Valentina Matos

Valentina Matos Romero (born 28 September 2000) is a Dominican-Spanish figure skater who represents Spain in ladies singles. She is the 2019 Open d'Andorra champion and a three-time Spanish national champion (2016, 2018, 2019). She has competed in the final segment at one ISU Championship.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Matos and the second or maternal family name is Romero.
Valentina Matos
Matos in January 2018
Personal information
Full nameValentina Matos Romero
Country representedSpain
Born (2000-09-28) 28 September 2000
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Home townMadrid, Spain
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
CoachBarbara Luoni
Former coachCarolina Sanz, Ivan Saez, Jordi Lafarga
ChoreographerCarolina Sanz, Ivan Saez
Skating clubLa Nevera Madrid
Training locationsBergamo, Italy
Former training locationsMadrid, Spain
Began skating2008
ISU personal best scores
Combined total141.32
2019 CS Lombardia
Short program50.25
2019 World
Free skate91.17
2019 CS Lombardia

Personal life

Valentina Matos Romero was born on 28 September 2000 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[1][2] She is of Venezuelan descent and arrived in Spain as a one-year-old.[3] After finishing secondary school, she began studying at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid through distance education.[4]

Career

Early years

Matos began learning to skate in 2008.[2] She won the novice ladies' title at the Spanish Championships in December 2014. Her junior international debut came in September 2015, at the Lombardia Trophy. In December 2015, she became the Spanish national junior silver medalist.

2016–2017 season

In October 2016, Matos competed for the first time on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series. In November, making her senior international debut, she won silver at the Open d'Andorra. The following month, she outscored Sonia Lafuente by 6.09 points for the senior ladies' title at the Spanish Championships.[3]

In January 2017, Matos competed at the European Championships in Ostrava, Czech Republic, but did not advance to the final segment.[5] She qualified to the free skate and finished 24th overall at the 2017 World Junior Championships, held in March in Taipei, Taiwan.

2017–2018 season

Spain assigned Matos to compete at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying opportunity for the 2018 Winter Olympics.[6] Due to an ankle injury,[4] she withdrew before the start of the event. She placed 33rd at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia. She was coached by Carolina Sanz, Ivan Saez, and Jordi Lafarga at La Nevera in Madrid.[2]

2018–2019 season

Ahead of the 2018–2019 season, Matos decided to relocate to Italy to train with Barbara Luoni at IceLab in Bergamo.[4]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
[7]
2018–2019
[4]
2017–2018
[2]
  • The Last Coup
    performed by New Tango Orchestra
  • Garganta con Arena
    performed by Pasion Vega
2016–2017
[8]

Competitive highlights

CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[9]
Event 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20
Worlds34th
Europeans33rd33rd31st28th
CS Alpen Trophy19th
CS Finlandia15th
CS Golden SpinWD
CS Lombardia20th10th
CS NebelhornWD
CS Warsaw Cup24th
Bavarian Open14th
Denis Ten Memorial9th
Golden Bear15th10th
Ice Star13th
Challenge Cup11th14th9th
Open d'Andorra2nd1st
Santa Claus Cup4th
Universiade14th
International: Junior[9]
Junior Worlds24th
JGP Germany17th
Lombardia Trophy16th
Santa Claus Cup26th
Hellmut Seibt18th
International: Novice[10]
Challenge Cup9th
Open d'Andorra2nd
National[9]
Spanish Champ.2nd N1st N2nd J1st1st1st
Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

References
  1. "Historial Patinadores FMDI Valentina Matos Romero" (in Spanish). Federación Madrileña de Deportes de Invierno.
  2. "Valentina MATOS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  3. Lamelas, Pedro (20 December 2016). "El futuro se llama Valentina Matos" [The future is named Valentina Matos]. Marca (in Spanish).
  4. ""En el IceLab he encontrado un sistema entrenamiento global"". hieloespanol.es (in Spanish). 20 September 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018.
  5. Lamelas, Pedro (25 January 2017). "La falta de experiencia puede con Valentina Matos" [Valentina Matos affected by lack of experience]. Marca (in Spanish).
  6. Lamelas, Pedro (24 August 2017). "Valentina Matos luchará por la plaza olímpica en patinaje artístico" [Valentina Matos will fight for an Olympic spot in figure skating]. Marca (in Spanish).
  7. "Valentina MATOS: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019.
  8. "Valentina MATOS: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017.
  9. "Competition Results: Valentina MATOS". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018.
  10. "Valentina MATOS". rinkresults.com.
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