Laura Barquero

Laura Barquero Jiménez (born 12 October 2001) is a Spanish pair skater. With her former skating partner, Marco Zandron, she is the 2021 Nebelhorn Trophy silver medalist and the 2021 Spanish national champion.

With her former skating partner, Tòn Cónsul, she is the 2020 Spanish national champion and competed in the final segment at the 2020 European Championships. With her former skating partner, Aritz Maestu, she is the 2018 Toruń Cup champion and 2018 International Challenge Cup champion and competed for Spain at two World Championships.

Career

Early years Barquero began learning to skate in 2009. Barquero said that the positive test result came from cross-contamination from a cream she did not use but which was stored in a drawer with other products.

Barquero and Zandron did not enter the 2022 World Championships due to her suspension at the time.

2022–2023 season Barquero and Zandron began preparing for the 2023 World Championships toward the end of her suspension period; however, after a few days of training, she again tested positive for clostebol. A hair test found that the most likely cause was again accidental contact with her skin rather than doping-related usage, but she was not able to find where the contamination came from. While it was recognized that she did not have intentional contact with clostebol, she was given a six-year suspension ending in February 2028.