Felipe Montoya

Andrés Felipe Montoya Pulgarín[1] (born 30 August 1990) is a Spanish competitive figure skater. He has won seven international medals and is an eight-time Spanish national medalist, having won two silver and six bronze medals. He finished within the top twenty at two European Championships (2016, 2018) and placed 29th at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Montoya and the second or maternal family name is Pulgarín.
Felipe Montoya
Full nameAndrés Felipe Montoya Pulgarín
Born (1990-08-30) 30 August 1990
Pereira, Colombia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Figure skating career
CountrySpain
CoachIván Sáez, Carolina Sanz, Jordi Lafarga, R. Garcia
Skating clubSAD Majadahonda Madrid
Began skating2003

Personal life

Montoya was born on 30 August 1990 in Pereira, Colombia.[2] He moved to Spain when he was eight years old.[3]

Career

Montoya began learning to skate in 2003.[2][4] He trained at Txuri-Berri Club de Hielo in San Sebastián until 2012, when he moved to SAD Majadahonda in Madrid.[5]

In December 2015, Montoya won the silver medal at the Spanish Championships, ranking between Javier Fernández and Javier Raya. He was assigned to his first ISU Championships – the 2016 European Championships, held in January in Bratislava. He qualified to the final segment in Slovakia, placing 17th in the short program, 19th in the free skate, and 17th overall.

At the 2017 World Championships, Fernández earned two spots for Spain in the men's event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. The Federación Española Deportes de Hielo (FEDH) decided that the second spot would go to the skater who received the highest combined score at the 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb and Spanish Championships.[6] Montoya outscored Raya by 26.61 points at Golden Spin and finished third at the Spanish Championships with a 2.77 deficit versus Raya, resulting in a final advantage of 23.84 points. On 17 December 2017, FEDH confirmed that Montoya would compete at the Olympics.[7][8]

In January, Montoya qualified to the final segment at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow; he ranked 22nd in the short program, 19th in the free skate, and 20th overall. In February, he competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.[9] He placed 29th in the short program.

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[2]
  • Cold Song
    arranged by Rafa Alegre
2015–2016
[10]

Competitive highlights
International[11]
Event 06–07 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18
Olympics29th
Europeans17th20th
CS Golden Spin11th
Challenge Cup7th9th7th8th
Cup of Nice5th18th
Dragon Trophy2nd
Lombardia Trophy6th
NRW Trophy18th
Open d'Andorra2nd2nd1st
Santa Claus Cup2nd1st3rd
Seibt Memorial9th
Sportland Trophy4th
Universiade28th21st
National[11]
Spanish Champ.5th J5th J2nd J3rd2nd3rd3rd3rd2nd3rd3rd
J = Junior level

References
  1. "Andrés Felipe Montoya Pulgarín" (PDF) (in Spanish). Federación Madrileña de Deportes de Invierno. 31 December 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016.
  2. "Felipe MONTOYA: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  3. "Javier Fernández arrasa en el programa corto y alcanza la final". EFE (in Spanish). eurosport.es. 27 January 2016. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016.
  4. "Entrevista Felipe Montoya" [Interview with Felipe Montoya] (in Spanish). Club Hielo Huarte. 26 May 2016. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018.
  5. "Entrevista a Felipe Montoya: "Intentaré ir a por todas y, después, que pase, lo que tenga que pasar"" [Interview with Felipe Montoya] (in Spanish). Hielo Español. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015.
  6. "Criterios de selección de patinaje artístico para los JJOO" [Figure skating selection criteria for the Olympics] (in Spanish). Federación Española Deportes de Hielo. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017.
  7. "Javier Fernández, Felipe Montoya y Sara Hurtado & Kirill Khalyavin, a los Juegos" [Javier Fernández, Felipe Montoya and Sara Hurtado & Kirill Khalyavin heading to the Olympics]. Marca (in Spanish). 17 December 2017.
  8. "Sara Hurtado & Kirill Jalyavin y Felipe Montoya son Olímpicos" [Sara Hurtado & Kirill Jalyavin and Felipe Montoya are Olympians] (in Spanish). Federación Española Deportes de Hielo. 17 December 2017. Archived from the original on December 17, 2017.
  9. "Athlete Profile - Felipe MONTOYA". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2018.
  10. "Felipe MONTOYA: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.
  11. "Competition Results: Felipe MONTOYA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018.
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