Colombia, a golden history at the Central American and Caribbean Games

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Colombian roller skating is set to add another chapter at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, marking the eighth appearance of speed skating, a discipline that debuted in Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1993 and has since become a major source of medals for Colombia. According to the source, 38 Colombian skaters have competed in these Games since that debut. Claudia Ruiz is credited as Colombia's first medalist in the discipline, winning gold in the 300 meters. The text names Jorge Luis Cifuentes and Cecilia "Chechi" Baena as the Colombian skaters with the most titles in the competition, with eight gold medals each, and says Cecilia Baena and Alexandra Vivas share the record for Colombian appearances in speed skating, having competed at San Salvador 2002, Cartagena 2006 and Mayagüez 2010. Speed skating was absent only from Maracaibo 1998, when the discipline was not included by the organizing committee, the source states. Artistic skating is described as making its third Colombian appearance at Santo Domingo, after debuting at Mayagüez 2010 and returning at Barranquilla 2018, where Valentina Apolinar and Juan Sebastián Lemus won the two gold medals contested in the free modality. Among the five Colombian representatives so far, Allison González is described as the most decorated, with two gold, three silver and one bronze medal. The source also notes that skateboarding will debut at the next edition. The information is attributed to the Colombian Skating Federation.