Pairs
Date of birth: 18.04.2000
Valentina PLAZAS
Place of birth: Bogota COL
Height:  cm
USA
Home town: Pembroke Pines, FL
Profession: student
Hobbies: painting, playing with her dog, listening to music
Start sk. / Club:  / Panthers FSC
Internet / Social Media contact: Instagram: Valentina455
Twitter: xovalentina_
Internet / Social Media contact (Couple): Instagram: vmskates  
Former Partners:
Date of birth: 29.09.1995
Maximiliano FERNANDEZ
Place of birth: Hialeah, FL
Height: 170 cm
USA
Home town: Miami, Fl 
Profession: college student, coach
Hobbies: video games, biking, poi, shooting, rock climbing, knife throwing, Drone Racing
Start sk. / Club: 2009 / Arctic FSC
Internet / Social Media contact: Instagram:  maxisk8s
Twitter: Maxisk8s
Internet / Social Media contact (Couple): Instagram: vmskates  
Former Partners: Cirinia GILLETT, Joy WEINBERG
Music Short Program as of season 2025/2026
Never Enough (from "The Greatest Showman" by Kelly Clarkson, Alex Lacamoire, Benji Pasek
Music Free Skating / Free Dance as of season 2025/2026
Burden of Pride (from "The Lion King" soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer
Reflections of Mufasa (from "The Lion King" soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer
Rafiki's Fireflies (from "The Lion King" soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer
A Story of a Great King (from "The Lion King" soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer
Remember (from "The Lion King" soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer
Personal Best Total Score 174.15 21.03.2024 ISU World Championships 2024
Personal Best Score Short Program 61.64 20.03.2024 ISU World Championships 2024
Personal Best Score Free Skating 114.44 22.09.2023 ISU CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2023
                                                      
18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24 24/25 25/26
Olympic Games                
World Champ.           13     
European Champ.                
Four Continents         5  9     
World Juniors                
National Champ.         5.S  3.S     
S=Senior; J=Junior; N=Novice
International Competition Year Place International Competition Year Place
ISU CS Finlandia Trophy 2022, Espoo 2022 5. ISU CS Nebelhorn Trophy 2023, Oberstdorf 2023 7.
ISU GP Skate America 2022, Norwood, MA 2022 6. ISU GP Skate America 2023, Allen, TX 2023 4.
ISU GP Skate Canada International 2022, Mississauga, ON 2022 5. ISU GP Grand Prix de France 2023, Angers 2023 4.
2023 John Nicks Pairs Challenge, New York, NY 2023 3. ISU CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 2023, Zagreb 2023 2.
Plazas/Fernandez missed the 2024/25 season as he recovered from injury. 
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