Valentina Matos
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Full name | Valentina Matos Romero |
Born | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 28 September 2000
Hometown | Madrid, Spain |
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Spain |
Coach | Barbara Luoni |
Skating club | La Nevera Madrid |
Began skating | 2008 |
Valentina Matos Romero (born 28 September 2000) is a Spanish figure skater. She is the 2019 Open d'Andorra champion and a two-time Spanish national champion (2017, 2019). She has competed in the final segment at one ISU Championship.
Personal life
Valentina Matos Romero was born on 28 September 2000 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[1][2] She is of Venezuelan descent and arrived in Spain as a one-year-old.[3] After finishing secondary school, she began studying at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid through distance education.[4]
Career
Early years
Matos began learning to skate in 2008.[2] She won the novice ladies' title at the Spanish Championships in December 2014. Her junior international debut came in September 2015, at the Lombardia Trophy. In December 2015, she became the Spanish national junior silver medalist.
2016–2017 season
In October 2016, Matos competed for the first time on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series. In November, making her senior international debut, she won silver at the Open d'Andorra. The following month, she outscored Sonia Lafuente by 6.09 points for the senior ladies' title at the Spanish Championships.[3]
In January 2017, Matos competed at the European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, but did not advance to the final segment.[5] She qualified to the free skate and finished 24th overall at the 2017 World Junior Championships, held in March in Taipei, Taiwan.
2017–2018 season
Spain assigned Matos to compete at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying opportunity for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[6] Due to an ankle injury,[4] she withdrew before the start of the event. She placed 33rd at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia. She was coached by Carolina Sanz, Ivan Saez, and Jordi Lafarga at La Nevera in Madrid.[2]
2018–2019 season
Ahead of the 2018–2019 season, Matos decided to relocate to Italy to train with Barbara Luoni at IceLab in Bergamo.[4]
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating |
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2018–2019 [4] 2017–2018 [2] |
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2016–2017 [7] |
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Competitive highlights
CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International[8] | ||||||
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Event | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
Europeans | 33rd | 33rd | 31st | |||
CS Alpen Trophy | 19th | |||||
CS Finlandia | 15th | |||||
CS Lombardia | 20th | |||||
CS Nebelhorn | WD | |||||
Bavarian Open | 14th | |||||
Challenge Cup | 9th | |||||
Golden Bear | 15th | |||||
Ice Star | 13th | |||||
Challenge Cup | 11th | 14th | ||||
Open d'Andorra | 2nd | 1st | ||||
Santa Claus Cup | 4th | |||||
Universiade | 14th | |||||
International: Junior[8] | ||||||
Junior Worlds | 24th | |||||
JGP Germany | 17th | |||||
Lombardia | 16th | |||||
Santa Claus Cup | 26th | |||||
Hellmut Seibt | 18th | |||||
International: Advanced novice[9] | ||||||
Challenge Cup | 9th | |||||
Open d'Andorra | 2nd | |||||
National[8] | ||||||
Spanish Champ. | 2nd N | 1st N | 2nd J | 1st | 1st | |
Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew |
References
- ^ "Historial Patinadores FMDI Valentina Matos Romero" (in Spanish). Federación Madrileña de Deportes de Invierno.
- ^ a b c d "Valentina MATOS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
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- ^ a b c d ""En el IceLab he encontrado un sistema entrenamiento global"". hieloespanol.es (in Spanish). 20 September 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018.
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- ^ Lamelas, Pedro (24 August 2017). "Valentina Matos luchará por la plaza olímpica en patinaje artístico" [Valentina Matos will fight for an Olympic spot in figure skating]. Marca (in Spanish).
- ^ "Valentina MATOS: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017.
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