Melissandre Fuentes | |
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Born | March 1, 1988 |
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
Figure skating career | |
Country | Andorra |
Coach | Mikel Garcia |
Skating club | Orient Club Gel, Canillo |
Melissandre Fuentes (born March 1, 1988 in Canillo) is an Andorran figure skater. She is the 2004 and 2005 Andorran national champion. Her younger sister Lydia Fuentes competes internationally on the junior level. [1]
Fuentes is the first lady skater to represent Andorra at an ISU Championship, which she accomplished at the 2002 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.[ citation needed ]
JGP: Junior Grand Prix
International | |||||||||||
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Event | 00-01 | 01-02 | 02-03 | 03-04 | 04-05 | 05-06 | 06-07 | 07-08 | |||
Europeans | 34th | 34th | |||||||||
Coupe de Nice | 12th | ||||||||||
International: Junior | |||||||||||
Junior Worlds | 43rd | 41st | 36th | 38th | |||||||
JGP Andorra | 19th | ||||||||||
JGP Bulgaria | 21st | ||||||||||
JGP France | 14th | ||||||||||
JGP Germany | 30th | ||||||||||
JGP Italy | 27th | ||||||||||
JGP Mexico | 15th | ||||||||||
JGP Poland | 33rd | ||||||||||
JGP U.S. | 16th | ||||||||||
EYOF | 20th | ||||||||||
Golden Bear | 4th | ||||||||||
Triglav Trophy | 19th | 10th | |||||||||
National | |||||||||||
Andorran Champ. | 1st J | 1st J | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |||||
Levels: N = Novice, J = Junior; WD = Withdrew |
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