# Javier Raya

Francisco Javier Raya Buenache (born 20 April 1991) is a Spanish figure skater. He is the 2011 Spanish national senior champion and has competed in the free skate at eight ISU Championships.

## Personal life

Francisco Javier Raya Buenache was born on 20 April 1991 in Madrid. He studied ballet from the age of six until he was 17. He is studying audiovisual communication at the Complutense University of Madrid. Raya is openly gay.

## Career

Raya began skating in 1998 at a rink near Madrid's Chamartín railway station. His first coach was Jocelyn Flanagan. He is now coached by Carolina Sanz and Jordi Lafarga in Madrid and spends some time training in Canada during the summer. He has worked with Daniela Slovak in Calgary, Manon Perron in Montreal, and Brian Orser in Toronto.
Raya made his European debut in 2011, finishing 19th. He sustained a leg injury before the 2011 Nebelhorn Trophy but recovered in November. He withdrew from the 2012 Spanish Championships due to illness, and later missed the 2012 Europeans but competed at the 2012 Worlds, where he finished 24th.
Raya competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and placed 25th. He withdrew from the 2014 World Championships due to an injury of the adductor in his left foot. At the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, he placed 21st in the short program, 14th in the free skate, and 14th overall.

## Programs

| Season | Short program | Free skating |
| 2016–17 | Pure Imagination performed by Jamie Cullum | Swings Both Ways by Robbie Williams |
| 2015–16 | Saturday Night Fever by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, and David Shire choreo. by Joey Russell | Carne Cruda by Fernando Egozcue Lejos by Ara Malikian choreo. by Antonio Najarro |
| 2014–15 | Moulin Rouge! by Craig Armstrong | West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein |
| 2013–14 | Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg | Sing, Sing, Sing by Louis Prima Sing, Sing, Sing by Glenn Miller |
| 2012–13 | Como Siento Yo Hip Hip Chin Chin | Funeral for a Friend by Elton John |
| 2011–12 | Tango | I Love Paris by The Witnesses |
| 2010–11 | Can Can | Tosca by Giacomo Puccini |
| 2009–10 | Capone by Ronan Hardiman | Romeo and Juliet |
| 2008–09 | Capone by Ronan Hardiman | Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo |
| 2007–08 | Libertango by Astor Piazzolla | Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo |
| 2006–07 | Libertango by Astor Piazzolla | Don Quixote by Ludwig Minkus |

## Results

International :
| Event | 06–07 | 07–08 | 08–09 | 09–10 | 10–11 | 11–12 | 12–13 | 13–14 | 14–15 | 15–16 | 16–17 | 17–18 | 18–19 |
| Olympics | | | | | | | | 25th | | | | | |
| Worlds | | | | | | 24th | | WD | | 25th | 27th | 37th | |
| Europeans | | | | | 19th | | 16th | 18th | 14th | | 18th | | |
| CS Autumn Classic | | | | | | | | | | | 7th | | |
| CS Finlandia | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18th |
| CS Golden Spin | | | | | | | | | | 13th | 10th | 15th | 17th |
| CS U.S. Classic | | | | | | | | | | 14th | | | |
| Autumn Classic | | | | | | | | | | 9th | | | |
| Cup of Nice | | | | 11th | 9th | 14th | | | 7th | | | | |
| Dragon Trophy | | | | | | | 1st | | | | | | |
| Golden Spin | | | | | 4th | 5th | | 6th | | | | | |
| Hellmut Seibt | | | | | | | | | 5th | 6th | | | |
| Ice Challenge | | | | | | | | | | | | 2nd | |
| Challenge Cup | | | | | | | | | 2nd | | | | 7th |
| Lombardia Trophy | | | | | | | | 8th | | | | | |
| Merano Cup | | | | 10th | 6th | | | | | | 4th | 2nd | |
| Nebelhorn Trophy | | | | | | 13th | | | | | | | |
| NRW Trophy | | | | | | | 17th | | | | | | |
| Open d'Andorra | | | | | | | | | 1st | 1st | | | |
| Santa Claus Cup | | | | | | | | | 1st | | | | |
| Triglav Trophy | | | 7th | | | | | | | | | | |
| Volvo Open Cup | | | | | | | 6th | | | | | | |
| Universiade | | | | | 14th | | | 17th | 11th | | | | |
| International: Junior ||||||||||||||
| Junior Worlds | 29th | | 19th | 12th | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Austria | | 19th | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Croatia | | 16th | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Germany | | | | 9th | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP South Africa | | | 8th | | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Spain | | | 11th | | | | | | | | | | |
| JGP Turkey | | | | 6th | | | | | | | | | |
| Cup of Nice | | 4th | 2nd | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gardena | 8th | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Triglav Trophy | 4th | 1st | | | | | | | | | | | |
| National ||||||||||||||
| Spanish Champ. | 2nd J | | 2nd J | 1st J | 1st | | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd |