Sonia Lafuente
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Sonia Lafuente Martínez |
| Country represented |  Spain |
| Born | December 7, 1991 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands |
| Residence | Madrid |
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Coach | Ivan Saez Carolina Sanz |
| Former coach | Jordi Lafarga |
| Choreographer | Romain Haguenauer Ivan Saez |
| Skating club | Sad Majadahonda |
| Former skating club | Club Hielo Igloo Madrid |
| Current training locations | Madrid, Canillo, Lyon |
| Began skating | 1994 |
| World standing | 40 (As of 16 June 2011[update])[1] |
| Season's bests | 39 (2010–2011)[2] |
| ISU personal best scores | |
| Combined total | 143.60 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard |
| Short program | 49.74 2010 Winter Olympics |
| Free skate | 96.79 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard |
Sonia Lafuente Martínez (born December 7, 1991 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands) is a Spanish figure skater. She is the 2006, 2010 and 2012 Spanish National Champion. Lafuente became the first Spanish skater to medal on the Junior Grand Prix circuit when she won silver at the 2006 Mexico Cup.[3]
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[edit] Career
Lafuente began skating at age 4, after her parents took her and her sister to a newly opened rink in Madrid. She has been coached by Carolina Sanz and Ivan Saez throughout her career.[4] In the 2003-4 season, she made her international debut as a novice, and finished with the bronze medal at the Merano Cup, an event she would win one year later. She began competing as a junior in 2005-6, and in 2006-7, became the first Spanish skater to win a Junior Grand Prix medal. Lafuente trains mainly in Majadahonda.[5]
In 2008, Lafuente made her debut at the European Championships. She was 30th at her first Senior Worlds. The next season, she finished 23rd at Europeans and 26th at Worlds, which did not qualify her for the 2010 Winter Olympics. However, she was able to qualify for the Olympics with an 8th place finish at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, and finished 22nd in Vancouver. The next season, she received her first Grand Prix assignments, and finished 10th and 7th, respectively, at the 2010 Skate Canada International and the 2010 Trophee Eric Bompard. She was 12th at the European Championships but did not qualify for the free skating at Worlds.
Lafuente was 9th at the 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy. She was assigned to the 2011 Trophee Eric Bompard, where she placed 7th. She then placed 5th at the 2011 Golden Spin of Zagreb. She was 15th at the 2012 European Championships in Sheffield.
[edit] Personal life
Lafuente is a university student, studying sports. She intends to spread her studies over several years in order to accommodate her career.[4]
[edit] Programs
| Season | Short program | Free skating |
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| 2011–2012[3][6] | Cry me a River | Selection of music by Michael Nyman (second half of season) Concierto de Aranjuez |
| 2010–2011[7] | The Feeling Begins by Peter Gabriel |
Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg |
| 2009–2010[8] | Libertango by Astor Piazzolla |
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| 2008–2009[9] | Nocturne by Frederic Chopin |
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[edit] Competitive highlights
[edit] Post-2009
| Event | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 |
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| Winter Olympic Games | 22nd | ||
| World Championships | 20th | 25th | |
| European Championships | 17th | 12th | 15th |
| Spanish Championships | 1st | 1st | |
| Skate Canada | 10th | ||
| Trophée Eric Bompard | 7th | 7th | |
| Golden Spin of Zagreb | 1st | 5th | |
| Merano Cup | 6th | ||
| Junior Grand Prix, Turkey | 13th | ||
| Coupe de Nice | WD | ||
| Nebelhorn Trophy | 8th | 9th |
[edit] Pre-2009
| Event | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 |
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| World Championships | 30th | 26th | |||||
| European Championships | 20th | 23rd | |||||
| World Junior Championships | 30th | 14th | 12th | 20th | |||
| Spanish Championships | 1st N. | 1st N. | 1st | 1st J. | 1st J. | ||
| Junior Grand Prix, South Africa | 6th | ||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Spain | 9th | ||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Great Britain | 3rd | ||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Austria | 20th | ||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Mexico | 2nd | ||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, France | 5th | ||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Poland | 23rd | ||||||
| Junior Grand Prix, Andorra | 12th | ||||||
| Coupe de Nice | 4th J. | ||||||
| European Youth Olympic Days | 1st | ||||||
| Merano Cup | 3rd N. | 1st N. | 1st J. | ||||
| Copenhagen Trophy | 6th N. | ||||||
| N. = Novice level; J. = Junior level; WD = Withdrew | |||||||
[edit] References
- ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Ladies". International Skating Union. June 16, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsladies.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Ladies". International Skating Union. April 30, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtslto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ a b "Sonia Lafuente: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on November 16, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/63EM6HaL0.
- ^ a b Jangbro, Eva Maria; Halonen, Lena (November 15, 2011). "Sonia Lafuente: "It would be a pleasure to try to make the sport bigger in Spain."". Absolute Skating. Archived from the original on January 1, 2011. http://absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=interviews&id=2011sonialafuente.
- ^ "ENTREVISTA A SONIA LAFUENTE [Interview with Sonia Lafuente]" (in Spanish). Hielo Español. Archived from the original on January 1, 2012. http://www.hieloespanol.es/1/entrevista_a_sonia_lafuente_433379.html.
- ^ "SONIA LAFUENTE CAMBIA SU PROGRAMA LARGO [Sonia Lafuente changes her long program]" (in Spanish). Hielo Español. December 12, 2011. Archived from the original on January 1, 2012. http://www.hieloespanol.es/1/sonia_lafuente_cambia_su_programa_largo_662514.html.
- ^ "Sonia Lafuente: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110719051840/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007690.htm.
- ^ "Sonia Lafuente: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 5, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100505082443/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007690.htm.
- ^ "Sonia Lafuente: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on October 5, 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20091005031710/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007690.htm.
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