Laura Barquero

Laura Barquero (born 12 October 2001) is a Spanish pair skater. With her former skating partner, Aritz Maestu, she is the 2018 Toruń Cup champion and 2018 International Challenge Cup champion, and competed for Spain at two World Championships.

Early years

Barquero began learning to skate in 2009. As a single skater, she trained under Marta Senra and Ainhoa Gimeno in Madrid, Spain. She competed on the junior level and received one ISU Junior Grand Prix assignment, in September 2016.

Barquero's first pair skating partner was Miguel Taranco. They made no international appearances together.

2016–2017 season

Barquero and Aritz Maestu announced their partnership on 4 January 2017. They decided to train in Bergamo, Italy, coached by Barbara Luoni and Franca Bianconi. During their first season together, the pair was ineligible for international competitions due to the ISU's age requirements – Barquero was too young for senior events and Maestu too old for juniors.

2017–2018 season

Making their international debut, Barquero/Maestu placed seventh at the 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy in mid-September. At the end of the month, they placed thirteenth at the 2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, the final qualifying opportunity for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Although their placement was not sufficient to qualify, Spain became the third alternate for a spot in the Olympic pairs' event.

In January, Barquero/Maestu placed eleventh at the 2018 European Championships in Moscow, Russia. The following month, they won gold at the Toruń Cup in Toruń, Poland, and at the International Challenge Cup in Den Haag, Netherlands.They concluded the season at the 2018 World Championships, in twentieth place.

2018–2019 season

Barquero/Maestu began the season with two Challenger assignments, finishing fifth at the 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy and eighth at the 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy.Making their Grand Prix debut with two assignments, they were seventh at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki and sixth at 2018 NHK Trophy.At the 2019 European Championships they were seventh, after taking their second consecutive national title.Their final event together was the 2019 World Championships, where they placed fifteenth.

On May 31, 2019, it was announced that Maestu had suffered an injury that would involve a prolonged recovery, and in consequence of this the team had split.

Pairs with Maestu

Ladies' singles

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

Pairs with Cónsul

Pairs with Maestu

Ladies' singles

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships.

With Cónsul for Spain

With Maestu for Spain