Mia Risa Gomez

Mia Caroline Risa Gomez (born 21 December 2005) is a Norwegian figure skater. She is the 2022 Open d'Andorra, 2022 Santa Claus Cup, and 2023 Norwegian national champion. She has represented Norway at two ISU Championships, reaching the final segment at the 2023 European Championships.

Mia Risa Gomez
Personal information
Full nameMia Caroline Risa Gomez
Country representedNorway
Born (2005-12-21) 21 December 2005
Mexico City, Mexico
Home townStavanger, Norway
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
CoachSara Perl
Former coachDanguolė Pilkauskaitė
Skating clubStavanger SC
Training locationsStavanger, Norway
Began skating2012

Personal life

Mia Caroline[1] Risa Gomez was born in Mexico City, to a Mexican mother and a Norwegian father.[2] The family moved to Norway when she was two years old.[2]

Career

Early years

Risa Gomez began learning to skate in 2012.[2] She competed in the advanced novice category in the 2018–19 season and moved up to the junior ranks the following season.[3] She made her ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) debut in September 2019, in Latvia. She had no international appearances in the 2020–21 season, which was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

In the 2021–22 season, Risa Gomez returned to the JGP series and also competed at the 2022 World Junior Championships, placing 37th in the short program.

2022–23 season

Risa Gomez began her season on the JGP series, before switching to the senior ranks. Competing in seniors, she won silver at the Denkova-Staviski Cup in Bulgaria, gold at the Open d'Andorra, and gold at the Santa Claus Cup in Hungary. By December, she attained the minimum technical score required to compete at senior Worlds and was officially nominated to represent Norway at the European Championships.[5][6]

In January, Risa Gomez won the Norwegian national title and then competed at the 2023 European Championships in Helsinki. She qualified to the free skate and finished 22nd overall.[7]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2022–2023
[2]
2021–2022
[1]
  • Wonder Woman
    by Rupert Gregson-Williams, Hans Zimmer
2019–2020
[8]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[9]
Event 18–19 19–20 20–21 21–22 22–23
Worlds35th
Europeans22nd
Denkova-Staviski2nd
Nordics5th
Open d'Andorra1st
Santa Claus Cup1st
International: Junior[9]
Junior Worlds37th
JGP Latvia27th
JGP Poland19th
JGP Slovakia17th
Challenge Cup10th13th
EYOF14th
Golden Bear14th
Nordics5th6th
Reyjkavik IG11th
Tallinn Trophy19th
International: Advanced novice[3]
Denkova-Staviski6th
Egna Trophy5th
Nordics10th
Tallink Hotels Cup7th
Volvo Open Cup19th
National[9][3]
Norway1st N2nd J2nd J2nd J1st
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
Levels: N = Novice; J = Junior

References
  1. "Mia Caroline RISA GOMEZ: 2021/2022". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022.
  2. "Mia RISA GOMEZ: 2022/2023". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023.
  3. "Mia Risa Gomez". rinkresults.com. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. "Koronastenging av idretten rammer unge toppidrettsutøvere hardt: – Smittevern er viktigst nå" (in Norwegian). aftenposten.no. 6 January 2021. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022.
  5. "Ukjent 16-åring med norsk kunstløpsensasjon: – Jeg ble sjokkert". NRK (in Norwegian). 3 December 2022. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023.
  6. "Historisk EM-uttak i kunstløp" (in Norwegian). Bodøposten. 9 December 2022. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022.
  7. "Marerittstart for norsk 17-åring i EM-finalen: – Å, herregud, nei!". NRK (in Norwegian). 28 January 2023. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023.
  8. "Mia Caroline RISA GOMEZ: 2019/2020". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020.
  9. "Competition Results: Mia RISA GOMEZ". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023.
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