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Laura Barquero

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Barquero and the second or maternal family name is Jiménez.
Laura Barquero
Barquero/Cónsul at the 2020 European Championships
Full nameLaura Barquero Jiménez
Born (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 23)
Madrid, Spain
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Figure skating career
Country Spain
CoachBarbara Luoni
Franca Bianconi
Rosana Murante
Skating clubSport Hielo Madrid
Began skating2009

Laura Barquero Jiménez (born 12 October 2001) is a Spanish pair skater. With her former skating partner, Marco Zandron, she is the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist and the 2021 Spanish national champion.

With her former skating partner, Tòn Cónsul, she is the 2020 Spanish national champion and competed in the final segment at the 2020 European Championships. With her former skating partner, Aritz Maestu, she is the 2018 Toruń Cup champion and 2018 International Challenge Cup champion and competed for Spain at two World Championships.

Career

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Early years

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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. She 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

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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

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Making their international debut, Barquero/Maestu placed seventh at the 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy in mid-September. At the end of the month, they placed thirteenth 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 eleventh at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia. The following month, they won gold at the Toruń Cup in Toruń, Poland, and at the International Challenge Cup in The Hague, Netherlands. They concluded the season at the 2018 World Championships, in twentieth place.

2018–2019 season

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Barquero/Maestu began the season with two Challenger assignments, finishing fifth at the 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy and eighth at the 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy. Making their Grand Prix debut with two assignments, they were seventh at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki and sixth at 2018 NHK Trophy. They were seventh at the 2019 European Championships after taking their second consecutive national title. Their final event together was the 2019 World Championships, where they placed fifteenth.

On 31 May 2019 it was announced that Maestu had suffered an injury that would involve a prolonged recovery, and as a consequence of this, the team split.[8]

2019–2020 season

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In July 2019, Barquero teamed up with Tòn Cónsul.[9]

The team made their international debut at the Denis Ten Memorial Challenge, where they won the silver medal. They continued their season at the IceLab International Cup, where they won bronze. They were fourth at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup. Their last competition before Nationals was the 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, where they were eighth. At their first Spanish Nationals, they won their first National title.

They competed at the 2020 European Championships, where they placed fourteenth. They went on to compete at the International Challenge Cup, where they placed ninth. They were named to the team for the 2020 Worlds, but the competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

On 26 June 2020, it was announced that the pair had split after only one season together.[11]

2020–2021 season

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Barquero formed a new partnership with Italian pairs skater Marco Zandron, and in January 2021, they were formally cleared to represent Spain.[12] They won the Spanish national title in their first outing together but did not compete internationally during the season.[13]

2021–2022 season

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Barquero/Zandron made their international debut on the Challenger series at the 2021 Lombardia Trophy. They were second in the short program and won the free skate, taking the silver medal overall and finishing less than four points behind Italian national champions Della Monica/Guarise.[14] They were next assigned to the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, attempting to qualify a berth for Spain at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Third in the short program, they won the free skate despite two jump errors, taking the silver medal overall and the first of three pairs berths available at the event. This was the first time a Spanish pair qualified for the Winter Olympics. Barquero said she was "proud" of their work, while Zandron said he was confident that he would acquire Spanish citizenship in time to attend the Games.[15] At their second Challenger, the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy, they placed sixth with new personal bests in both segments and overall.[16]

Zandron obtained his Spanish citizenship on 29 December 2021, making the team eligible to represent Spain at the Winter Olympics.[17] In the new year, they competed together at their first European Championships, finishing in ninth place.[18] Competing at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the pairs event, Barquero/Zandron were eleventh in the short program, receiving only a base level on their death spiral.[19] Eleventh in the free skate as well; they finished eleventh overall.[20]

In September 2022, Barquero was issued with a one year competition ban backdated to February 2022 in relation to an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for unintentional use of clostebol at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[21][22][23]

Barquero and Zandron did not enter for the 2022 World Championships due to suspension at the time.

2024-25 season

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In July, Zandron officially announced that he and Barquero had been "forced to end their partnership" after two seasons of not competing.[24]

Programs

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Pair skating with Marco Zandron

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Season Short program Free skating
2021–2022
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  • Dawn of Faith
    by Eternal Eclipse

Pair skating with Tòn Cónsul

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Season Short program Free skating
2019–2020
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  • Where's My Love
    by SYML

Pair skating with Aritz Maestu

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Season Short program Free skating
2018–2019
2017–2018
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Single skating

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Season Short program Free skating
2016–2017
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Competitive highlights

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Pair skating with Marco Zandron

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Competition placements at senior level [27]
Season 2020–21 2021–22
Winter Olympics 11th
European Championships 9th
Spanish Championships 1st
CS Finlandia Trophy 6th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2nd
CS Warsaw Cup 8th
Lombardia Trophy 2nd
Trophée Métropole Nice 1st

Pair skating with Tòn Cónsul

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International[28]
Event 19–20
Worlds C
Europeans 14th
CS Golden Spin 8th
CS Warsaw 4th
Challenge Cup 9th
Denis Ten MC 2nd
Icelab Cup 3rd
National[28]
Spanish Champ. 1st

Pair skating with Aritz Maestu

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International[29]
Event 17–18 18–19
Worlds 20th 15th
Europeans 11th 7th
GP Finland 7th
GP NHK Trophy 6th
CS Finlandia 8th
CS Lombardia 7th 5th
CS Nebelhorn 13th
CS Warsaw Cup 7th
Bavarian Open 1st
Challenge Cup 1st
Cup of Nice 6th
Ice Star 2nd
Toruń Cup 1st
National[29]
Spanish Champ. 1st 1st

Single skating

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International: Junior[3]
Event 15–16 16–17
JGP Estonia 18th
Bavarian Open 11th
Open d'Andorra 4th
Seibt Memorial 20th
National[3]
Spanish Champ. 1st J

Detailed results

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Pair skating with Marco Zandron

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2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total
18–19 February 2022 2022 Winter Olympics 11
63.34 		11
118.02 		11
181.36
10–16 January 2022 2022 European Championships 8
60.65 		8
107.75 		9
168.40
17–20 November 2021 2021 CS Warsaw Cup 6
62.41 		10
104.93 		8
167.34
7–10 October 2021 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy 4
65.33 		5
124.66 		6
189.99
22–25 September 2021 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 3
62.01 		1
119.60 		2
181.61
10–12 September 2021 2021 Lombardia Trophy 2
65.12 		1
119.82 		2
184.94
2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total
19–21 March 2021 2021 Spanish Championships 1
55.04 		1
96.57 		1
151.61

Pair skating with Tòn Cónsul

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Barquero/Cónsul at the 2020 European Championships
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
20–23 February 2020 2020 Challenge Cup 10
48.15 		9
91.92 		9
139.37
20–26 January 2020 2020 European Championships 15
46.79 		14
88.89 		14
135.68
4–7 December 2019 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 9
52.22 		8
101.61 		8
153.83
14–17 November 2019 2019 CS Warsaw Cup 6
54.30 		4
105.66 		4
159.96
1–3 November 2019 2019 Icelab International Cup 3
52.18 		5
86.34 		3
138.52
10–12 October 2019 2019 Denis Ten Memorial Challenge 2
50.83 		1
98.41 		2
149.24

Pair skating with Aritz Maestu

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Barquero/Maestu at the 2018 European Championships
2018–19 season
Date Event SP FS Total
18–24 March 2019 2019 World Championships 14
55.58 		15
106.69 		15
162.27
5–10 February 2019 2019 Bavarian Open 1
61.29 		2
108.70 		1
169.99
21–27 January 2019 2019 European Championships 9
53.89 		7
106.27 		7
160.16
14–16 December 2018 2018 Spanish Championships 1
59.94 		1
100.15 		1
160.09
9–11 November 2018 2018 NHK Trophy 6
55.37 		6
104.22 		6
159.59
2–5 November 2018 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki 7
50.91 		8
98.63 		7
149.54
18–21 October 2018 2018 Ice Star 3
61.00 		2
105.15 		2
166.15
12–16 September 2018 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy 6
45.94 		4
99.13 		5
145.07
2017–18 season
Date Event SD FS Total
19–25 March 2018 2018 World Championships 20
58.36 		– 20
58.36
22–25 February 2018 2018 Challenge Cup 1
57.66 		1
101.50 		1
159.16
30 Jan. – 4 Feb. 2018 2018 CS Toruń Cup 2
50.85 		1
97.53 		1
148.38
15–21 January 2018 2018 European Championships 11
51.46 		11
100.62 		11
152.08
15–17 December 2017 2017 Spanish Championships 1
46.81 		1
97.13 		1
143.94
16–19 November 2017 2017 CS Warsaw Cup 6
49.96 		7
93.30 		7
143.26
27–30 September 2017 2017 Nebelhorn Trophy 13
49.78 		13
95.32 		13
145.10
14–17 September 2017 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy 7
49.44 		7
90.80 		7
140.24

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Laura BARQUERO / Aritz MAESTU: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Laura BARQUERO: 2016/2017". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Competition Results: Laura BARQUERO". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Aritz Maestu formará pareja con Laura Barquero" [Aritz Maestu will form a pair with Laura Barquero]. hieloespanol.es (in Spanish). 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. ^ Hieloespanol [@Hieloespanol] (31 May 2019). "URGENTE: Lamentamos informar que la pareja formada por Laura Barquero & Aritz Maestu se separa debido a una lesión sufrida por Aritz. Laura Barquero nos ha transmitido que "es un momento muy duro para ellos" pero que "seguirán luchando"" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Hielo Español [@Hieloespanol] (July 28, 2019). "Laura Barquero ya ha encontrado una nueva pareja y es alguien a quien todos conocemos mucho y que retorna a esta disciplina: Tòn Cónsul" [Laura Barquero has already found a new partner and it's someone we all know well and who returns to this discipline: Tòn Cónsul.] (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Ewing, Lori (March 11, 2020). "World figure skating championships cancelled in Montreal". CBC Sports.
  11. ^ RFEDH, Comunicación. "La pareja Laura Barquero & Tòn Cónsul separa su camino". Federación Española Deportes de Hielo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  12. ^ "La patinadora madrileña Laura Barquero ya tiene el ok para competir con Marco Zandron". Telemadrid (in Spanish). 2021-01-08. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  13. ^ "Campeonato de España 2021". Federación Española de Deportes de Hielo.
  14. ^ "Lombardia Trophy 2021". Federazione Italiana Sport del Ghiaccio.
  15. ^ Flade, Tatjana (September 24, 2021). "Germany's Hase and Seegert claim victory on home ice at Nebelhorn". Golden Skate.
  16. ^ "Competition Results: Laura BARQUERO / Marco ZANDRON". International Skating Union.
  17. ^ Spanish Ice Sports Federation [@fedhielo] (29 December 2021). "🎉 @MarcoZandron ha recibido la aprobación a su nacionalidad española para poder participar en los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín 2022 ❄️ junto a @LBarqueroPodium" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ Slater, Paula (January 14, 2022). "Mishina and Galliamov take European title in Russian sweep". Golden Skate.
  19. ^ Penny, Brandon (February 18, 2022). "Re-live the record-setting Olympic pairs short program". NBC Sports.
  20. ^ Penny, Brandon (February 19, 2022). "Skate by skate: How the dramatic pairs competition ended". NBC Sports.
  21. ^ "Beijing 2022 – The ITA asserts an apparent anti-doping rule violation against Spanish athlete Laura Barquero". International Testing Agency. 22 February 2022.
  22. ^ "Spanish figure skater Barquero tests positive for banned substance". Reuters. 22 February 2022.
  23. ^ "Arbitration CAS 2022/ADD/48 International Skating Union (ISU) v. Laura Barquero Jimenez, consent award of 6 September 2022" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  24. ^ @marcozandron (July 12, 2024). "È vero che tutte le cose belle hanno una fine. Purtroppo la giustizia non sempre vince e proprio per questo ci vediamo costretti a terminare la partnership" – via Instagram.
  25. ^ "Laura BARQUERO / Marco ZANDRON: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021.
  26. ^ "Laura BARQUERO / Ton CONSUL: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020.
  27. ^ Cite error: The named reference SS-LBMZ was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  28. ^ a b "Competition Results: Laura BARQUERO / Ton CONSUL". International Skating Union.
  29. ^ a b "Competition Results: Laura BARQUERO / Aritz MAESTU". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018.
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