Javier Raya

Javier Raya
nation	Spain
birthday	April 20, 1991
place of birth	Madrid
size	174 cm
Career
discipline	Single run
society	SAD Majadahonda Madrid
Trainer	Joey Russell , Brian Orser (former coaches: Ghislain Briand Ivan Saez, Carolina Sanz, Jordi Lafarga)
choreographer	Joey Russell
status	active
Personal best
Total points 199.99 Golden Spin 2016  Freestyle 130.32 Autumn Classic 2016  Short program 72.46 Golden Spin 2016
Placements in the figure skating Grand Prix
Podium placements 1. 2. 3.  Grand Prix Final 0 0 0  Grand Prix competitions 0 0 0
last change: January 31, 2017

Francisco Javier Raya Buenache (born April 20, 1991 in Madrid ) is a Spanish figure skater who starts in a single run .

Personal

In June 2016, Raya came out as gay.

Career

Javier Raya became Spanish champion in 2010/11 when his fellow countryman Javier Fernández , who was five days older, was injured in the warm-up phase and had to start weak.

Then Raya made his debut at European Championships in 2011 , which he finished in 19th place. The following year, the Spaniard also made his debut at World Championships thanks to the good preliminary work of his compatriot, who had fought for two starting positions for Spain . There he reached the 24th place. Spain was also entitled to two starting positions at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi , so that Raya could make his debut here as well. He turned 25.

Results

Championship / year	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
winter Olympics				25th
World championships		24.		Z		25th	27.	37.
European championships	19th		16.	18th	14th		18th
Spanish championships	1.		2.	2.	2.	3.	2.	2.

Z = withdrawn

Web links

Commons : Javier Raya  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Javier Raya in the database of the International Skating Union (English)
• Javier Raya’s website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ A courageous coming out