About Michal Březina
Michal Březina is a retired Czech figure skater. He is the 2013 European bronze medalist, 2011 Skate America champion, 2009 World Junior silver medalist and four-time Czech national champion. He also won the 2014-15 ISU Challenger Series. Michal represented the Czech Republic at the 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 Winter Olympics. Březina was initially interested in ice hockey after watching the 1998 Winter Olympics, but his father advised him to learn to skate first, and after a few months, he dropped hockey to focus on figure skating. Březina first landed a triple Salchow at the age of 12, and a triple Axel at 15. Březina won the 2007 Nebelhorn Trophy over compatriot and reigning champion, Tomáš Verner.
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