Christopher Berneck
German figure skater
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::summary German figure skater ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox figure skater"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Christopher Berneck |
| image | 2007 JGP USA Berneck01.jpg |
| caption | Berneck at 2007 Junior Grand Prix at Lake Placid |
| country | Germany |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Bad Säckingen, Germany |
| hometown | Görwihl, Germany |
| height | |
| coach | Doug Leigh, Robert Tebby, Lee Barkell, Priscilla Hill, Ronnie Biancosino |
| skating club | SC Berlin |
| TUS Eissport-Stuttgart | |
| SC Riessersee | |
| EHC Herrischried | |
| beganskating | 1998 |
| retired | 2016 |
| :: |
|name= Christopher Berneck |image= 2007 JGP USA Berneck01.jpg |caption= Berneck at 2007 Junior Grand Prix at Lake Placid |country= Germany |fullname= |birth_date= |birth_place= Bad Säckingen, Germany |hometown= Görwihl, Germany |height= |coach= Doug Leigh, Robert Tebby, Lee Barkell, Priscilla Hill, Ronnie Biancosino |skating club= SC Berlin TUS Eissport-Stuttgart SC Riessersee EHC Herrischried |beganskating= 1998 |retired= 2016
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
Berneck was born on 10 July 1992 in Bad Säckingen, Germany. In 2015, he began studying fashion communication at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Career
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
::data[format=table] | Season | Short program | Free skating | 2011–2012 | 2010–2011 | 2007–2008 | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::
Competitive highlights
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| International | Event | 05–06 | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | International: Junior | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| JGP Australia | 9th | ||||||||||||
| JGP Austria | 15th | ||||||||||||
| JGP Croatia | 8th | ||||||||||||
| JGP USA | 7th | ||||||||||||
| Warsaw Cup | 6th J | ||||||||||||
| German Champ. | 7th J | 6th J | 3rd J | 7th J | 3rd J | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 3rd | ||||
| :: |
References
References
- "Competition Results: Christopher BERNECK". International Skating Union.
- "Christopher BERNECK: 2007/2008". International Skating Union.
- "Christopher BERNECK: 2010/2011". International Skating Union.
- "Christopher BERNECK: 2011/2012". International Skating Union.
- Meler, Bryan. (22 March 2017). "Christopher Berneck is figure skating past his cancer diagnosis". [[Ryerson University]]'s The Eyeopener.
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