Valentina Plazas
Valentina Plazas (born April 18, 2000) is a Colombian–American figure skater who currently competes in pairs. With her skating partner, Maximiliano Fernandez, she is the 2022 CS U.S. Classic bronze medalist. Personal life 
Plazas was born on April 18, 2000, in Bogotá, Colombia, to parents Diego Plazas and Lina Medina. She has a younger sister, Natalia. Plazas immigrated to the United States from Colombia with her family when she was six years old. Plazas is a graduate of Charles W. Flanagan High School, and Florida International University with a degree in criminal justice. Career

Early years 
Plazas began learning how to skate at age 12. Before transitioning to pair skating, she was a two-time national medalist on the U.S. collegiate level. For a time, she considered representing her native Colombia internationally as a single skater, but ultimately chose to partner with Fernandez for the United States in February 2020. 2020–21 season 
Plazas/Fernandez debuted together at the 2021 U.S. Championship Series on the junior level, winning the bronze medal. They went on to win the bronze medal at the 2021 U.S. Junior Championships. 2021–22 season 
Plazas/Fernandez began their season by winning the silver medal at both the 2021 USCS Nevada and USCS Massachusetts. Debuting as a senior pair team at the 2022 U.S. Championships, Plazas/Fernandez finished sixth. 2022–23 season 
Plazas/Fernandez began the season at the 2022 John Nicks Pairs Challenge and the 2022 CS U.S. Classic, winning bronze at both events. They then went on to place fifth at the 2022 CS Finlandia Trophy. Making their debut on the Grand Prix series, Plazas/Fernandez competed at 2022 Skate America, where they finished sixth. Additionally, following they were called up to compete at 2022 Skate Canada International following the withdrawal of U.S. pair team McBeath/Bartholomay. They placed fifth at the event. At the 2023 U.S. Championships, Plazas/Fernandez placed fifth. Plazas/Fernandez were then selected to compete at the 2023 Four Continents Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where they finished fifth, scoring a personal best combined total score in the process. 2023–24 season 
Beginning the season at the 2023 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, Plazas/Fernandez were seventh. On the Grand Prix, they were fourth at the 2023 Skate America. Programs

With Fernandez

Competitive highlights 
GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series

Pairs with Fernandez

Singles career

Detailed results 
Current personal best scores are highlighted in bold. With Fernandez

Senior results

Junior results

References

External links 
 

2000 births
Living people
American female pair skaters
Colombian sportspeople
American people of Colombian descent
Sportspeople from Bogotá
Colombian emigrants to the United States
Florida International University alumni