Laura Casabuena
Laura Casabuena | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Laura Casabuena García | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Alcoy, Spain | 26 December 2005||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2021 – present (ESP) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Club El Pastoret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Lucia Guisado | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Laura Casabuena García (born 26 December 2005)[1] is a Spanish artistic gymnast. She was part of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2022 Mediterranean Games. She will represent Spain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Early life[edit]
Casabuena was born in Alcoy, Spain, on 26 December 2005.[2] She began gymnastics when she was six after being inspired by the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] She has a younger sister, Lucía, who also competes in gymnastics.[4]
Gymnastics career[edit]
Casabuena finished fifth in the all-around in the junior division of the 2020 Spanish Championships.[5] She became age-eligible for senior competition in 2021, finishing fifth all-around in the senior division at the 2021 Spanish Championships.[6]
2022[edit]
Casabuena made her international debut at the Koper World Challenge Cup where she finished fifth on uneven bars and seventh on floor exercise.[7][8] In June, she competed at the Mediterranean Games, where the Spanish team took the bronze medal behind Italy and France. Individually, Casabuena finished seventh in the all-around, fifth on the balance beam, and seventh on the floor exercise.[9] At the European Championships in Munich, Casabuena helped Spain qualify for the team final, where they placed eighth.[10][11] She qualified for the floor exercise final at the Paris World Challenge Cup and finished fourth.[12]
Casabuena won the all-around bronze medal at the Joaquim Blume Memorial.[13] She then competed at the World Championships and qualified for the all-around final. In the final, she fell off the balance beam multiple times and finished 24th.[7] After the World Championships, she competed at the Arthur Gander Memorial and finished sixth in the all-around.[14] She ended by season by competing at the Swiss Cup with Joel Plata, and they finished fourth.[15]
2023[edit]
Casabuena started the season competing at the Cottbus World Cup where she finished sixth on vault and eighth on floor exercise.[16] She next competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy where she helped the Spanish team win the bronze medal behind Italy and South Korea.[17] Individually, she won the gold medal on the floor exercise.[18] At the European Championships, Casabuena helped the Spanish team finish eighth.[19] She also qualified for the all-around final where she finished tenth and the floor exercise final where she finished sixth.[20][21]
Casabuena finished fifth in the all-around at the Spanish Championships.[22] Then at the RomGym Trophy, she helped Spain win the silver medal behind Romania. Individually, she won the all-around bronze medal behind Romanians Ana Bărbosu and Sabrina Voinea. She also won the bronze medal in the floor exercise final behind Voinea and Canada's Laurie Denommée.[23] At the World Championships, Casabuena finished 45th in the all-around during qualifications while the team finished in 16th place.[24]
2024[edit]
Casabuena registered for the 2024 FIG World Cup series to earn points for Olympic qualification.[25] At the first event in Cairo, she won a bronze medal on the floor exercise.[26] Then at the Cottbus World Cup, she finished eighth on the balance beam.[27] She finished sixth on the floor exercise at the Baku World Cup.[28] At the final event in Doha, she finished fifth on the balance beam and won the bronze medal on the floor exercise.[29] At the conclusion of the World Cup series, Casabuena earned an individual Olympic berth for the upcoming Olympic Games.[3] She earned enough points for qualification on both the balance beam and floor exercise and was awarded the floor exercise quota in a tiebreaker.[30]
Competitive history[edit]
Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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Junior | |||||||
2020 | Spanish Championships | 5 | |||||
Senior | |||||||
2021 | Spanish Championships | 5 | |||||
2022 | Koper World Challenge Cup | 5 | 7 | ||||
Mediterranean Games | 7 | 5 | 7 | ||||
Spanish Championships | |||||||
European Championships | 8 | 22 | |||||
Paris World Challenge Cup | 4 | ||||||
Joaquim Blume Memorial | |||||||
World Championships | 17 | 24 | |||||
Arthur Gander Memorial | 6 | ||||||
Swiss Cup | 4 | ||||||
2023 | Cottbus World Cup | 6 | 8 | ||||
City of Jesolo Trophy | 22 | ||||||
European Championships | 8 | 10 | 6 | ||||
Spanish Championships | 5 | ||||||
RomGym Trophy | |||||||
World Championships | 16 | 45 | |||||
2024 | Cairo World Cup | ||||||
Cottbus World Cup | 8 | ||||||
Baku World Cup | 6 | ||||||
Doha World Cup | 5 | ||||||
European Championships | 5 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Laura Casabuena". 2022 European Championships. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Laura Casabuena (FIG Profile)". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Laura Casabuena, tras la gesta de lograr el billete olímpico: "Tenía 500 mensajes en el móvil"" [Laura Casabuena, after the feat of achieving the Olympic ticket: “I had 500 messages on my cell phone”]. Proyecto FER (in Spanish). 22 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Entrevista – Laura y Lucía: Las Hermanas Casabuena Que Sueñan Con La Artística Nacional" [Interview – Laura And Lucía: The Casabuena Sisters Who Dream Of The National Artistic]. Alcoi23 (in Spanish). 27 February 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (8 December 2020). "2020 Spanish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (9 December 2021). "2021 Spanish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ a b Marco, Francisco (27 December 2022). "Laura Casabuena: «Es muy fuerte competir contra gimnastas que siempre he admirado»" [Laura Casabuena: «It is very important to compete against gymnasts that I have always admired»]. Estacion Polideportiva (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Laura Casabuena brilla en su primera Copa del Mundo con España" [Laura Casabuena shines in her first World Cup with Spain]. Plaza Deportiva (in Spanish). 21 June 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (30 June 2022). "2022 Mediterranean Games results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Bregman, Scott (11 August 2022). "Asia D'Amato claims women's all-around title as world qualifiers decided at 2022 European Gymnastics Championships". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Gunston, Jo (13 August 2022). "Italy win artistic gymnastics team gold at European Championships". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "FIG World Challenge Cup 2022 Paris (FRA), 24 & 25 September 2022 Women's Floor Exercise Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 25 September 2022. p. 4. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (2 October 2022). "2022 Joaquim Blume Memorial Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (23 November 2022). "2022 Arthur Gander Memorial Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Fatta, Moldauer victorious at Swiss Cup". USA Gymnastics. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Laura Casabuena y Laia Font disputan las finales de la Copa del Mundo de Cottbus" [Laura Casabuena and Laia Font compete in the Cottbus World Cup finals]. Royal Spanish Gymnastics Federation (in Spanish). 25 February 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "2023 Jesolo Trophy Team Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "2023 Jesolo Trophy Event Finals Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 2 April 2023. p. 5. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "10th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Teams" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "10th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics All-Around Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "10th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus Final" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (22 July 2023). "2023 Spanish Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (3 September 2023). "2023 RomGym Trophy Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Alba Petisco y Ana Pérez logran plaza para los Juegos de París 2024" [Alba Petisco and Ana Pérez achieve a place for the Paris 2024 Games]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Laura Casabuena: la aventura continúa" [Laura Casabuena: the adventure continues]. Proyecto FER (in Spanish). 22 February 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Satori, Matias (18 February 2024). "Laura Casabuena se cuelga la medalla de bronce en la Copa del Mundo de El Cairo" [Laura Casabuena wins the bronze medal at the Cairo World Cup]. Gymnastics Federation of the Valencian Community (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Tres finales para la gimnasia artística en la Copa del Mundo de Cottbus" [Three finals for artistic gymnastics at the Cottbus World Cup]. Royal Spanish Gymnastics Federation (in Spanish). 26 February 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Laura Casabuena disputa la final de suelo en la Copa del Mundo de Baku" [Laura Casabuena competes in the floor final at the Baku World Cup]. Royal Spanish Gymnastics Federation (in Spanish). 10 March 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Laura Casabuena logra en Doha su clasificación para París 2024" [Laura Casabuena achieves her qualification for Paris 2024 in Doha]. Spanish Olympic Committee (in Spanish). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "23 more Artistic gymnasts have earned Olympic berths! See who's headed to Paris here". International Gymnastics Federation. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren. "Laura Casabuena". The Gymternet. Retrieved 12 May 2024.