Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté

Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté (born 5 July 1999) is a Spanish figure skater. He is the 2021 Open d'Andorra champion, the 2021 Egna Spring Trophy bronze medalist, and a four-time Spanish national champion (2021–24).

Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté
Guarino Sabaté at the 2024 World Championships
Born (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 25)
Barcelona, Spain
HometownTurin, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Figure skating career
Country Spain (since 2020)
 Switzerland (2016–20)
DisciplineMen's singles
CoachEdoardo De Bernardis
Renata Lazzaroni
Luca Mantovani
Skating clubIce club Torino
Began skating2007
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Spanish Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Valdemoro Singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Jaca Singles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Madrid Singles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Logroño Singles
Representing  Switzerland
Swiss Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Wetzikon Singles

Personal life

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Guarino Sabaté was born 5 July 1999 in Barcelona.[1] He began studying at International University of La Rioja in January 2021.[2]

Career

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Early years

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Guarino Sabaté began learning to skate in 2007.[1] As an advanced novice, he competed internationally for Spain and won the national title in that category in December 2014. The following season, he moved up to the junior ranks and represented Spain at two events, in September and November 2015.[3]

Career for Switzerland

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Deciding to represent Switzerland, Guarino Sabaté debuted for his new country in November 2016 at the NRW Trophy in Germany.[3] As a junior, he competed three seasons for Switzerland, appearing at two ISU Junior Grand Prix events. In December 2018, he became the Swiss national bronze medalist in the senior men's category. He trained in La Chaux-de-Fonds, coached by Bernard Glesser (2017–18 season)[4] and by Jean-François Ballester (2018–19 season).[5]

Guarino Sabaté made his senior international debut in October 2019, placing 16th at the 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy. In November, he won bronze at the Open d'Andorra. It was his final international appearance for Switzerland. The following month, he finished fourth at the Swiss Championships.[6]

2020–21 season

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After not competing in 2020, Guarino Sabaté resumed his career for Spain in February 2021 at the International Challenge Cup in the Netherlands. He won the Spanish national title in March and took bronze at the Egna Spring Trophy in April.[6]

2021–22 season

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In September, Guarino Sabaté placed sixteenth at the 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, an Olympic qualifying event. He won gold at the Open d'Andorra in November and then his second national title in December.[7] He was subsequently selected to compete at his first ISU Championship, the 2022 European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, where he qualified to the free skate and finished in twenty-second place. To end the season, he was twenty-first at the 2022 World Championships.[6]

2022–23 season

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Beginning the new season at the Nebelhorn Trophy again, Guarino Sabaté came fifth. At two other Challenger events, he was sixth at the 2022 CS Budapest Trophy and fourth at the 2022 CS Ice Challenge. Guarino Sabaté was fifth at the Santa Claus Cup, before winning a third Spanish national title.[6]

Guarino Sabaté finished fourteenth at the 2023 Winter World University Games, twelfth at the 2023 European Championships, and twenty-seventh at the 2023 World Championships.[6]

Tomas decided to leave the Young Goose Academy where he was training, and moved to Torino to train with Edoardo De Bernardis at the Ice Club Torino.

2023–24 season

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Guarino Sabaté began the season by competing on the 2023–24 ISU Challenger Series, finishing twelfth at the 2023 CS Autumn Classic International and eighth at the 2023 CS Budapest Trophy. He then went on to take silver at the 2023 Volvo Open Cup and gold at the 2023 NRW Trophy.[6]

In December, Guarino Sabaté won his fourth national title at the 2023–24 Spanish Championships. Selected to compete at the 2024 European Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania, he finished eighteenth. Two months later, he would finish twenty-eighth at the 2024 World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[6]

2024–25 season

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Guarino Sabaté started the season by winning bronze at the 2024 Tayside Trophy. Going on to compete on the 2024–25 ISU Challenger Series, he finished fifth at the 2024 CS Nepela Memorial and tenth at the 2024 CS Tallinn Trophy.[6]

Programs

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Season Short program Free skate Exhibition Ref.
2017–18
  • L.O.V.E. (Get Happy)
[4]
2018–19
  • Art on Ice
    by Edvin Marton
  • Piano Concerto No. 1
    by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    arranged by Edvin Marton
    choreo. by Lorenzo Magri
  • Tango
    by Edvin Marton
    choreo. by Lorenzo Magri
[5]
2019–20
  • Art on Ice
    by Edvin Marton
  • Tchaikovsky Remix
    by Edvin Marton
    choreo. by Lorenzo Magri
[8]
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23
  • St. James Infirmary Blues
    by Mario Pezzotta Orchestra
    arranged by Cedric Tour
  • Happy
    by C2C
    arranged by Cedric Tour
    choreo. by Benoît Richaud
[1]
2023–24 [9]
2024–25 [10]

Competitive highlights

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Single skating (for Spain)

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Competition placements at senior level [11]
Season 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
World Championships 21st 27th 28th
European Championships 22nd 12th 18th
Spanish Championships 1st 1st 1st 1st
CS Autumn Classic 12th
CS Budapest Trophy 6th 8th
CS Finlandia Trophy 9th
CS Ice Challenge 4th
CS Lombardia Trophy 15th
CS Nebelhorn Trophy 16th 5th
CS Nepela Memorial 5th
CS Tallinn Trophy 10th
Challenge Cup 8th 9th 15th
Egna Spring Trophy 3rd
NRW Trophy 5th 1st
Open d'Andorra 1st
Santa Claus Cup 5th
Tayside Trophy 3rd
Volvo Open Cup 2nd
World University Games 14th

Single skating (for Switzerland)

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Competition placements at senior level [12]
Season 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
Swiss Championships 5th 3rd 4th
CS Finlandia Trophy 16th
Golden Bear of Zagreb 9th
Open d'Andorra 3rd
Prague Ice Cup 4th
Competition placements at junior level [12]
Season 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Swiss Championships 2nd
JGP Italy 21st
JGP Slovakia 16th
Alpen Trophy 5th
Bavarian Open 8th 7th
Coupe du Printemps 6th
Cup of Tyrol 5th
Egna Spring Trophy 4th
Golden Bear of Zagreb 4th
Merano Cup 3rd
NRW Trophy 12th
Tallinn Trophy 2nd

Detailed results

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Single skating (for Spain)

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ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE System [11]
Segment Type Score Event
Total TSS 216.34 2024 CS Nepela Memorial
Short program TSS 74.58 2022 CS Budapest Trophy
TES 38.20 2022 CS Ice Challenge
PCS 36.74 2022 CS Budapest Trophy
Free skating TSS 142.41 2024 CS Nepela Memorial
TES 71.15 2024 CS Nepela Memorial
PCS 73.76 2023 CS Budapest Trophy
Results in the 2024–25 season[11]
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 12–13, 2024   2024 Tayside Trophy 2 67.03 3 125.20 3 192.23
Oct 25–27, 2024   2024 CS Nepela Memorial 6 73.93 5 142.41 5 216.34
Nov 11-17, 2024   2024 CS Tallinn Trophy 7 69.64 7 132.91 10 202.55

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tomas-Llorenc GUARINO SABATE: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Tomás Guarino: "Cuando empecé a patinar siempre lloraba"". rioja2.com (in Spanish). 21 December 2021. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Tomás Llorenç Guarino SABATÉ". rinkresults.com.
  4. ^ a b "Tomas-Llorenc GUARINO SABATE: 2017/2018". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Tomas-Llorenc GUARINO SABATE: 2018/2019". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "Competition Results: Tomas-Llorenc GUARINO SABATE". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Tomás Guarino, del Milenio Club Patín, campeón de España". larioja.com (in Spanish). 19 December 2021. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Tomas-Llorenc GUARINO SABATE: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Tomas-Llorenc GUARINO SABATE: 2023/2024". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Tomas-Llorenc GUARINO SABATE: 2024/2025". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024.
  11. ^ a b c "ESP–Tomás Guarino Sabaté". SkatingScores.com.
  12. ^ a b "SUI–Tomás Guarino Sabaté". SkatingScores.com.
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