginnings, and that they mustn't be forgot [Javier is very classy here- my remark], but of course Spain is very different from Japan in that respect, because Japanese Nationals feel like Worlds.

They talk about his beginnings, saying that his sister watched figure skating on TV and wanted to try, and after a while Javier followed her, because he thought it was fun. He remembers that he was a bit lazy at the start of the lesson, but at the end he never wanted to get out

Figure skating is special because moving on the ice allows you to do things that you can't do on the floor. The interviewer is impressed that Javier never gets dizzy while jumping or spinning, he says that it comes with training.

Before moving from Madrid at age 17, Javier trained only 2 hours a day. Moving to the US was difficult, he felt lonely, luckily he lived with a Spanish coach who helped him in the beginning. Javier didn't have much money and he couldn't speak English, but in a few months he learned how to live there, how to pay bills and stuff.

He chooses his programs with his coach and his coreographer. The interviewer likes his galas, and she always looks for new ones on youtube. They go on about how a figure skater needs to be an actor, a dancer, a jumper all in one.

They talk about Orser, how he is a father figure not only to Javier but also to his other skaters.
As for his friendly rivalry with Hanyu, the interviewer says “it's as if Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were best friends” and Javier replies “who knows? Maybe they are”.

Javier has had his share of “figure skating is for girls” remarks, but he used to reply with “smarter remarks”. The interviewer bets that now everybody is boasting about having been friends with him at school.

After ending his career Javier would like to be a coach, but it's only an idea for now. The interviewer suggests creating a FS section of Real Madrid – Javier is a Real Madrid supporter, he once faked an injury in order to skip training and watch a match.
 
Oh Javi... :laugh:

Well, he better not be skipping training these days. :p (And I don't think he will. He trained his butt off after Europeans and it paid of big time at Worlds. I hope we'll see more of that focused Javi from now on.)
 
Which GPs will Javi choose?

As a guess or an actual fact? Because I haven't seen any interview of him addressing the matter :shrug:
As a guess, I have a hunch it could be SC and TEB, but who knows. TEB is not that far from Spain, and train-wise, remaining in Canada (as it would happen if he chose SC) would be the smartest thing to do, specially since he now seems pretty motivated to aim for the top of the podium.
 
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