Laura Barquero

Laura Barquero
Barquero/Maestu at the 2018 European Championships
Personal information
Country represented Spain
Born (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001
Madrid, Spain
Residence Bergamo, Italy
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Partner Aritz Maestu
Former partner Miguel Taranco
Coach Barbara Luoni, Franca Bianconi
Former coach Marta Senra, Ainhoa Gimeno
Choreographer Valter Rizzo, Lukáš Csölley
Former choreographer Ainhoa Gimenez
Skating club Sport Hielo Madrid
Training locations Bergamo, Italy
Former training locations Madrid, Spain
Began skating 2009
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

Laura Barquero (born 12 October 2001) is a Spanish pair skater. With her skating partner, Aritz Maestu, she is the 2018 Mentor Torun Cup champion and 2018 International Challenge Cup champion. The pair placed 11th at the 2018 European Championships.

Career

Early years

Barquero began learning to skate in 2009.[1] As a single skater, she trained under Marta Senra and Ainhoa Gimeno in Madrid, Spain.[2] She competed on the junior level and received one ISU Junior Grand Prix assignment, in September 2016.[3]

Barquero's first pair skating partner was Miguel Taranco.[1] They made no international appearances together.

2016–2017 season

Barquero and Aritz Maestu announced their partnership on 4 January 2017.[4][5] They decided to train in Bergamo, Italy, coached by Barbara Luoni and Franca Bianconi.[4][6] 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.[7] 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 Maestu

Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
2017–2018
[1]

Ladies' singles

Season Short program Free skating
2016–2017
[2]

Competitive highlights

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

Pairs with Maestu

International[8]
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[8]
Spanish Champ.1st

Ladies' singles

International[3]
Event 15–16 16–17
JGP Estonia18th
Bavarian Open11th J
Open d'Andorra4th J
Hellmut Seibt20th J
National[3]
Spanish Champ.1st J
J = Junior level

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Laura BARQUERO / Aritz MAESTU: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Laura BARQUERO: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Competition Results: Laura BARQUERO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018.
  4. 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.
  5. ↑ "Laura Barquero y Aritz Maestu, una pareja para hacer historia". laliga4sports.es (in Spanish). 28 December 2017.
  6. ↑ 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).
  7. ↑ Lamelas, Pedro (29 September 2017). "Barquero y Maestu no logran la clasificación olímpica, pero evidencian un gran potencial". Marca (in Spanish).
  8. 1 2 "Competition Results: Laura BARQUERO / Aritz MAESTU". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018.

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