Valentina Matos Romero is a Spanish figure skater. She was born on 28 September 2002 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She is of Venezuelan origin, and moved to Spain when she was 1 year old.
She is the 2019 Open d'Andorra champion and a three-time Spanish national champion (2017, 2019, and 2020). She has competed in the final segment at one ISU Championship.
She trains in Italy and is coached by Barbara Luoni. Her choreographers are Massimo Scali and Corrado Giordani.
She did not compete in the 2020/2021 season.
ISU Bio
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00035268.htm
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentina_Matos
Rinkresults.com entry
http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=3392
Tracings.net
http://tracings.net/mato-vale.html
Social Media
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/valen_matos/
Programs and Videos
2019/2020
SP: "You Give Love A Bad Name;" choreo by Massimo Scali, Corrado Giordani
FS: "Caprichio Arabe" by Francisco Tarrega; "Invierno Porteno" by Astor Piazzolla; "Le di Caza Alcance" by Estrella Morente; choreo by Massimo Scali, Corrado Giordani
2019-20 Spanish Championships
2019 Warsaw Cup
2019 Denis Ten Memorial
2019 CS Lombardia Trophy
2018/2019
SP: "My Immortal" by Evanescence
FS: "The Last Coup" performed by New Tango Orchestra / "Garganta con Arena" performed by Pasion Vega
2019 World Championships
2019 Winter Universiade
2019 Challenge Cup
2019 Spanish Nationals
2018 CS Lombardia Trophy
2017/2018
SP: "My Immortal" by Evanescence
FS: "The Last Coup" performed by New Tango Orchestra / "Garganta con Arena" performed by Pasion Vega
2018 Challenge Cup
2018 European Championships
2016/2017
SP: "Hallelujah" performed by Alexandra Burke
FS: "GoldenEye" by Éric Serra / "GoldenEye" performed by Tina Turner
2017 World Junior Championships
2017 Challenge Cup
2017 European Championships
2016 Santa Claus Cup
2016 JGP Dresden
2015/2016
2016 ISU WDT Gdansk
2015 Santa Claus Cup
2013/2014
2013 Camp. España Infantil y Copa Federación
Articles, Interviews and Other Media
30 June 2020-"#Dialogos con Valentina Matos: Deporte invisibilizado"
21 March 2019 -Valentina Matos talks about the experience gained at her first Worlds (in Spanish) by Canal Hielo Español - Valentina Matos habla sobre la experiencia de competir en su primer mundial
19 March 2019 - Interview with Valentina Matos prior to the 2019 World Championships (in Spanish) by Canal Hielo Español - Entrevista a Valentina Matos previa a su participación en el mundial 2019
6 July 2017 - Valentina Matos: present and future of the Spanish figure skating (in Spanish) by LaLigaSports - Valentina Matos, presente y futuro del patinaje español
6 July 2017 - Valentina Matos analyzes her debut at the Europeans (in Spanish) by LaLigaSports - Valentina Matos analiza su debut Europeo
She is the 2019 Open d'Andorra champion and a three-time Spanish national champion (2017, 2019, and 2020). She has competed in the final segment at one ISU Championship.
She trains in Italy and is coached by Barbara Luoni. Her choreographers are Massimo Scali and Corrado Giordani.
She did not compete in the 2020/2021 season.
http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00035268.htm
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentina_Matos
Rinkresults.com entry
http://www.rinkresults.com/skater?skater_id=3392
Tracings.net
http://tracings.net/mato-vale.html
Social Media
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/valen_matos/
Type | Score | Competition |
Personal Best Total Score | 141.32 | ISU CS Lombardia Trophy 2019 |
Personal Best Score Short Program | 50.25 | ISU World Championships 2019 |
Personal Best Score Free Skating | 91.17 | ISU CS Lombardia Trophy 2019 |
Programs and Videos
2019/2020
SP: "You Give Love A Bad Name;" choreo by Massimo Scali, Corrado Giordani
FS: "Caprichio Arabe" by Francisco Tarrega; "Invierno Porteno" by Astor Piazzolla; "Le di Caza Alcance" by Estrella Morente; choreo by Massimo Scali, Corrado Giordani
2019-20 Spanish Championships
2019 Warsaw Cup
2019 Denis Ten Memorial
2019 CS Lombardia Trophy
2018/2019
SP: "My Immortal" by Evanescence
FS: "The Last Coup" performed by New Tango Orchestra / "Garganta con Arena" performed by Pasion Vega
2019 World Championships
FS: FNR
2019 Winter Universiade
2019 Challenge Cup
2019 Spanish Nationals
SP: no video found
2018 CS Lombardia Trophy
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRBlymeCZMg / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRBlymeCZMg&t=13s
2017/2018
SP: "My Immortal" by Evanescence
FS: "The Last Coup" performed by New Tango Orchestra / "Garganta con Arena" performed by Pasion Vega
2018 Challenge Cup
2018 European Championships
FS: FNR
2016/2017
SP: "Hallelujah" performed by Alexandra Burke
FS: "GoldenEye" by Éric Serra / "GoldenEye" performed by Tina Turner
2017 World Junior Championships
SP: no video found
FS: (blocked in USA) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MESW95ydlg
2017 Challenge Cup
FS: no video found
2017 European Championships
FS: FNR
2016 Santa Claus Cup
2016 JGP Dresden
2015/2016
2016 ISU WDT Gdansk
2015 Santa Claus Cup
2013/2014
2013 Camp. España Infantil y Copa Federación
FS: no video found
Competitive History
Competition | Level | SP | FS | TS |
2019/2020 | ||||
2020 European Championships | senior | 28 (49.02) | FNR | 28 |
2019-20 Spanish Championships | senior | 1 (54.16) | 1 (109.50) | 1 (163.66) |
2019 Warsaw Cup | senior | 24 (42.59) | 21 (82.93) | 24 (125.52) |
31st Golden Bear 2019 | senior | 10 (46.49) | 8 (94.72) | 10 (141.21) |
Denis Ten Memorial 2019 | senior | 11 (46.19) | 9 (84.15) | 9 (130.34) |
2019 CS Lombardia Trophy | senior | 10 (50.15) | 10 (91.17) | 10 (141.32) |
2018/2019 | ||||
2019 World Championships | senior | 34 (50.25) | FNR | 34 (50.25) |
2019 Winter Universiade | junior | 15 (49.01) | 13 (90.90) | 14 (139.91) |
2019 Challenge Cup | senior | 10 (51.83) | 10 (90.49) | 9 (142.32) |
2019 European Championships | senior | 31 (42.86) | FNR | 31 (42.86) |
2018-19 Spanish Nationals | junior | 1 (56.46) | 1 (108.15) | 1 (164.61) |
2018 Open d'Andorra | senior | 1 (54.40) | 1 (98.65) | 1 (153.05) |
2018 CS Inge Solar Memorial / Alpen Trophy | senior | 19 (45.98) | 19 (82.00) | 19 (127.98) |
2018 Golden Bear Zagreb | senior | 16 (42.19) | 11 (86.93) | 15 (129.12) |
2018 CS Minsk Arena Ice Star | senior | 12 (42.22) | 14 (75.08) | 13 (117.30) |
2018 CS Finlandia Trophy | senior | 14 (48.14) | 17 (87.02) | 15 (135.16) |
2018 CS Lombardia Trophy | senior | 18 (42.72) | 22 (59.25) | 20 (101.97) |
2017/2018 | ||||
2018 Egna Spring Trophy | senior | 7 (41.72) | 8 (74.05) | 8 (115.77) |
2018 International Challenge Cup | senior | 14 (45.43) | 13 (85.29) | 14 (130.72) |
2018 European Championships | senior | 33 (39.66) | FNR | 33 (39.66) |
2017 CS Nebelhorn Trophy | senior | WD | ||
2016/2017 | ||||
2017 World Junior Championships | junior | 23 (45.40) | 23 (75.01) | 24 (120.41) |
2017 Challenge Cup | senior | 14 (44.06) | 8 (83.64) | 11 (127.70) |
2017 Bavarian Open | senior | 10 (48.50) | 17 (74.71) | 14 (123.21) |
2017 European Championships | senior | 33 (34.79) | FNR | 33 (34.79) |
2017 Spanish Nationals | senior | 2 (48.49) | 1 (98.87) | 1 (147.36) |
2016 10th Santa Claus Cup | senior | 4 (42.09) | 5 (78.98) | 4 (121.07) |
2016 17th Open d'Andorra Cup | senior | 2 (45.08) | 2 (82.28) | 2 (127.36) |
2016 JGP Dresden, Germany | junior | 21 (43.04) | 18 (77.72) | 16 (120.76) |
2015/2016 | ||||
2016 World Development Trophy | junior | 2 (41.92) | 2 (75.15) | 2 (117.07) |
2016 Hellmut Seibt Memorial | junior | 16 (35.33) | 19 (60.41) | 18 (95.74) |
2016 Spanish Nationals | junior | 3 (39.64) | 2 (76.64) | 2 (116.28) |
2015 9th Santa Claus Cup | junior | 29 (30.43) | 25 (58.36) | 26 (88.79) |
2015 CS Lombardia Trophy | junior | 19 (30.08) | 15 (60.42) | 16 (90.50) |
2014/2015 | ||||
2015 Spanish Nationals | advanced novice | 1 (31.20) | 1 (53.04) | 1 (84.24) |
2014 8th Santa Claus Cup | advanced novice | 6 (28.88) | 8 (47.50) | 6 (76.38) |
2014 15th Open d'Andorra | advanced novice | 2 (25.75) | 2 (48.19) | 2 (73.94) |
2014 Lombardia Trophy | advanced novice | 14 (23.65) | 14 (42.50) | 14 (66.15) |
2013/2014 | ||||
2014 Challenge Cup | advanced novice | 11 (23.68) | 6 (45.41) | 9 (69.09) |
2014 Spanish Nationals | advanced novice | 3 (29.91) | 2 (52.61) | 2 (82.52) |
2013 Lombardia Trophy | advanced novice | 18 (23.74) | 13 (45.54) | 15 (69.28) |
2012/2013 | ||||
2012 Lombardia Trophy | advanced novice | 34 (19.86) | 23 (38.97) | 28 (58.83) |
Articles, Interviews and Other Media
30 June 2020-"#Dialogos con Valentina Matos: Deporte invisibilizado"
21 March 2019 -Valentina Matos talks about the experience gained at her first Worlds (in Spanish) by Canal Hielo Español - Valentina Matos habla sobre la experiencia de competir en su primer mundial
19 March 2019 - Interview with Valentina Matos prior to the 2019 World Championships (in Spanish) by Canal Hielo Español - Entrevista a Valentina Matos previa a su participación en el mundial 2019
6 July 2017 - Valentina Matos: present and future of the Spanish figure skating (in Spanish) by LaLigaSports - Valentina Matos, presente y futuro del patinaje español
6 July 2017 - Valentina Matos analyzes her debut at the Europeans (in Spanish) by LaLigaSports - Valentina Matos analiza su debut Europeo
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