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Sara Hurtado 
Hurtado with Díaz in 2011Personal information Country represented 
SpainBorn November 3, 1992
MadridHeight 1.61 m (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) Partner Adrià Díaz Coach John Dunn Choreographer Pasquale Camerlengo Former choreographer Romain Haguenauer
John DunnSkating club SAD Majadahonda Current training locations London Former training locations Madrid Began skating 1998 World standing 23 (As of 17 June 2011[update])[1] Season's bests 43 (2010–2011)[2]
76 (2009–2010)[3]
110 (2008–2009)[4]ISU personal best scores Combined total 120.41
2011 Junior WorldsShort dance: 48.84
2011 Junior WorldsFree dance 71.57
2011 Junior WorldsSara Hurtado (born November 3, 1992 in Madrid) is a Spanish ice dancer. With partner Adrià Díaz, she is the 2009 Spanish champion. Hurtado and Diaz are the first dance team to represent Spain in ISU competition.[5]
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Career
Hurtado and Díaz perform a reverse lift at the 2011 European Championships.
Sara Hurtado started skating in 1998.[5] She was initially a single skater, but was eventually approached by Adria Díaz, who suggested they team up to compete in ice dance. As there was no dance coach who could work with them in Spain, they had to wait for two years until the Spanish skating federation hired John Dunn to work with them in Madrid in early 2008.[6] Hurtado admires Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat, and Meryl Davis and Charlie White.[6]
Hurtado and Díaz began competing in the 2008-2009 season. Their first major international event was the 2009 World Junior Championships where they finished 32nd. The next season, they competed in two events on the Junior Grand Prix circuit and finished 16th at Junior Worlds.
During the 2010-2011 season, Hurtado and Díaz competed on the Junior Grand Prix circuit, while also taking part in several senior internationals. They finished 15th at the 2011 European Championships, won a bronze medal at the Bavarian Open, and finished fourth at the Winter Universiade. They moved up to ninth at Junior Worlds. They went on to their first senior Worlds, where they qualified for the short dance out of the preliminary round but were unable to reach the free dance portion of the event.
Hurtado and Díaz moved to London, England in mid-2011 after Dunn accepted a coaching job in his native country.[7]
Hurtado and Díaz are known for performing innovative lifts.[8]
Personal life
Hurtado is a university student, majoring in journalism.[6]
Programs
(with Díaz)
Season Short dance Free dance 2011–2012 - Mas que Nada
by Sergio Mendes - Magalenha
by Sergio Mendes
Tristan and Isolde
by Maxime Rodriguez2010–2011 Algo pequeñito
by Daniel Diges
Ein Wiener Walzer
by Karl JenkinsBe Italian
from Nine soundtrack
performed by FergieOriginal dance 2009–2010 Competitive highlights
(with Díaz)
Event 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 World Championships 23rd European Championships 15th World Junior Championships 32nd 16th 9th Spanish Championships 1st 1st J. 1st J. Trophée Eric Bompard 8th Nebelhorn Trophy 7th Coupe de Nice 3rd Golden Spin 11th NRW Trophy 6th J. 8th J. 6th Winter Universiade 4th Bavarian Open 3rd Junior Grand Priz, Germany 5th Junior Grand Prix, England 10th Junior Grand Prix, Turkey 6th Junior Grand Prix, U.S. 10th J. = Junior level References
- ^ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. June 17, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsdance.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2010/2011 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. April 30, 2011. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2010-11/sbtsdto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2009/2010 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. March 26, 2010. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2009-10/sbtsdto.htm. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ "ISU Judging System - Season Bests Total Scores 2008/2009 : Ice Dance". International Skating Union. April 18, 2009. http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2008-09/sbtsdto.htm. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
- ^ a b Sara Hurtado & Adria Diaz at the International Skating Union
- ^ a b c Flade, Tatjana (March 24, 2011). "Spanish ice dancers progress quickly". GoldenSkate.com. http://goldenskate.com/articles/2010/032411.shtml. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ Lamelas, Pedro (September 16, 2011). "Sara Hurtado y Adriá Díaz entrenarán en Londres y, la nueva pareja Celia Robledo y Luis Fenero, en Lyon [Sara Hurtado and Adria Diaz will train in London and the new team, Celia Robledo and Luis Fenero, in Lyon]" (in Spanish). Hielo Español. http://hieloespanol.blogspot.com/2011/09/sara-hurtado-y-adria-diaz-entrenaran-en.html. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- ^ Ellis, Michelle (January 21, 2011). "European dance shake-up". Universal Sports. http://www.universalsports.com/blogs/blog=gofigure/postid=510402.html. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
External links
Categories:- 1992 births
- Living people
- Spanish ice dancers
- People from Madrid
- Spanish sportspeople stubs
- European figure skating biography stubs
- Mas que Nada
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