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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
LW2
Further personal information
Family
Partner Daniel Menendez
Residence
Esporles, ESP
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
Catalan, English, Italian, Spanish
Higher education
Law, Social Work Studies - Carrera University [ESP] / National University of Distance Education [UNED] [ESP]
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She tried skiing for the first time in April 2004. She spent three years living and working in the mountains in Sierra Nevada, Spain, and entered the national team programme in 2007.
Why this sport?
"I love sports and have played them all my life."
International debut
Year
2008
Competing for
Spain
General interest
Sporting philosophy / motto
"No simple path leads to anything interesting." (arabalears.cat, 02 Dec 2017)
Awards and honours
In 2017 she was named Female Para Athlete of the Year in the Balearic Islands, Spain. (ultimahora.es, 22 Dec 2017)
She was flag bearer for Spain at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (20minutos.es, 16 Mar 2010)
She was flag bearer for Spain at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver. (20minutos.es, 16 Mar 2010)
Impairment
Her right leg was amputated above the knee after she was involved in a motorcycle accident. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2014)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Giant Slalom Standing | Final Round | 9999 | ||
| Women's Slalom Standing | Final Round | 9999 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Slalom Standing | Final | 2011-01-20 | 9999 | |
| Women's Giant Slalom Standing | Final | 2011-01-21 | 9 | |
| Mixed Team Event VI/Sitting/Standing | Final | 2011-01-23 | 8 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Slalom Standing | Race 1 | 2013-02-24 | 9 | |
| Women's Giant Slalom Standing | Race 1 | 2013-02-26 | 10 |
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Super-G Standing | Final Round | 2014-03-10 | 9999 | |
| Women's Slalom Standing | Final Round | 2014-03-12 | 9999 | |
| Women's Super Combined Standing | Final Round | 2014-03-14 | 9999 | |
| Women's Giant Slalom Standing | Final Round | 2014-03-16 | 11 |
