Laura Casabuena
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| Full name | Laura Casabuena García | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 December 2005 Alcoy, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laura Casabuena García (born 26 December 2005) is a Spanish artistic gymnast. She was part of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2022 Mediterranean Games.
Early life[edit]
Casabuena was born in Alcoy, Spain, on 26 December 2005.[1] She has a younger sister, Lucía, who also participates in gymnastics.[2]
Gymnastics career[edit]
2022[edit]
Casabuena made her debut for Spain at the Koper World Challenge Cup where she finished fifth on uneven bars and seventh on floor exercise.[3] 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 balance beam, and seventh on floor exercise.[4] At the European Championships in Munich, Casabuena helped Spain qualify to the team final, where they placed eighth.[5][6]
In late October Casabuena competed at her first World Championships where she helped Spain finish 17th as a team during qualifications. She ended the year competing at the Arthur Gander Memorial and the Swiss Cup.[7]
2023[edit]
Casabuena started the season competing at the Cottbus World Cup where she finished sixth on vault and eighth on floor exercise.[8] She next competed at the 2023 City of Jesolo Trophy where she helped the Spanish team win the bronze medal behind Italy and South Korea.[9] Individually she won gold on floor exercise.[10]
At the 2023 European Championships Casabuena helped the Spanish team finish eighth.[11] She also qualified for the all-around final where she finished tenth and the floor exercise final where she finished sixth.[12] At the World Championships Casabuena finished 45th in the all-around during qualifications while the team finished in 16th place.[13]
2024[edit]
Casabuena started the season competing at the Cairo World Cup where she won bronze on floor exercise behind Mana Okamura and Emma Malabuyo.[14] At the conclusion of the World Cup series Casabuena earned an individual Olympic berth for the upcoming Olympic Games.[15]
Competitive history[edit]
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2020 | Spanish Championships (junior) | 5 | |||||
| 2021 | Spanish Championships | 5 | 
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| 2022 | Koper Challenge Cup | 5 | 7 | ||||
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7 | 5 | 7 | |||
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| European Championships | 8 | 22 | |||||
| Paris Challenge Cup | 4 | ||||||
| Joaquim Blume Memorial | |
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| World Championships | 17 | 24 | |||||
| Arthur Gander Memorial | 6 | ||||||
| Swiss Cup | 4 | ||||||
| 2023 | Cottbus World Cup | 6 | 8 | ||||
| City of Jesolo Trophy | |
22 |
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| European Championships | 8 | 10 | 6 | ||||
| Spanish Championships | 5 | |
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| RomGym Trophy | |
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| World Championships | 16 | 45 | |||||
| 2024 | Cairo World Cup |
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| Cottbus World Cup | 8 | ||||||
| Baku World Cup | 6 | ||||||
| Doha World Cup | 5 |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Laura Casabuena (FIG Profile)". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved March 4, 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. February 27, 2021.
- ^ "2022 Koper Challenge Cup Results". The Gymternet. June 21, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Mediterranean Games results". The Gymternet. June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Asia D'Amato claims women's all-around title as world qualifiers decided at 2022 European Gymnastics Championships". International Olympic Committee. August 11, 2022.
- ^ "Italy win artistic gymnastics team gold at European Championships". International Olympic Committee. August 13, 2022.
- ^ "Fatta, Moldauer victorious at Swiss Cup". USA Gymnastics. November 27, 2022.
- ^ "Masterful lineup at Cottbus World Cup starts up Artistic Gymnastics World Cup season". International Gymnastics Federation. February 21, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Jesolo Trophy Team Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 1 April 2023.
- ^ "2023 Jesolo Trophy Event Finals Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. 2 April 2023.
- ^ "10the European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Teams" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 12 April 2023.
- ^ "10the 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.
- ^ "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. 3 October 2023.
- ^ "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]. Federació De Gimnàstica de la Comunitat Valenciana (in Spanish). February 18, 2024.
- ^ "23 more Artistic gymnasts have earned Olympic berths! See who's headed to Paris here". International Gymnastics Federation. April 22, 2024.