Andrés Felipe Montoya Pulgarín (born 30 August 1990) is a Spanish competitive

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. He has won seven international medals and is an eight-time Spanish national medalist, having won two silver and six bronze medals. He finished within the top twenty at two European Championships ( 2016, 2018) and placed 29th at the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Personal life

Montoya was born on 30 August 1990 in

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. He moved to Spain when he was eight years old.

Career

Montoya began learning to skate in 2003. He trained at Txuri-Berri Club de Hielo in

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until 2012, when he moved to SAD Majadahonda in

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

. In December 2015, Montoya won the silver medal at the Spanish Championships, ranking between Javier Fernández and

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

. He was assigned to his first ISU Championships – the 2016 European Championships, held in January in

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. He qualified to the final segment in Slovakia, placing 17th in the short program, 19th in the free skate, and 17th overall. At the 2017 World Championships, Fernández earned two spots for Spain in the men's event at the 2018 Winter Olympics. The Federación Española Deportes de Hielo (FEDH) decided that the second spot would go to the skater who received the highest combined score at the 2017 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb and Spanish Championships. Montoya outscored Raya by 26.61 points at Golden Spin and finished third at the Spanish Championships with a 2.77 deficit versus Raya, resulting in a final advantage of 23.84 points. On 17 December 2017, FEDH confirmed that Montoya would compete at the Olympics. In January, Montoya qualified to the final segment at the 2018 European Championships in

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; he ranked 22nd in the short program, 19th in the free skate, and 20th overall. In February, he competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. He placed 29th in the short program.

Programs

Competitive highlights

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Montoya, Felipe 1990 births Spanish male single skaters Living people People from Pereira, Colombia Sportspeople from San Sebastián Colombian emigrants to Spain Figure skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics Olympic figure skaters of Spain Competitors at the 2015 Winter Universiade Competitors at the 2013 Winter Universiade