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Javier Raya

{{short description|Spanish figure skater}}

{{Infobox figure skater

| name = Javier Raya

| image = 2010 JWC Javier Raya.jpg

| caption = Javier Raya at the 2010 World Junior Championships

| fullname = Francisco Javier Raya Buenache

| country = {{ESP}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|4|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Madrid, Spain

| hometown =

| height = {{height|m=1.74}}

| beganskating = 1998

| retired =

| discipline = Men's singles

| medalrecord = {{Figure skating infobox medals|nationals=Spanish

|NC={{FS medal|g|NC|nationals=Spanish|2011|Barcelona|m}}{{FS medal|s|NC|nationals=Spanish|2013|Majadahonda|m}}{{FS medal|s|NC|nationals=Spanish|2014|Jaca|m}}{{FS medal|s|NC|nationals=Spanish|2015|Granada|m}}{{FS medal|s|NC|nationals=Spanish|2017|Vielha|m}}{{FS medal|s|NC|nationals=Spanish|2018|Jaca|m}}{{FS medal|s|NC|nationals=Spanish|2019|Logroño|m}}{{FS medal|b|NC|nationals=Spanish|2016|San Sebastián|m}}

}}

}}

{{family name hatnote|Raya|Buenache|lang=Spanish}}

Francisco Javier Raya Buenache (born 20 April 1991) is a Spanish figure skater. He is the 2011 Spanish national senior champion and has competed in the free skate at eight ISU Championships.

Personal life

Francisco Javier Raya Buenache was born on 20 April 1991 in Madrid. He studied ballet from the age of six until he was 17. He is studying audiovisual communication at the Complutense University of Madrid. Raya is openly gay.{{cite web |url= http://www.dosmanzanas.com/2016/05/el-patinador-olimpico-espanol-javier-raya-sale-publicamente-del-armario.html |title=El patinador olímpico español Javier Raya sale públicamente del armario |language= Spanish |trans-title=Spanish Olympic skater Javier Raya out of the closet publicly |website=Dos Manzanas |date=14 May 2016 }}

Career

Raya began skating in 1998 at a rink near Madrid's Chamartín railway station. His first coach was Jocelyn Flanagan. He is now coached by Carolina Sanz and Jordi Lafarga in Madrid and spends some time training in Canada during the summer. He has worked with Daniela Slovak in Calgary, Manon Perron in Montreal, and Brian Orser in Toronto.

Raya made his European debut in 2011, finishing 19th. He sustained a leg injury before the 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy but recovered in November. He withdrew from the 2012 Spanish Championships due to illness, and later missed the 2012 Europeans but competed at the 2012 Worlds, where he finished 24th.

Raya competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and placed 25th. He withdrew from the 2014 World Championships due to an injury of the adductor in his left foot. At the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, he placed 21st in the short program, 14th in the free skate, and 14th overall.

Programs

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Season

! Short program

! Free skating

2016–17

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2015–16

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2014–15

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2013–14

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2012–13

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  • Como Siento Yo
  • Hip Hip Chin Chin

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2011–12

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  • Tango

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  • I Love Paris
    {{small| by The Witnesses }}
2010–11

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  • Can Can

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2009–10

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  • Romeo and Juliet
2008–09

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2007–08

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2006–07

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Results

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colspan="14" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | International
Event

! 06–07

! 07–08

! 08–09

! 09–10

! 10–11

! 11–12

! 12–13

! 13–14

! 14–15

! 15–16

! 16–17

! 17–18

! 18–19

align=left | Olympics25th
align=left | Worlds24thWD25th27th37th
align=left | Europeans19th16th18th14th18th
align=left | {{small|CS}} Autumn Classic7th
align=left | {{small|CS}} Finlandia18th
align=left | {{small|CS}} Golden Spin13th10th15th17th
align=left | {{small|CS}} U.S. Classic14th
align=left | Autumn Classic9th
align=left | Cup of Nice11th9th14th7th
align=left | Dragon Trophybgcolor=gold | 1st
align=left | Golden Spin4th5th6th
align=left | Hellmut Seibt5th6th
align=left | Ice Challengebgcolor=silver | 2nd
align=left | Challenge Cupbgcolor=silver | 2nd7th
align=left | Lombardia Trophy8th
align=left | Merano Cup10th6th4thbgcolor=silver | 2nd
align=left | Nebelhorn Trophy13th
align=left | NRW Trophy17th
align=left | Open d'Andorrabgcolor=gold | 1stbgcolor=gold | 1st
align=left | Santa Claus Cupbgcolor=gold | 1st
align=left | Triglav Trophy7th
align=left | Volvo Open Cup6th
align=left | Universiade14th17th11th
colspan="14" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | International: Junior
align=left | Junior Worlds29th19th12th
align=left | {{small|JGP}} Austria19th
align=left | {{small|JGP}} Croatia16th
align=left | {{small|JGP}} Germany9th
align=left | {{small|JGP}} South Africa8th
align=left | {{small|JGP}} Spain11th
align=left | {{small|JGP}} Turkey6th
align=left | Cup of Nice4thbgcolor=silver | 2nd
align=left | Gardena8th
align=left | Triglav Trophy4thbgcolor=gold | 1st
colspan="14" style="background-color: #ffdead; " align="center" | National
align="left" | Spanish Champ.bgcolor="silver" | 2nd Jbgcolor="silver" | 2nd Jbgcolor="gold" | 1st Jbgcolor="gold" | 1stbgcolor="silver" | 2ndbgcolor="silver" | 2ndbgcolor="silver" | 2ndbgcolor="cc9966" | 3rdbgcolor="silver" | 2ndbgcolor="silver" | 2ndbgcolor="silver" | 2nd

References

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{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs_cr_00007685.htm |title= Competition Results: Javier RAYA |publisher= International Skating Union }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00007685.htm |title= Javier RAYA: 2006/2007 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070306105307/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00007685.htm |archive-date= 6 March 2007 |url-status= unfit }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00007685.htm |title= Javier RAYA: 2007/2008 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080512192543/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00007685.htm |archive-date= 12 May 2008 |url-status= unfit }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00007685.htm |title= Javier RAYA: 2008/2009 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090501115459/http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00007685.htm |archive-date= 1 May 2009 |url-status= unfit }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007685.htm |title= Javier RAYA: 2009/2010 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100711104636/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007685.htm |archive-date= 11 July 2010 |url-status= unfit }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007685.htm |title= Javier RAYA: 2010/2011 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110201183955/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007685.htm |archive-date= 1 February 2011 |url-status= unfit }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007685.htm |title= Javier RAYA: 2011/2012 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120410115201/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007685.htm |archive-date= 10 April 2012 |url-status= unfit }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007685.htm |title= Javier RAYA: 2012/2013 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130921103035/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007685.htm |archive-date= 21 September 2013 |url-status= unfit }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007685.htm |title= Javier RAYA: 2013/2014 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140622010914/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007685.htm |archive-date= 22 June 2014 |url-status= unfit }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007685.htm |title= Javier RAYA: 2014/2015 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150523192036/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007685.htm |archive-date= 23 May 2015 |url-status= unfit }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007685.htm |title= Javier RAYA: 2015/2016 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160528002130/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007685.htm |archive-date= 28 May 2016 |url-status= unfit }}

{{cite web|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007685.htm |title=Javier RAYA: 2016/2017 |publisher=International Skating Union |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170127192612/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00007685.htm |archive-date=27 January 2017 |url-status=dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.fmdi.es/SK09300107.pdf |title= Historial Patinadores FMDI: Francisco Javier Raya Buenache |publisher= Federación Madrileña de Deportes de Invierno |access-date= 3 February 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150203130622/http://www.fmdi.es/SK09300107.pdf |archive-date= 3 February 2015 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-javier-raya |title= Javier RAYA |website= Sochi2014.com |publisher= Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140407025710/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-javier-raya |archive-date= 7 April 2014 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite news |url= http://www.absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=interviews&id=2011javierraya |title= Javier Raya: "There are many sides to skating" |first= Nadin |last= Vernon |date= 2 March 2011 |work= Absolute Skating |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120314011722/http://www.absoluteskating.com/index.php?cat=interviews&id=2011javierraya |archive-date= 14 March 2012 |url-status= live }}

{{cite news |url=http://www.hieloespanol.es/1/entrevista_a_javier_raya_467759.html |title=ENTREVISTA A JAVIER RAYA |language=es |trans-title=Interview with Javier Raya |work=Hielo Español |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426084041/http://www.hieloespanol.es/1/entrevista_a_javier_raya_467759.html |archive-date=26 April 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=1 January 2012 }}

{{cite news|url=http://www.hieloespanol.es/1/noticias_197566_6.html |title=JAVIER RAYA, RECUPERADO DE SU LESIÓN EN LA PIERNA |language=es |trans-title=Javier Raya has recovered from his leg injury |date=11 November 2011 |work=Hielo Español |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111207223622/http://www.hieloespanol.es/1/noticias_197566_6.html |archive-date= 7 December 2011 |url-status=dead }}

{{cite news |url= http://www.fedhielo.com/index.php/noticias-patinaje-artistico/1750-javier-raya-dice-adios-al-mundial-de-saitama-por-una-lesion-en-su-pierna-izquierda |title= Javier Raya dice adiós al Mundial de Saitama por una lesión en su pierna izquierda |language= es |trans-title= Javier Raya withdraws from World Championships due to an injury to his left foot |publisher= Federación Española de Hielo |date= 4 March 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140306225243/http://www.fedhielo.com/index.php/noticias-patinaje-artistico/1750-javier-raya-dice-adios-al-mundial-de-saitama-por-una-lesion-en-su-pierna-izquierda |archive-date= 6 March 2014 |url-status= dead }}

{{cite news |url= http://biblioteca.ucm.es/revcul/tribunacomplutense/84/art1326.php |title= El segundo mejor patinador sobre hielo español estudia en la Complutense |language= es |trans-title=Spain's second-best figure skater is a student at Complutense |first= Alberto |last= Martín |work= Complutense University of Madrid |date= 21 December 2012 }}

{{cite web |url= http://www.hieloespanol.es/1/10_curiosidades_acerca_de_javier_raya_1640743.html |title= 10 curiosidades acerca de Javier Raya |language= es |trans-title=10 interesting facts about Javier Raya |work= Hielo Español |date= 20 May 2014 }}

{{cite web |url=http://www.javierraya.com/2015/06/de-vuelta-por-aqui.html |title=¡De vuelta por aquí! |language=es |trans-title=Turn around! |work=Official website of Javier Raya |date=30 June 2015 |access-date=26 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092001/http://www.javierraya.com/2015/06/de-vuelta-por-aqui.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}

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External links

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  • {{official website|http://www.javierraya.com/}}
  • {{Isu name | id=00007685 | name=Javier Raya}}

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