Sonia Lafuente Martínez (born 7 December 1991) is a Spanish former figure skater. She is a seven-time Spanish national champion. Lafuente became the first Spanish skater to medal on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit when she won silver at the 2006 Mexico Cup.
Personal life Lafuente was born on 7 December 1991 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. She is a university student, studying sports. She intends to spread her studies over several years in order to accommodate her career.
Career Lafuente began skating at age four, after her parents took her and her sister to a newly opened rink in Madrid. Carolina Sanz and Ivan Saez were her coaches for much of her career. In the 2003–04 season, Lafuente made her international debut as a novice, and finished with the bronze medal at the Merano Cup, an event she would win one year later. She began competing in junior internationals in 2005–06.
In the 2006–07 season, Lafuente became the first Spanish skater to win a Junior Grand Prix medal. She trained mainly in Majadahonda.
In 2008, Lafuente made her debut at the European Championships. She was 30th at her first Senior Worlds. The next season, she finished 23rd at Europeans and 26th at Worlds, which did not qualify her for the 2010 Winter Olympics. However, she was able to qualify for the Olympics with an 8th-place finish at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, and finished 22nd in Vancouver. The next season, she received her first Grand Prix assignments, and finished 10th and 7th, respectively, at the 2010 Skate Canada International and the 2010 Trophee Eric Bompard. She was 12th at the European Championships but did not qualify for the free skate at Worlds.
Lafuente was 9th at the 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy, 7th at the 2011 Trophee Eric Bompard, 5th at the 2011 Golden Spin of Zagreb, and 15th at the 2012 European Championships in Sheffield.
Lafuente finished 7th at the 2013 European Championships and earned the minimum score to compete at the 2013 World Championships where she was 22nd.
The 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy was the last opportunity to qualify for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Lafuente was unable to win one of the six available ladies' berths, finishing 26th. In October 2013, she decided to move to Toronto, Ontario, Canada to train in Brian Orser's group. In 2014, she began working with Ghisland Briand and Tracy Wilson as her coaches.
After finishing 33rd at the 2016 European Championships, Lafuente decided to leave competition for a year.
In 2018, Lafuente was the sole performer in the music video for the song Pausa, from the album Autoterapia, by the Spanish band Izal.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2015–2016 I Put a Spell On You Je ne regrette rien L'Hymne a l'amour 2014–2015 Caravan Winter Invierno Porteño 2013–2014 Death and the Maiden The Phantom of the Opera 2012–2013 Romeo and Juliet West Side Story 2011–2012 Cry me a River Selections
Concierto de Aranjuez 2010–2011 The Feeling Begins Les Misérables 2009–2010 Libertango Orobroy Poeta 2008–2009 Nocturne 2007–2008 Tango de Roxane Four Seasons 2006–2007 Arabesque Concerto Per Il Tuo Ricordo 2005–2006 Poeta Night on Bald Mountain
Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
2005–present International Event 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 Olympics 22nd Worlds 30th 26th 20th 25th 15th 22nd 32nd 37th Europeans 20th 23rd 17th 12th 15th 7th 28th 18th 33rd Bompard 7th 7th Skate Canada 10th Autumn Classic 7th Golden Spin 10th 12th 16th Golden Spin 1st 5th Autumn Classic 9th Challenge Cup 4th 17th Cup of Nice 5th WD Cup of Tyrol 7th Dragon Trophy 1st Finlandia Trophy 7th Open d'Andorra 1st 5th Merano Cup 6th Nebelhorn Trophy 8th 9th 26th NRW Trophy 5th 10th Seibt Memorial 9th Volvo Open Cup 5th Universiade 2nd 15th 8th International: Junior Junior Worlds 30th 14th 12th 20th Andorra 12th Austria 20th France 5th Mexico 2nd Poland 23rd South Africa 6th Spain 9th Turkey 13th U.K. 3rd EYOF 1st Cup of Nice 4th J Merano Cup 1st J National Spanish Champ. 1st 1st J 1st J 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd
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