Adrián Díaz

Adrián Díaz
Smart/Díaz in 2017
Personal information
Alternative names Adrià Díaz
Country represented Spain
Born (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990
Barcelona, Spain
Home town Barcelona / Montreal, Canada
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Partner Olivia Smart
Former partner Sara Hurtado
Coach Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer, Pascal Denis
Former coach John Dunn
Choreographer Ginette Cournoyer, Marie-France Dubreuil
Former choreographer David Wilson, Antonio Najarro, Patrice Lauzon, Pasquale Camerlengo, Romain Haguenauer, John Dunn
Skating club F.C. Barcelona
Former skating club SAD Majadahonda
Training locations Montreal
Former training locations Madrid
London
Began skating 1995
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 180.07
2018 CS Finlandia Trophy
Short dance 72.61
2018 CS Finlandia Trophy
Free dance 107.46
2018 CS Finlandia Trophy
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Figure skating: Ice dancing
Winter Universiade
2015 GranadaIce dancing

Adrián (or Adrià) Díaz (born 17 September 1990) is a Spanish ice dancer who skates with Olivia Smart. With former partner Sara Hurtado, he is a four-time Spanish national champion and has won four senior international medals. Hurtado and Diaz were the first dance team to represent Spain in ISU competition[1] and the first to qualify for the Olympics.

Personal life

Adrián Díaz was born 17 September 1990 in Barcelona.[2] He studied sports science at university.[3] He formerly competed as Adrià Díaz but prefers to be called Adrian or Adri.[4] He began dating American ice dancer Madison Hubbell in 2014. The couple announced their engagement in April 2018.[5]

Skating career

Early years

Díaz started skating in 1995.[6] After skating in singles, he became interested in switching to ice dancing in 2006, and asked a fellow single skater, Sara Hurtado, to go with him to a summer camp organized by the Spanish federation (FEDH) with French coach Romain Haguenauer.[7] Hurtado said, "We begged the Federation for two years, please, please, we want to do ice dance."[3] In early 2008, FEDH hired British coach John Dunn to teach ice dancing in Madrid.[3][8][9]

2008–2009 season: Debut of Hurtado/Díaz

Hurtado/Díaz began competing together internationally in the 2008–09 season. Their first major international event was the 2009 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, where they finished 32nd.

2009–2010 season

Hurtado/Díaz competed in two events on the Junior Grand Prix circuit and finished 16th at the 2010 World Junior Championships in The Hague, Netherlands.

2010–2011 season

Hurtado/Díaz competed on the Junior Grand Prix circuit, while also taking part in several senior internationals. They finished 15th at the 2011 European Championships in Bern, Switzerland, won a bronze medal at the Bavarian Open, and finished fourth at the Winter Universiade.

They placed ninth at the World Junior Championships in Gangneung, South Korea. They then competed in Moscow, Russia, at their first senior World Championships; although the two qualified for the short dance out of the preliminary round, they were unable to reach the free dance portion of the event.

2011–2012 season

Hurtado/Díaz moved to London, England, in mid-2011 after Dunn accepted a coaching job in his native country.[10][11] In November, they competed at their first-ever Grand Prix event, the 2011 Trophée Éric Bompard, where they placed 8th (last). In December 2011, they ended their relationship with Dunn and relocated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to train under Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon.[12][13][14]

Ranked 12th in the short dance and 17th in the free dance, Hurtado/Díaz finished 16th at the 2012 European Championships in Sheffield, England. They qualified to the free dance at the 2012 World Championships in Nice, France, and finished 19th overall.

2012–2013 season

Hurtado/Díaz did not compete on the Grand Prix series. They placed 15th at the 2013 European Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, and 19th at the 2013 World Championships in London, Ontario, Canada.

2013–2014 season: Sochi Olympics

At the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, Hurtado/Díaz became the first ice dancers to qualify an Olympic entry for Spain.[15] They had no Grand Prix assignments. In January 2014, they finished 10th at the 2014 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary, allowing Spain to send two ice dancing teams to the next Europeans.[16]

One month later, Hurtado/Díaz competed at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia;[2] they set personal best scores in both segments and finished in 13th place. They ended their season with a 16th-place result at the 2014 World Championships in Saitama.

2014–2015 season

Returning to the Grand Prix series, Hurtado/Díaz placed 8th at the 2014 Skate Canada International and 4th at the 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard. They then achieved career-best ISU Championship results, finishing 5th with a new personal best score at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, and then 14th at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, China.

2015–2016 season: Hurtado/Díaz part ways

Hurtado/Díaz were invited to two Grand Prix events – the 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard and the 2015 Rostelecom Cup. However, on 16 October 2015, Hurtado announced on her personal Facebook page that she had decided to end the partnership.[17][18] In a later interview, Hurtado stated that their partnership had experienced problems for some time and that therapy had not helped resolve these issues.[19]

2015–2016 season: Teaming up with Smart

On 13 December 2015, it was announced that Díaz would represent Spain with British ice dancer Olivia Smart and that they would train in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[20] On 15 January 2016, Smart announced that the British skating association had released her.[21]

2016–2017 season: Debut of Smart/Díaz

Making their international debut, Smart/Díaz took silver behind Elliana Pogrebinsky / Alex Benoit at the Lake Placid Ice Dance International in late July 2016. They later competed at three ISU Challenger Series events, placing 4th at the 2016 U.S. International Classic, 6th at the 2016 CS Autumn Classic International, and 6th at the 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy, before winning gold at the Open d'Andorra. Smart/Díaz finished second to Sara Hurtado / Kirill Khaliavin at the Spanish Championships. As a result, they were not nominated for the 2017 European Championships.

In February, Smart/Díaz took silver at the Bavarian Open. Later that month, Federación Española Deportes de Hielo (FEDH) selected them to compete at the 2017 World Championships, the main Olympic-qualifying competition.[22] The two placed 16th in the short dance, 19th in the free dance, and 18th overall at the event in Helsinki, Finland. Their result allowed Spain to send one ice dancing team to the Olympics.

2017–2018 season

In July 2017, FEDH announced that Spain's Olympic spot would go to the team which received the highest combined score at the 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb and Spanish Championships.[23]

Smart/Díaz began their season on the Challenger Series, placing 7th at the 2017 U.S. International Figure Skating Classic and 4th at the 2017 Autumn Classic International. Making their Grand Prix debut, the two placed 6th at the 2017 Skate Canada International in October. In December, they placed 5th at the 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, scoring 4.18 points less than Hurtado/Khaliavin. Later that month, they won the Spanish national title by a 3.23 point margin, resulting in a final deficit of 0.95 points. On 17 December 2017, FEDH announced that Hurtado/Khaliavin would compete at the European Championships and Olympics while Smart/Díaz would be assigned to the 2018 World Championships.[24][25] They finished 12th at the event in Milan, Italy.

2018–2019 season

At the onset of the 2018-19 season, Smart/Díaz were assigned to two Grand Prix events; Skate Canada and Internationaux de France.[26]

They began their season at the Autumn Classic International Challenger Series event where they placed second behind Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje.

Programs

With Smart

Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2018–2019
  • Tango: A Evaristo Carriego
    performed by Orquestra Color Tango
2017–2018
[6]
2016–2017
[28]

With Hurtado

Hurtado and Díaz at the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy.
Hurtado and Díaz perform a lift at the 2011 European Championships.
Season Short dance Free dance Exhibition
2015–2016
[29][30][31]
2014–2015
[32][33]


choreo. by Antonio Najarro

2013–2014
[1][34][35]
  • Quickstep: Steppin' Out With My Baby
    (from "Insongniac")
    by Tim Draxl
  • Foxtrot: Boardwalk Empire
  • Charleston
2012–2013
[14][36][37]
  • Waltz: Jane's Waltz
  • Polka: Modern Times
  • Little Wing
    by Stevie Ray Vaughan
  • Pride and Joy
    by Stevie Ray Vaughan
2011–2012
[38][39]
2010–2011
[40][41]
Original dance
2009–2010
[42][43]
2008–2009
[44][45]

Competitive highlights

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

With Smart

International[46]
Event 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
World Championships18th12th
GP Intern. de FranceTBD
GP Skate Canada6thTBD
CS Autumn Classic6th4th2nd
CS Finlandia Trophy6th
CS US Classic4th7th
CS Golden Spin5th
Bavarian Open2nd
Lake Placid IDI2nd
Open d'Andorra1st
National
Spanish Championships2nd1st

With Hurtado

International[47]
Event 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16
Winter Olympics13th
World Champ.23rd19th19th16th14th
European Champ.15th16th15th10th5th
GP Bompard8th4thWD
GP Rostelecom CupWD
GP Skate Canada8th
CS Finlandia TrophyWD
CS Autumn Classic5th
CS Golden Spin3rd
Bavarian Open3rd
Cup of Nice3rd2nd
Golden Spin11th8th5th
MNNT Cup2nd
Nebelhorn Trophy7th9th8th
NRW Trophy6th
Winter Universiade4th8th2nd
International: Junior[47]
World Junior Champ.32nd16th9th
JGP Germany5th
JGP Turkey6th
JGP United Kingdom10th
JGP United States10th
NRW Trophy6th J8th J
National[47]
Spanish Champ.1st1st J1st J1st1st1st1st
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. 1 2 "Sara HURTADO / Adria DIAZ: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Adria DIAZ". Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Flade, Tatjana (24 March 2011). "Spanish ice dancers progress quickly". GoldenSkate.
  4. ↑ Profile – official website Archived 2014-02-06 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Penny, Brandon (April 13, 2018). "Madison Hubbell Announces Engagement To Spanish Ice Dancer Adrian Diaz". United States Olympic Committee.
  6. 1 2 "Olivia SMART / Adria DIAZ: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  7. ↑ Calder, Anne (21 August 2017). "Road to a partnership: Hurtado & Khaliavin". ice-dance.com.
  8. ↑ Halonen, Lena; Jangbro, Eva Maria (18 January 2013). "Spaniards on ice – meet Sara Hurtado and Adriá Díaz". Absolute Skating.
  9. ↑ "ENTREVISTA A SARA HURTADO" [Interview with Sara Hurtado]. Hielo Español (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "Sara Hurtado: "El Esfuerzo y el Sacrificio tienen Resultado"" [Sara Hurtado: "Effort and sacrifice pay off"]. delasrozas.es (in Spanish). 4 October 2013. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014.
  11. ↑ Lamelas, Pedro (16 September 2011). "Sara Hurtado y Adriá Díaz entrenarán en Londres y, la nueva pareja Celia Robledo y Luis Fenero, en Lyon" [Sara Hurtado and Adria Diaz will train in London and the new team, Celia Robledo and Luis Fenero, in Lyon]. Hielo Español (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 January 2012.
  12. ↑ "Sara Hurtado y Adrià Díaz preparan el Mundial y el Europeo en Montreal" [Sara Hurtado and Adria Diaz to prepare for Europeans and Worlds in Montreal]. Europa Press (in Spanish). Telecinco.es. 28 December 2011. Archived from the original on 1 January 2012.
  13. ↑ "SARA HURTADO Y ADRIÁ DÍAZ ENTRENARÁN CON MARIE FRANCE DUBREUIL Y PATRICE LAUZON" [Sara Hurtado and Adria Diaz will train with Marie France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon]. Hielo Español (in Spanish). 27 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
  14. 1 2 Hoyt, Melanie (September 2012). "Sara Hurtado & Adriá Díaz Strive to Improve". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-13.
  15. ↑ Tetzloff, Katerina; Hoyt, Melanie (6 October 2013). "Recap – Nebelhorn Trophy". ice-dance.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014.
  16. ↑ Luchianov, Vladislav (5 May 2014). "Hurtado, Diaz push ice dance forward in Iberia". IceNetwork.
  17. ↑ Sara Hurtado Martin (16 October 2015). "To end my journey with Adrian Diaz" (Facebook).
  18. ↑ "Sara Hurtado deja la alta competición" [Sara Hurtado left high competition]. Marca (in Spanish). 16 October 2015.
  19. ↑ Menayo, David (6 November 2015). "Busca pareja" [Searching for a partner]. Marca (in Spanish).
  20. ↑ "Se oficializa la nueva pareja Olivia Smart y Adriá Díaz" [The new pairing of Olivia Smart and Adriá Diaz becomes official]. hieloespanol.es (in Spanish). 13 December 2015.
  21. ↑ "La Federación Británica permite a Olivia Smart competir por España". hieloespanol.es. 15 January 2016.
  22. ↑ "Informe Técnico para la designación de la Pareja de Danza que participará en el Campeonato del Mundo, Helsinki, Marzo 2017" [Ice dancing team designated for the World Championships] (PDF) (in Spanish). Federación Española Deportes de Hielo. 28 February 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 March 2017.
  23. ↑ "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.
  24. ↑ "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.
  25. ↑ "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 17 December 2017.
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  27. ↑ ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2017 Skate Canada International - Gala Exhibition (Television production). Eurosport. October 29, 2017.
  28. ↑ "Olivia SMART / Adria DIAZ: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017.
  29. ↑ Hurtado, Sara (26 September 2015). "Time to kickstart our season!" (Instagram). Archived from the original on 8 November 2015.
  30. ↑ "Sara HURTADO / Adria DIAZ: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015.
  31. ↑ "Programs: Season 2015-2016". Official website of Hurtado and Diaz. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015.
  32. ↑ "Sara HURTADO / Adria DIAZ: 2014/2015". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015.
  33. ↑ "Programs: Season 2014-2015". Official website of Hurtado and Diaz. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015.
  34. ↑ "Sara HURTADO / Adria DIAZ: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013.
  35. ↑ "Programs: Season 2013-2014". Official website of Hurtado and Diaz. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015.
  36. ↑ "Sara HURTADO / Adria DIAZ: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013.
  37. ↑ "Programs: Season 2012-2013". Official website of Hurtado and Diaz. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015.
  38. ↑ "Sara HURTADO / Adria DIAZ: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012.
  39. ↑ "Programs: Season 2011-2012". Official website of Hurtado and Diaz. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015.
  40. ↑ "Sara HURTADO / Adria DIAZ: 2010/2011". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011.
  41. ↑ "Programs: Season 2010-2011". Official website of Hurtado and Diaz. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015.
  42. ↑ "Sara HURTADO / Adria DIAZ: 2009/2010". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 5 May 2010.
  43. ↑ "Programs: Season 2009-2010". Official website of Hurtado and Diaz. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015.
  44. ↑ "Sara HURTADO / Adria DIAZ: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009.
  45. ↑ "Programs: Season 2008-2009". Official website of Hurtado and Diaz. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015.
  46. ↑ "Competition Results: Olivia SMART / Adria DIAZ". International Skating Union.
  47. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Sara HURTADO / Adria DIAZ". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016.
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