Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté (born 5 July 1999) is a Spanish

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. He is the 2021

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champion, the 2021

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bronze medalist, and a four-time

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champion (2021-24).

Personal life

Guarino Sabaté was born 5 July 1999 in Barcelona. He began studying at

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in January 2021.

Career

Early years

Guarino Sabaté began learning to skate in 2007. 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.

Career for Switzerland

Deciding to represent Switzerland, Guarino Sabaté debuted for his new country in November 2016 at the

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in Germany. 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) and by

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(2018–19 season). Guarino Sabaté made his senior international debut in October 2019, placing 16th at the

2019 CS Finlandia Trophy The 2019 CS Finlandia Trophy was held in October 2019 in Espoo. It was part of the 2019–20 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. Entries The Internatio ...

. In November, he won bronze at the

. It was his final international appearance for Switzerland. The following month, he finished fourth at the Swiss Championships.

2020–21 season

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

in April.

2021–22 season

In September, Guarino Sabaté placed sixteenth at the

2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy The 2021 CS Nebelhorn Trophy was held on September 22–25, 2021 in Oberstdorf, Germany. It was part of the 2021–22 ISU Challenger Series. It was also the final qualifying event for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Medals were awarded in the discipli ...

, an Olympic qualifying event. He won gold at the

in November and then his second national title in December. He was subsequently selected to compete at his first ISU Championship, the

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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.

2022–23 season

Beginning the new season at the Nebelhorn Trophy again, Guarino Sabaté came fifth. At two other

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events, he was sixth at the

2022 CS Budapest Trophy The 2022 CS Budapest Trophy was held on October 13–16, 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. It was part of the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, and ice dance. Entries The Inte ...

and fourth at the

2022 CS Ice Challenge The 2022 CS Ice Challenge was held on November 9–13, 2022, in Graz, Austria. It was the eighth event of the 2022–23 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, and ice dance. Entries The International Ska ...

. Guarino Sabaté was fifth at the Santa Claus Cup, before winning a third Spanish national title. Guarino Sabaté finished fourteenth at the

2023 Winter World University Games The 2023 FISU Winter World University Games, officially known as the XXX Winter Universiade, and commonly known as Lake Placid 2023, is a collegiate multi-sport winter sports event scheduled to be held from 12 to 22 January 2023 in Lake Placid, ...

, twelfth at the 2023 European Championships, and twenty-seventh at the 2023 World Championships. Tomas decided to leave the Young Goose Academy where he was training, and moved to Torino to train with

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at the Ice Club Torino.

2023–24 season

Guarino Sabaté began the season at the

2023 CS Autumn Classic International The 2023 CS Autumn Classic International was held on September 14–16, 2023, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was part of the 2023–24 ISU Challenger Series. Medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. ...

, where he came twelfth.

Programs

Competitive highlights

''CS: Challenger Series; JGP:

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For Spain

For Switzerland

For Spain: Early years

Levels: N = Advanced novice; J = Junior

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guarino Sabate, Tomas-Llorenc 1999 births Spanish male single skaters Swiss male single skaters Living people Sportspeople from Barcelona Competitors at the 2023 Winter World University Games