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

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. He is the 2021 Open d'Andorra champion, the 2021 Egna Spring Trophy bronze medalist, and a five-time Spanish national champion (2021–25).

Personal life

Guarino Sabaté was born 5 July 1999 in

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. He began studying at International University of La Rioja 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

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events. In December 2018, he became the Swiss national bronze medalist in the senior men's category. He trained in

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, coached by Bernard Glesser (2017–18 season) and by Jean-François Ballester (2018–19 season). 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.

2020–21 season

After not competing in 2020, Guarino Sabaté resumed his career for Spain in February 2021 at the

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in the Netherlands. He won the Spanish national title in March and took bronze at the Egna Spring Trophy in April.

2021–22 season

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. He was subsequently selected to compete at his first ISU Championship, the

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, 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

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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. Guarino Sabaté finished fourteenth at the

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, 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 Edoardo De Bernardis at the Ice Club Torino.

2023–24 season

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Guarino Sabaté began the season by competing on the

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, 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. In December, Guarino Sabaté won his fourth national title at the 2023–24 Spanish Championships. Selected to compete at the 2024 European Championships in

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, he finished eighteenth. Two months later, he would finish twenty-eighth at the 2024 World Championships in

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, Canada.

2024–25 season

Guarino Sabaté started the season by winning bronze at the 2024 Tayside Trophy. Going on to compete on the

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, he finished fifth at the

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and tenth at the

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. In December, Guarino Sabaté won his fifth consecutive national title at the 2025 Spanish Championships. Going on to compete at the 2025 European Championships in

, Estonia, Guarino Sabaté finished the event in nineteenth place overall. He followed this up by winning the 2025 Merano Ice Trophy. In March, Guarino Sabaté finished twentieth at the 2025 World Championships in

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, United States. His placement won Spain a quota for men's singles skating at the

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Programs

Competitive highlights

Single skating (for Spain)

Single skating (for Switzerland)

Detailed results

Single skating (for Spain)

References

External links

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