🇨🇴 Colombia continues to build its national team: twelve new skaters earn international spots

ODYTA Summary

At the Guarne world-class skating rink in Antioquia, the National Selective Camp continued, with twelve new skaters earning places on the Colombia 2026 national team. This brings the provisional total to 16 athletes, adding to the four who qualified the previous day. Four junior skaters will represent Colombia for the first time: Tomás Moncada Castro (Paen/Antioquia), Mariana Bonet Calderón (Avivas/Bogotá), Juan David Torres Plata (Tequendama AC/Bogotá), and Juan Felipe Silva Rodríguez (Pro Skate/Santander). The squad also includes experienced international medalists. María Ximena Álzate Ceballos, a two-time world champion, returns after three years, now in the senior category. Jhon Edwar Tascón Holguín, a six-time world champion, earns his fifth call-up after winning three gold medals at the recent 2026 Santo Domingo Central American and Caribbean Games. Juan Diego Yepes Restrepo, a junior world champion, enters his first senior year and second national team experience, while Mariana Imitola Vásquez returns for a second consecutive year after becoming a world champion in China. Gabriela Isabel Rueda, with 15 world titles, will compete in her ninth world championship, and Geiny Pájaro Guzmán, with 11 world titles, will also make her ninth national team appearance. Sara Muñoz Moreno returns after representing Colombia at the 2021 World Championships, and Alejandro José Tabares Marmolejo earns his third call-up. The article highlights the mix of generations united by the goal of representing Colombia at the 2026 World Skate Games in Asunción. Source: Colombian Skating Federation.