Tòn Cónsul Vivar (born 1 April 1998) is a Spanish pair skater. With his former skating partner, Laura Barquero, he is the 2020 Spanish national champion and competed in the final segment at the 2020 European Championships.
Cónsul is the 2017 Spanish junior national champion in men's singles and in pairs with Alexanne Bouillon, as well as the 2018 Spanish junior national champion in pairs with Isabella Gamez.
Personal life Cónsul was born on 1 April 1998 in Vielha e Mijaran, Lleida, Spain. His favorite skaters are Javier Fernández and Stéphane Lambiel. Cónsul is a business administration student at Pompeu Fabra University.
Career Early career Cónsul began skating in 2006 in Val d'Aran under his first coach Nathalie Pardos. He competed in men's singles up through the 2016–17 season, winning several international medals and the 2017 Spanish junior national title. As a singles skater, he trained in Barcelona under Patrick Capmartín and Marta Andrade.
Cónsul competed pairs with Mónica Carratalá for two seasons, beginning in the 2012–13 season. Together, they were the 2012 Open d'Andorra champions and the 2014 Spanish novice national champions. He later moved to Montreal, Canada to team up with Canadian skater Alexanne Bouillon and train with pairs coaches Bruno Marcotte, Richard Gauthier, Sylvie Fullum, and Nicholas Young. Bouillon/Cónsul won the 2017 Spanish junior national title and competed in the final segment at the 2017 World Junior Championships, finishing 16th. Cónsul began competing solely in pairs from the 2017–18 season. Competing for Spain with American skater Isabella Gamez, he is the 2018 Spanish junior national champion and the 2018 Mentor Toruń Cup champion. Gamez/Cónsul finished 13th at the 2018 World Junior Championships.
Cónsul left skating in mid-2018 and thus did not compete during the 2018–19 season.
2019–2020 season In July 2019, Cónsul teamed up with Laura Barquero. They trained under her coaches Barbara Luoni, Franca Bianconi, and Rosana Murante in Bergamo, Italy.
The team made their international debut in October 2019 at the Denis Ten Memorial Challenge, where they won the silver medal and earned the technical minimums for both Europeans and Worlds. They then won bronze at the IceLab International Cup. Competing on the ISU Challenger Series, Barquero/Cónsul finished fourth at the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup and eighth at the 2019 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. In their first season together, they won the national title at the 2020 Spanish Championships, ahead of Dorota Broda / Pedro Betegón.
At the 2020 European Championships, Barquero/Cónsul were 15th in the short program and 14th in the free skating to finish 14th overall. Although they expressed disappointment with their mistakes, they were happy with their progress over the course of their short partnership. Together with teammates Broda/Betegón, Barquero/Cónsul made history for the Spanish Ice Sports Federation by marking the first time two Spanish pairs had competed at the European Championships.
In February 2020, Barquero/Cónsul finished ninth at the Challenge Cup. They were named to the 2020 World Championships team, but the competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 26 June 2020, it was announced that the pair had split after only one season together.
Programs With Barquero Season Short program Free skating 2019–2020 Where's My Love The Journey Back In Time
With Gamez Season Short program Free skating 2017–2018 Faith María de Buenos Aires
With Bouillon Season Short program Free skating 2016–2017 The Man with the Golden Arm Mirror Mirror
Men's singles Season Short program Free skating 2016–2017 Fly Me to the Moon A Ciegas Orobroy 2015–2016 Sherlock Holmes 2014–2015 Chasing Tail Scheherazade
Competitive highlights CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
With Barquero International Event 2019–20 Worlds C Europeans 14th Golden Spin 8th Warsaw Cup 4th Challenge Cup 9th Denis Ten Memorial 2nd IceLab International Cup 3rd National Spanish Champ. 1st C = Cancelled
With Gamez
International: Junior Event 2017–18 Junior Worlds 13th Croatia 11th Poland 13th Toruń Cup 1st National Spanish Champ. 1st J Levels: J = Junior
With Bouillon International: Junior Event 2016–17 Junior Worlds 16th Bavarian Open 4th National Spanish Champ. 1st J Levels: J = Junior
With Carratalá International: Advanced novice Event 2012–13 2013–14 Open d'Andorra 1st National Spanish Champ. 1st N Levels: N = Novice
Men's singles International: Junior Event 11–12 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 Czech Rep. 13th Estonia 19th Slovenia 15th Spain 15th Challenge Cup 7th 5th Hellmut Seibt 6th Lombardia Trophy 8th 10th Open d'Andorra 2nd 3rd 3rd Printemps 4th Santa Claus Cup 8th International: Advanced novice Dragon Trophy 1st Open d'Andorra 1st National Spanish Champ. 5th N 1st N 3rd J 2nd J 2nd J 1st J Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior
Detailed results Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.
With Barquero
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 13–15 December 2019 2020 Spanish Championships 1 151.35 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
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