Laureano Ibarra is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 retired competitive pair skater.

Biography

Ibarra was born in Miami, but raised in Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

. He began skating at age 11 after watching a Russian circus that included skating. Ibarra eventually moved back to Miami to train. His parents died when he was twelve and he was adopted by Dalilah Sappenfield

Dalilah Sappenfield

Dalilah Sappenfield is an American figure skating coach and choreographer. She has worked as a coach since 1993 and is the 2008 USFSA/PSA Coach of the Year, an award she won after her pair teams won the gold medals at the novice, junior, and senior levels at the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships...

 and her husband.

He competed with Yesenia Camero, then Tiffany Vise

Tiffany Vise

Tiffany Vise is an American pair skater. Between 2003 and 2009, she competed with partner Derek Trent. On November 17, 2007, Vise & Trent landed the first clean throw quadruple salchow jump in international competition...

 from 2001–2003, Brandilyn Sandoval from 2003 through 2004, and Stephanie Kuban from 2004 through 2006. With Vise, he is the 2002 U.S. Junior national bronze medalist

United States Figure Skating Championships

The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...

. They placed 6th at the 2002 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

2002 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual event sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion. The 2002 competition took place between March 3 and March 10, 2002 in the Olympic Amphitheatre, in Hamar,...

 and won two medals on the Junior Grand Prix.

Ibarra teamed up with Trombley in March 2006. They placed fifth at the 2007 Skate America

2007 Skate America

Skate America is an international, senior-level invitation-only figure skating competition organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. It is the first ISU Grand Prix event to be held...

. Their partnership ended following the 2008-2009 season when both retired from comeptitive skating.

Competitive highlights

(with Trombley)

Event	2006-2007	2007-2008	2008-2009
U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...	11th	10th	11th
NHK Trophy NHK Trophy The NHK Trophy is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. Figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing....			7th
Skate America Skate America Skate America is an international, senior-level figure skating competition held as part of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating series. It is organized by the United States Figure Skating Association. The location changes yearly...		5th
Pacific Coast Sectionals	2nd	1st

(with Kuban)

Event	2004-2005	2005-2006
U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...	12th	13th

(with Sandoval)

Event	2003-2004
U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...	16th
Junior Grand Prix, Poland 2003-2004 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2003–2004 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the seventh season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters...	3rd
Junior Grand Prix, Slovenia 2003-2004 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2003–2004 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the seventh season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters...	4th

(with Vise)

Event	2001-2002	2002-2003
World Junior Championships World Junior Figure Skating Championships The World Junior Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which younger figure skaters compete for the title of World Junior Champion...	6th
U.S. Championships United States Figure Skating Championships The United States Figure Skating Championships is figure skating competition held annually to crown the national champions of the United States. The competition is sanctioned by U.S. Figure Skating. In the U.S. skating community, the event is often referred to informally as "Nationals".Skaters...	3rd J.	11th
Junior Grand Prix, Slovakia 2002-2003 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2002–2003 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the sixth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters....		3rd
Junior Grand Prix, China 2002-2003 ISU Junior Grand Prix The 2002–2003 ISU Junior Grand Prix was the sixth season of the ISU Junior Grand Prix, a series of international junior level competitions organized by the International Skating Union. It was the junior-level complement to the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, which was for senior-level skaters....		2nd
Midwestern Sectionals	1st J.	1st

• J = Junior level

External links

• Pairs on Ice: Sandoval & Ibarra
• Pairs on Ice: Kuban & Ibarra
• Pairs on Ice: Vise & Ibarra
• 2007 Nationals bio