Francisco Javier Raya Buenache (born 20 April 1991) is a Spanish figure skater. He is the 2011 Spanish national senior champion and has competed in the free skate at eight ISU Championships.
Personal life Francisco Javier Raya Buenache was born on 20 April 1991 in Madrid. He studied ballet from the age of six until he was 17. He is studying audiovisual communication at the Complutense University of Madrid. Raya is openly gay.
Career Raya began skating in 1998 at a rink near Madrid's Chamartín railway station. His first coach was Jocelyn Flanagan. He is now coached by Carolina Sanz and Jordi Lafarga in Madrid and spends some time training in Canada during the summer. He has worked with Daniela Slovak in Calgary, Manon Perron in Montreal, and Brian Orser in Toronto.
Raya made his European debut in 2011, finishing 19th. He sustained a leg injury before the 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy but recovered in November. He withdrew from the 2012 Spanish Championships due to illness, and later missed the 2012 Europeans but competed at the 2012 Worlds, where he finished 24th.
Raya competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and placed 25th. He withdrew from the 2014 World Championships due to an injury of the adductor in his left foot. At the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, he placed 21st in the short program, 14th in the free skate, and 14th overall.
Programs Season Short program Free skating 2016–17 Pure Imagination Swings Both Ways 2015–16 Saturday Night Fever Carne Cruda Lejos 2014–15 Moulin Rouge! West Side Story 2013–14 Les Misérables Sing, Sing, Sing Sing, Sing, Sing 2012–13 Como Siento Yo Hip Hip Chin Chin Funeral for a Friend 2011–12 Tango I Love Paris 2010–11 Can Can Tosca 2009–10 Capone Romeo and Juliet 2008–09 Concierto de Aranjuez 2007–08 Libertango 2006–07 Don Quixote
Results International Event 06–07 07–08 08–09 09–10 10–11 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 Olympics 25th Worlds 24th WD 25th 27th 37th Europeans 19th 16th 18th 14th 18th Autumn Classic 7th Finlandia 18th Golden Spin 13th 10th 15th 17th U.S. Classic 14th Autumn Classic 9th Cup of Nice 11th 9th 14th 7th Dragon Trophy 1st Golden Spin 4th 5th 6th Hellmut Seibt 5th 6th Ice Challenge 2nd Challenge Cup 2nd 7th Lombardia Trophy 8th Merano Cup 10th 6th 4th 2nd Nebelhorn Trophy 13th NRW Trophy 17th Open d'Andorra 1st 1st Santa Claus Cup 1st Triglav Trophy 7th Volvo Open Cup 6th Universiade 14th 17th 11th International: Junior Junior Worlds 29th 19th 12th Austria 19th Croatia 16th Germany 9th South Africa 8th Spain 11th Turkey 6th Cup of Nice 4th 2nd Gardena 8th Triglav Trophy 4th 1st National Spanish Champ. 2nd J 2nd J 1st J 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd
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