Adrià Díaz

Adrià Díaz
Díaz and Hurtado at the 2011 Europeans
Personal information
Alternative names	Adrian Díaz
Country represented	Spain
Born	(1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 Barcelona, Spain
Height
Partner	Olivia Smart
Former partner	Sara Hurtado
Coach	Marie-France Dubreuil, Patrice Lauzon, Romain Haguenauer
Former coach	John Dunn
Choreographer	David Wilson, Marie-France Dubreuil
Former choreographer	Antonio Najarro, Ginette Counoyer, Patrice Lauzon, Pasquale Camerlengo, Romain Haguenauer, John Dunn
Skating club	SAD Majadahonda CP Gadbois Montreal
Training locations	Montreal
Former training locations	Madrid, London
Began skating	1995
ISU personal best scores
Combined total	155.81 2015 Europeans
Short dance	62.59 2015 Europeans
Free dance	93.22 2015 Europeans
Medal record Representing Spain Figure skating: Ice dancing Winter Universiade 2015 Granada Ice dancing

Adrià Díaz (born 17 September 1990) is a Spanish ice dancer who skates with Olivia Smart. With former partner Sara Hurtado, he is a four-time Spanish national champion and has won four senior international medals. Hurtado and Diaz were the first dance team to represent Spain in ISU competition and the first to qualify for the Olympics.

Personal life

Adrià Díaz was born September 17, 1990 in Barcelona. He studied sports science at university. Although he competes as Adrià Díaz, he prefers to be called Adrian or Adri.

Career

Partnership with Hurtado

Adrià Díaz started skating in 1995. After skating in singles, he decided to switch to ice dance and approached Sara Hurtado to propose a partnership. The Spanish skating federation hired coach John Dunn to develop an ice dancing program in Madrid in early 2008.

Hurtado/Díaz began competing in the 2008–09 season. Their first major international event was the 2009 World Junior Championships where they finished 32nd. The next season, they competed in two events on the Junior Grand Prix circuit and finished 16th at Junior Worlds.

During the 2010–2011 season, Hurtado/Díaz competed on the Junior Grand Prix circuit, while also taking part in several senior internationals. They finished 15th at the 2011 European Championships, won a bronze medal at the Bavarian Open, and finished fourth at the Winter Universiade. They moved up to ninth at Junior Worlds. They went on to their first senior Worlds, where they qualified for the short dance out of the preliminary round but were unable to reach the free dance portion of the event.

Hurtado/Díaz moved to London, England in mid-2011 after Dunn accepted a coaching job in his native country. In December 2011, they ended their relationship with Dunn and later relocated to Montreal, Canada to train under Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon.

At the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy, Hurtado/Díaz became the first ice dancers to qualify an Olympic entry for Spain. In January 2014, they competed at the 2014 European Figure Skating Championships and finished 10th, allowing Spain to send two ice dancing teams to the next Europeans. One month later, Hurtado/Díaz competed at the Winter Olympics, where they set personal best scores in both segments and finished in 13th place.

Hurtado/Díaz had their best results yet in the 2014-15 season, finishing 5th at the 2015 Europeans with a new personal best score and 14th at Worlds.

For the 2015-16 Grand Prix season, they were assigned to the Trophée Eric Bompard and the Rostelecom Cup. However, on October 16, 2015, Hurtado announced on her personal Facebook page that she had decided to end her partnership with Díaz.

Partnership with Smart

On December 13, 2015, it was announced that Díaz had paired up with British ice dancer, Olivia Smart, with whom he would continue to skate for Spain with. It was also stated that Díaz would remain training in Montreal with his new partner. On January 15, 2016, Smart announced that the Skating Association of Great Britain had released her.

Programs

Hurtado and Díaz at the 2012 Nebelhorn Trophy.

Hurtado and Díaz perform a lift at the 2011 European Championships.

(with Hurtado)

Season	Short dance	Free dance	Exhibition
2015–2016	I Put a Spell on You performed by Nina Simone I Put a Spell on You (Profetesa Smooth Dubstep Remix) Anything to Say You're Mine by Sonny Thompson performed by Etta James Spoonful by Willie Dixon performed by Etta James	Vesper by New Tango Orquesta Nostalgia by Pasión Vega
2014–2015	Paso Doble: Tercio de Quites by Rafael Talens Flamenco: Almoraima by Paco de Lucía Flamenco: Alfileres de colores by Miguel Poveda	Meditation (from "Zumanity" - Cirque du Soleil) Atonement (soundtrack) by Dario Marianelli Original Composition by Karl Hugo	Paso Doble: Tercio de Quites by Rafael Talens Flamenco: Almoraima by Paco de Lucía Flamenco: Alfileres de colores by Miguel Poveda Surviving Picasso by Richard Robbins Le di a la caza alcance by Estrella Morente
2013–2014	Quickstep: Steppin' Out With My Baby (from "Insongniac") by Tim Draxl Foxtrot: Boardwalk Empire Charleston	Surviving Picasso by Richard Robbins Le di a la caza alcance by Estrella Morente
2012–2013	Waltz: Jane's Waltz Polka: Modern Times	Little Wing by Stevie Ray Vaughan Pride and Joy by Stevie Ray Vaughan
2011–2012	Mas que Nada by Sergio Mendes Magalenha by Sergio Mendes	Tristan & Iseult by Maxime Rodriguez
2010–2011	Algo pequeñito by Daniel Diges Ein Wiener Walzer by Karl Jenkins	Be Italian (from Nine) performed by Fergie
	Original dance
2009–2010	Granada by Paco de Lucía	Slumdog Millionaire by A. R. Rahman
2008–2009	In the Mood by Glenn Miller Summertime	300 by Tyler Bates

Competitive highlights

(with Hurtado)

International
Event	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015-16
Olympics						13th
Worlds			23rd	19th	19th	16th	14th
Europeans			15th	16th	15th	10th	5th
GP Bompard				8th			4th
GP Skate Canada							8th
CS Finlandia								WD
Bavarian Open			3rd
Cup of Nice				3rd		2nd
Golden Spin			11th	8th		5th	3rd
Nebelhorn				7th	9th	8th
NRW Trophy		6th J.	8th J.	6th
MNNT Cup						2nd
Universiade			4th			8th	2nd
International: Junior
Junior Worlds	32nd	16th	9th
JGP Germany			5th
JGP Turkey		6th
JGP U.K.			10th
JGP U.S.		10th
National
Spanish Champ.	1st	1st J.	1st J.	1st	1st	1st	1st
GP = Grand Prix; Challenger Series; JGP = Junior Grand Prix J. = Junior level; TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew

See also

• List of the best positions of Spain in the Olympic Winter events

External links

• Official Website of Sara Hurtado & Adrian Diaz
• Sara Hurtado / Adria Diaz at the International Skating Union

• Profile – official website