Mark Fernandez

Mark Fernandez (born July 13, 1988) is a Canadian former pair skater. With partner Amanda Velenosi, he is the 2007 Canadian national junior silver medalist and placed as high as 6th at the World Junior Championships (2007).

For the Filipino actor, see Mark Anthony Fernandez.
Mark Fernandez
Velenosi and Fernandez in 2008.
Full nameMark Fernandez
Born (1988-07-13) July 13, 1988
Montreal, Quebec
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Figure skating career
CountryCanada
Skating clubCPA Rosemont
Began skating1993
Retired2009

Career

Fernandez's first pairs partner was Kristen Lambrinakos-Raymond, with whom he competed in juvenile and pre-novice pairs on the national level.[1]

From 2003 through 2006, Fernandez competed with Jennifer Thibodeau, with whom he was the 2006 Canadian novice national champion. He also competed as a single skater on the novice and junior levels.

Fernandez teamed up with Amanda Velenosi in 2006.[1] They won a bronze medal on the 2006 ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit in Oslo, Norway. The pair won silver on the junior level at the 2007 Canadian Championships and were assigned to the 2007 World Junior Championships where they placed 6th.

In the 2007–08 season, Velenosi / Fernandez won silver at their JGP event in Tallinn, Estonia and placed 5th in Sheffield. The pair qualified for the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final where they initially placed 5th. They later moved up a spot to fourth as a result of the retroactive disqualification of gold medalists Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov due to a positive doping sample from Larionov. Velenosi / Fernandez placed 10th on the senior level at the 2008 Canadian Championships. The pair finished 9th at the 2008 World Junior Championships.

In 2008–09, Velenosi / Fernandez placed 5th and 9th in their two JGP events. They were also assigned to one senior Grand Prix event, the 2008 Cup of Russia, where they finished 7th. The pair ended their career after placing 10th at the 2009 Canadian Championships.

Programs

(with Velenosi)

Season Short program Free skating
2008–2009
[2]
  • Concerto En Fa
    by Alain Lefevre
2007–2008
[3]
  • Concerto En Fa
    by Alain Lefevre
2006–2007
[4]
  • Malaguena
    by Ernesto Lecuona

Results

With Velenosi
Results[5]
International
Event 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009
GP Cup of Russia7th
International: Junior
World Junior Championships6th9th
JGP Final4th
JGP Chinese Taipei6th
JGP Czech Republic5th
JGP Estonia2nd
JGP Great Britain5th10th
JGP Norway3rd
National
Canadian Championships2nd J.10th10th
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix; J. = Junior level

With Thibodeau
National
Event 2004–2005 2005–2006
Canadian Championships4th N.1st N.
N. = Novice level

References
  1. Mittan, Barry (July 19, 2007). "Quebec Skaters Off to Good Start". GoldenSkate.
  2. "Amanda VELENOSI / Mark FERNANDEZ: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011.
  3. "Amanda VELENOSI / Mark FERNANDEZ: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on June 25, 2008.
  4. "Amanda VELENOSI / Mark FERNANDEZ: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 30, 2007.
  5. "Competition Results: Amanda VELENOSI / Mark FERNANDEZ". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012.
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