Valentina Plazas

Valentina Plazas (born April 18, 2000) is a Colombian–American figure skater who currently competes in pairs. With her skating partner, Maximiliano Fernandez, she is the 2024 U.S. national bronze medalist and a three-time Challenger Series medalist.

Personal life Plazas was born on April 18, 2000, in Bogotá, Colombia, to parents Diego Plazas and Lina Medina. She has a younger sister, Natalia. Plazas immigrated to the United States from Colombia with her family when she was six years old.

2025–26 season: Return to competition Plazas/Fernandez returned to competition in September 2025 at the 2025 CS Kinoshita Group Cup, where they placed fourth. They followed this up with another fourth-place finish at the 2025 Tayside Trophy. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

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