Spanish Nationals 2010
Yeah, probably you just know 2 or 3 spanish skaters, so I have here for you a little summary about what happened in Spanish Nats last weekend
Here's the link with the protocols
Senior Men
Javier Fernandez did a good SP, but his LP was a disaster. People say that he had a bad fall in the LP's warm-up . So Javier Raya won the competition with two solid performances.
To all the Javi stans, don't worry, Spain has 2 spots for the European championships, and he has a secured spot for the World Championships.
These are their LPs and their gala performances (both skated to their short programs)
Final Standings:
1 Javier RAYA 193.72
2 Javier FERNÁNDEZ 192.13
3 A.Felipe MONTOYA 141.07
4 Aritz MAESTU BABARRO 117.48
5 Dimitris CHRISTODULIDES 116.09
Senior Ladies:
Sonia Lafuente didn't compete because she had a little injury in one of her knees. So there was only 1 competitor in this category, Monica Gimeno. She's been practicing roller skating her whole life, and she has even won the European Championships twice. This was her first time in a figure-skating national championship.
Sonia has the spot for Euros and Worlds secured.
her LP and her Gala performance
Final Standings:
1 Monica GIMENO 94.22
Junior ice-dance:
Sara Hurtado and Adria Diaz won again, they skated their SD to "Algo Pequeñito" by Daniel Diges
and their FD to "Be Italian"
You'll see them in the European Championships (it'll be the 1st time that Spain has an ice-dancing couple in a big event). Here's their Ex:
Final Standings
1 Sara HURTADO / Adriá DÍAZ 119.69
2 Emili ARM / Luis FENERO 93.72
Junior Pairs
well guys, this pair have been training together since summer, and both are single skaters, so their level is quite low, but it's a nice effort to try pairs at the same time than single skating. He competed in Senior Men and she competed in Novice girls.
Here's their Ex:
Final Standings
1 Alexandra RODRIGUEZ LONG / Aritz MAESTU BABARRO 29.50
(They only skated the SP)
Junior Men:
Victor Bustamante won the event. The last year he was a little bit Ripponesque, but his Ex reminds me another US skater ;)
He'll go to the Junior Worlds
Final Standings:
1 Victor BUSTAMANTE ALMAZÁN 106.93
2 Daniel PERIZ 102.73
3 Javier CANO 91.63
4 Quim PIRIS CASANOVAS 90.98
Junior Ladies:
The judging controversy of the day arrived in this category. Celia Robledo won without landing a clean triple, while Marta Garcia (who has been a whole year injured) did a great LP and finished in second. All the people who was there say that it was unfair and Marta deserved to win.
Celia will go to the Junior Worlds. Here's her Ex:
Final Standings
1 Celia ROBLEDO 108.70
2 Marta Maria GARCIA ORGE 107.42
3 María JIMENEZ 88.85
4 Estefanía ÁLVAREZ SERRANO 88.62
5 Elena MANGAS ENRIQUEZ 88.50
...
Novice boys:
Hector Alonso won with this cute program, he loves to jump with his arms above his head :P
Alejandro Grandes finished in second, so TV didn't broadcast any of his performances, but I want to show you the LP of this little cutie... You'll see in a second who's one of Alejandro's idols ;)
Final Standings
1 Héctor ALONSO SERRANO 84.53
2 Alejandro GRANDES FERNÁNDEZ 62.19
3 Pedro BETEGÓN 61.37
Novice girls:
Lucia del Prado won the competition. Here's her Ex
Final Standings
1 Lucía DEL PRADO 75.58
2 Victoria RODRÍGUEZ LONG 71.00
3 Maria MARTÍNEZ GARCÍA 68.15
4 Nuria FARRES 67.63
5 Ariadna LAGO 64.08
...
If you didn't want to read all of that, it's almost sure that the Spanish teams will be:
European Championships: Javier Fernandez, Javier Raya, Sonia Lafuente, Hurtado/Diaz
Senior Worlds: Javier Fernandez, Sonia Lafuente, Hurtado/Diaz
Junior Worlds: Victor Bustamante, Celia Robledo (not sure if they'll send an ice-dance couple)
Fierce ice-dancers TYFYT
Here's the link with the protocols
Senior Men
Javier Fernandez did a good SP, but his LP was a disaster. People say that he had a bad fall in the LP's warm-up . So Javier Raya won the competition with two solid performances.
To all the Javi stans, don't worry, Spain has 2 spots for the European championships, and he has a secured spot for the World Championships.
These are their LPs and their gala performances (both skated to their short programs)
Click to viewFinal Standings:
1 Javier RAYA 193.72
2 Javier FERNÁNDEZ 192.13
3 A.Felipe MONTOYA 141.07
4 Aritz MAESTU BABARRO 117.48
5 Dimitris CHRISTODULIDES 116.09
Senior Ladies:
Sonia Lafuente didn't compete because she had a little injury in one of her knees. So there was only 1 competitor in this category, Monica Gimeno. She's been practicing roller skating her whole life, and she has even won the European Championships twice. This was her first time in a figure-skating national championship.
Sonia has the spot for Euros and Worlds secured.
her LP and her Gala performance
Final Standings:
1 Monica GIMENO 94.22
Junior ice-dance:
Sara Hurtado and Adria Diaz won again, they skated their SD to "Algo Pequeñito" by Daniel Diges
and their FD to "Be Italian"
You'll see them in the European Championships (it'll be the 1st time that Spain has an ice-dancing couple in a big event). Here's their Ex:
Final Standings
1 Sara HURTADO / Adriá DÍAZ 119.69
2 Emili ARM / Luis FENERO 93.72
Junior Pairs
well guys, this pair have been training together since summer, and both are single skaters, so their level is quite low, but it's a nice effort to try pairs at the same time than single skating. He competed in Senior Men and she competed in Novice girls.
Here's their Ex:
Final Standings
1 Alexandra RODRIGUEZ LONG / Aritz MAESTU BABARRO 29.50
(They only skated the SP)
Junior Men:
Victor Bustamante won the event. The last year he was a little bit Ripponesque, but his Ex reminds me another US skater ;)
He'll go to the Junior Worlds
Final Standings:
1 Victor BUSTAMANTE ALMAZÁN 106.93
2 Daniel PERIZ 102.73
3 Javier CANO 91.63
4 Quim PIRIS CASANOVAS 90.98
Junior Ladies:
The judging controversy of the day arrived in this category. Celia Robledo won without landing a clean triple, while Marta Garcia (who has been a whole year injured) did a great LP and finished in second. All the people who was there say that it was unfair and Marta deserved to win.
Celia will go to the Junior Worlds. Here's her Ex:
Final Standings
1 Celia ROBLEDO 108.70
2 Marta Maria GARCIA ORGE 107.42
3 María JIMENEZ 88.85
4 Estefanía ÁLVAREZ SERRANO 88.62
5 Elena MANGAS ENRIQUEZ 88.50
...
Novice boys:
Hector Alonso won with this cute program, he loves to jump with his arms above his head :P
Alejandro Grandes finished in second, so TV didn't broadcast any of his performances, but I want to show you the LP of this little cutie... You'll see in a second who's one of Alejandro's idols ;)
Final Standings
1 Héctor ALONSO SERRANO 84.53
2 Alejandro GRANDES FERNÁNDEZ 62.19
3 Pedro BETEGÓN 61.37
Novice girls:
Lucia del Prado won the competition. Here's her Ex
Final Standings
1 Lucía DEL PRADO 75.58
2 Victoria RODRÍGUEZ LONG 71.00
3 Maria MARTÍNEZ GARCÍA 68.15
4 Nuria FARRES 67.63
5 Ariadna LAGO 64.08
...
If you didn't want to read all of that, it's almost sure that the Spanish teams will be:
European Championships: Javier Fernandez, Javier Raya, Sonia Lafuente, Hurtado/Diaz
Senior Worlds: Javier Fernandez, Sonia Lafuente, Hurtado/Diaz
Junior Worlds: Victor Bustamante, Celia Robledo (not sure if they'll send an ice-dance couple)
Fierce ice-dancers TYFYT