Career
Lafuente began skating at age 4, after her parents took her and her sister to a newly opened rink in Madrid. She has been coached by Carolina Sanz and Ivan Saez throughout her career. In the 2003–4 season, she made her international debut as a novice, and finished with the bronze medal at the Merano Cup, an event she would win one year later. She began competing as a junior in 2005-6, and in 2006-7, became the first Spanish skater to win a Junior Grand Prix medal. Lafuente trains mainly in Majadahonda.
In 2008, Lafuente made her debut at the European Championships. She was 30th at her first Senior Worlds. The next season, she finished 23rd at Europeans and 26th at Worlds, which did not qualify her for the 2010 Winter Olympics. However, she was able to qualify for the Olympics with an 8th place finish at the 2009 Nebelhorn Trophy, and finished 22nd in Vancouver. The next season, she received her first Grand Prix assignments, and finished 10th and 7th, respectively, at the 2010 Skate Canada International and the 2010 Trophee Eric Bompard. She was 12th at the European Championships but did not qualify for the free skate at Worlds.
Lafuente was 9th at the 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy, 7th at the 2011 Trophee Eric Bompard, 5th at the 2011 Golden Spin of Zagreb, and 15th at the 2012 European Championships in Sheffield.
In 2013 she finished 7th at te European Figure Skating Championships getting the minimum score to go to the Worlds.
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