Sonia Lafuente

Sonia Lafuente Martínez (born 7 December 1991) is a Spanish former figure skater. She is a six-time Spanish national champion. Lafuente became the first Spanish skater to medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit when she won silver at the 2006 Mexico Cup.[1]

Sonia Lafuente
Lafuente in 2009
Full nameSonia Lafuente Martínez
Born (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
CountrySpain
CoachGhisland Briand, Tracy Wilson
Skating clubSad Majadahonda
Began skating1995
Retired2017?
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lafuente and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Personal life

Lafuente was born on 7 December 1991 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands.[2] She is a university student, studying sports. She intends to spread her studies over several years in order to accommodate her career.[3]

Career

Lafuente began skating at age four, after her parents took her and her sister to a newly opened rink in Madrid. Carolina Sanz and Ivan Saez were her coaches for much of her career.[3] In the 2003–04 season, Lafuente 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 in junior internationals in 2005–06.

In the 2006–07 season, Lafuente became the first Spanish skater to win a Junior Grand Prix medal. She trained mainly in Majadahonda.[4]

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 skate at Worlds.

Lafuente was 9th at the 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy, 7th at the 2011 Trophee Eric Bompard, 5th at the 2011 Golden Spin of Zagreb, and 15th at the 2012 European Championships in Sheffield.

Lafuente finished 7th at the 2013 European Championships and earned the minimum score to compete at the 2013 World Championships where she was 22nd.

The 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy was the last opportunity to qualify for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Lafuente was unable to win one of the six available ladies' berths, finishing 26th. In October 2013, she decided to move to Toronto, Ontario, Canada to train in Brian Orser's group.[5][6] In 2014, she began working with Ghisland Briand and Tracy Wilson as her coaches.[7]

After finishing 33rd at the 2016 European Championships, Lafuente decided to leave competition for a year.

In 2018, Lafuente was the sole performer in the music video for the song Pausa, from the album Autoterapia, by the Spanish band Izal.[8]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2015–2016
[2]
  • I Put a Spell On You
  • Je ne regrette rien
    performed by Edith Piaf
  • L'Hymne a l'amour
    performed by Edith Piaf
2014–2015
[7]
2013–2014
[9]
2012–2013
[10]
  • Romeo and Juliet
    (musical soundtrack)
2011–2012
[1][11][12]
  • Cry me a River
2010–2011
[13]
2009–2010
[14]
2008–2009
[15]
  • Orobroy
    by David Pena
  • Poeta
    by Vicente Amigo
2007–2008
[16]
2006–2007
[17]
  • Arabesque
    by James Birkin
  • Concerto Per Il Tuo Ricordo
    by Osvaldo Camahue
2005–2006
[18]
  • Poeta
    by Vicente Amigo
  • Night on Bald Mountain
    by Modest Mussorgski

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

2005–present
International[19]
Event 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17
Olympics22nd
Worlds30th26th20th25th15th22nd32nd37th
Europeans20th23rd17th12th15th7th28th18th33rd
GP Bompard7th7th
GP Skate Canada10th
CS Autumn Classic7th
CS Golden Spin10th12th16th
Golden Spin1st5th
Autumn Classic9th
Challenge Cup4th17th
Cup of Nice5thWD
Cup of Tyrol7th
Dragon Trophy1st
Finlandia Trophy7th
Open d'Andorra1st5th
Merano Cup6th
Nebelhorn Trophy8th9th26th
NRW Trophy5th10th
Seibt Memorial9th
Volvo Open Cup5th
Universiade2nd15th8th
International: Junior[19]
Junior Worlds30th14th12th20th
JGP Andorra12th
JGP Austria20th
JGP France5th
JGP Mexico2nd
JGP Poland23rd
JGP South Africa6th
JGP Spain9th
JGP Turkey13th
JGP U.K.3rd
EYOF1st
Cup of Nice4th J
Merano Cup1st J
National[19]
Spanish Champ.1st1st J1st J1st1st1st1st1st1st2nd
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

Novice career
International
Event 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05
Merano Cup3rd N1st N
Copenhagen Trophy6th N
National
Spanish Champ.1st N1st N
N = Novice level

References
  1. "Sonia LAFUENTE: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Sonia LAFUENTE: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. Jangbro, Eva Maria; Halonen, Lena (15 November 2011). "Sonia Lafuente: "It would be a pleasure to try to make the sport bigger in Spain."". Absolute Skating.
  4. "ENTREVISTA A SONIA LAFUENTE" [Interview with Sonia Lafuente]. Hielo Español (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2013.
  5. "Sonia Lafuente abandona España para trabajar con el entrenador de Javier Fernández" [Sonia Lafuente leaves Spain to train with Javier Fernandez' coach]. EFE (in Spanish). 20minutos.es. 9 October 2013. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013.
  6. "Sonia Lafuente entrenará con Brian Orser" [Sonia Lafuente will train with Brian Orser]. Hielo Español (in Spanish). 9 October 2013. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013.
  7. "Sonia LAFUENTE: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. "Pausa (Izal)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  9. "Sonia LAFUENTE: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. "Sonia LAFUENTE: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. "Sonia LAFUENTE: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. "SONIA LAFUENTE CAMBIA SU PROGRAMA LARGO" [Sonia Lafuente changes her long program]. Hielo Español (in Spanish). 12 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013.
  13. "Sonia LAFUENTE: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  14. "Sonia LAFUENTE: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 May 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  15. "Sonia LAFUENTE: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  16. "Sonia LAFUENTE: 2007/2008". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  17. "Sonia LAFUENTE: 2006/2007". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  18. "Sonia LAFUENTE: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  19. "Competition Results: Sonia LAFUENTE". International Skating Union.

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