Aritz Maestu

Aritz Maestu
Barquero/Maestu at the 2018 European Championships
Personal information
Country represented Spain
Born (1990-09-19) 19 September 1990
San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain
Residence Bergamo, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Partner Laura Barquero
Former partner Marcelina Lech, Veronica Grigorieva, Alexandra Rodríguez Long
Coach Barbara Luoni, Franca Bianconi
Former coach Mariusz Siudek, Dorota Siudek, Miguel Alegre, Emma Baxter, Jonathan Levers
Choreographer Valter Rizzo, Lukáš Csölley
Skating club Txuri Berri San Sebastián
Training locations Bergamo, Italy
Former training locations San Sebastián and Jaca, Spain
Toruń, Poland
Began skating 2002
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 152.08
2018 European Championships
Short program 58.36
2018 World Championships
Free skate 100.62
2018 European Championships

Aritz Maestu (born 19 September 1990) is a Spanish pair skater. With his skating partner, Laura Barquero, he is the 2018 Mentor Torun Cup champion and 2018 International Challenge Cup champion. The pair placed 11th at the 2018 European Championships.

Early career

Single skating

Maestu began learning to skate in 2002.[1] As a single skater, he was coached by Jonathan Levers in San Sebastián. He received one ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) assignment, in September 2008.[2]

Partnership with Rodríguez

Maestu's first pair skating partner was Alexandra Rodríguez Long. They competed two seasons together, beginning in 2010–2011. At JGP Austria in September 2011, they became the first pair to represent Spain in an international competition.[3]

Rodríguez/Maestu skated at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Minsk, Belarus, but were eliminated after placing 12th in the preliminary round. Miguel Alegre and Emma Baxter coached the pair in Jaca, Spain.[3]

Partnership with Grigorieva

In September 2012, Maestu teamed up with Russia's Veronica Grigorieva to represent Spain on the senior level.[4] The pair trained in Toruń (Poland) and Jaca (Spain), coached by Marius Siudek.[4] Their international debut came in September 2013, at the Lombardia Trophy. A week later, they competed at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying opportunity for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Their placement, 18th, was insufficient to qualify a spot at the Olympics.

Grigorieva/Maestu's final competition together was the 2014 European Championships, which took place in January in Budapest, Hungary. Ranked 20th in the short program, the pair did not advance to the free skate.

Partnership with Lech

In 2014, Maestu teamed up with Poland's Marcelina Lech to compete for Spain. They made their international debut in February 2015, at the Bavarian Open.

Lech/Maestu placed 13th in the short program, 15th in the free skate, and 15th overall at the 2016 European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. They were coached by Dorota Siudek and Mariusz Siudek in Toruń, Poland.[5]

Partnership with Barquero

2016–2017 season

Maestu and Laura Barquero announced their partnership on 4 January 2017.[6][7] They decided to train in Bergamo, Italy, coached by Barbara Luoni and Franca Bianconi.[6][8] During their first season together, the pair was ineligible for international competitions due to the ISU's age requirements – Barquero was too young for senior events and Maestu too old for juniors.

2017–2018 season

Making their international debut, Barquero/Maestu placed 7th at the 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy in mid-September. At the end of the month, they placed 13th at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying opportunity for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[9] Although their placement was not sufficient to qualify, Spain became the third alternate for a spot in the Olympic pairs' event.

In January, Barquero/Maestu placed 11th at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia. The following month, they won gold at the Mentor Toruń Cup in Toruń, Poland, and at the International Challenge Cup in Den Haag, Netherlands.

Programs

Pairs with Barquero

Season Short program Free skating
2017–2018
[1]

Pairs with Lech

Season Short program Free skating
2015–2016
[5]

Pairs with Grigorieva

Season Short program Free skating
2013–2014
[4]

Pairs with Rodríguez

Season Short program Free skating
2011–2012
[3]
  • Tango Flamenco
    by Paco de Lucia
    choreo. by Emma Baxter

Men's singles

Season Short program Free skating
2008–2009
[2]

Competitive highlights

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

Pairs with Barquero

International[10]
Event 17–18 18–19
Worlds20th
Europeans11th
GP FinlandTBD
CS Lombardia7th5th
CS Nebelhorn13th
CS Warsaw Cup7th
Cup of Nice6th
Int. Challenge Cup1st
MNNT Cup1st
National[10]
Spanish Champ.1st

Pairs with Lech

International[11]
Event 14–15 15–16
Europeans15th
CS Golden Spin11th
CS Warsaw Cup8th
Bavarian Open6th
Int. Challenge Cup5th
MNNT Cup6th
National[11]
Spanish Champ.1st1st

Pairs with Grigorieva

International[12]
Event 12–13 13–14
Europeans20th
Golden Spin5th
Lombardia Trophy9th
Nebelhorn Trophy18th
MNNT Cup2nd
Warsaw Cup6th
National[12]
Spanish Champ.1st1st

Pairs with Rodríguez

International[13]
Event 10–11 11–12
Junior Worlds21st
JGP Austria17th
JGP Estonia11th
National[13]
Spanish Champ.1st J1st J
J = Junior level

Men's singles

International[14]
Event 06–07 08–09 09–10 10–11
JGP Spain28th
Cup of Nice6th J
National[14]
Spanish Champ.6th J3rd J4th
J = Junior level

References

  1. 1 2 "Laura BARQUERO / Aritz MAESTU: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Aritz MAESTU: 2008/2009". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 13 May 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 "Alexandra RODRIGUEZ / Aritz MAESTU: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "Veronica GRIGORIEVA / Aritz MAESTU: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Marcelina LECH / Aritz MAESTU: 2015/2016". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Aritz Maestu formará pareja con Laura Barquero" [Aritz Maestu will form a pair with Laura Barquero]. hieloespanol.es (in Spain). 4 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Laura Barquero y Aritz Maestu, una pareja para hacer historia". laliga4sports.es (in Spanish). 28 December 2017.
  8. ↑ D Adderio, Lorenza (26 February 2018). "Laura Barquero e Aritz Maestu: "Ci alleniamo con i pattinatori olimpici e andiamo ai mondiali. Un sogno che si realizza"". vavel.com (in Italian).
  9. ↑ Lamelas, Pedro (29 September 2017). "Barquero y Maestu no logran la clasificación olímpica, pero evidencian un gran potencial". Marca (in Spanish).
  10. 1 2 "Competition Results: Laura BARQUERO / Aritz MAESTU". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018.
  11. 1 2 "Competition Results: Marcelina LECH / Aritz MAESTU". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Competition Results: Veronica GRIGORIEVA / Aritz MAESTU". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017.
  13. 1 2 "Competition Results: Alexandra RODRIGUEZ / Aritz MAESTU". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017.
  14. 1 2 "Competition Results: Aritz MAESTU". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014.

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