Raquel García
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| Nationality | Spanish | |||||||||||
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| Country |  Spain | |||||||||||
| Sport | Para-alpine skiing | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | Downhill Slalom Giant slalom Super combined Super G | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal
She was honoured at the 2010 Sports Gala XV.[1]
Skiing
She is the guide skier for Anna Cohí.[2]
She finished 2006/2007 European Cup season in third place.[3]
At the 2007 Paralympic Winter World Cup, she earned a medal as Cohí's guide.[4]
In February 2007, she was sitting in first place in the European Cup with 491 points. [4]
In March 2009, she participated in the Spanish hosted club event, Campeonato Interautonómico de la Federación Española de Deportes para Ciegos where she earned a gold medal in the slalom event.[5]
In March 2009, as Cohí's guide, she earned gold medals in the slalom and giant slalom events the European Cup Alpine Skiing for the Disabled. She was fourth in the Super Combined event and tenth in the Super G. Overall, the pair finished second at the event with 531 points.[2]
In November 2009, she attended an event in Madrid organised by Programa de Alto Rendimiento Paralímpico (Programa ARPA) as part of the preparation for the Vancouver Games.[6] Following this, she participated in additional team training at Centro de Tecnificación de La Cerdanya (Gerona).[6]
At the 2010 World Cup Alpine Skiing for Disabled in Abtenau, Austria, the pair made the podium in every event.[7][8]
At the final event of the 2009/2010 World Cup season, an event held in Colorado, she earned a bronze medal in one event with a time of 1:32.27 while skiing with Cohí.[9]
Before departing for Vancouver, she participated in a departure ceremony attended by Minister for Sport Jaime Lissavetzky, secretary general of Social Policy Francisco Moza, the President of the Spanish Paralympic Committee Carballeda Miguel, and managing director of the Spanish Paralympic Committee Alberto Jofre.[10]
The whole Spanish team arrived in Whistler ahead of the 2010 Games by 7 February.[11] Skier and guide shared a room in the Paralympic Village during the Games.[12]
Fog in Vancouver resulted in a change in scheduling for her ski events.[13]
She finished seventh in the downhill event at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.[14]
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References
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "España consigue siete medallas en la Copa del Mundo de Esquí Alpino | Solidaridad" (in Template:Es). Spain: elmundo.es. 2010-01-17. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Global Mirrorcomm - Desojo Luciano. "Libertad Balear. El diario digital de Baleares » Blog Archive » Tres platas y un bronce para EspaĂąa en el inicio de la Copa del Mundo de EsquĂ Alpino" (in Template:Es). Spain: Libertadbalear.com. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Diario de Mallorca. "Ursula Pueyo aspira al ´top ten´ en gigante o eslalon - Diario de Mallorca" (in Template:Es). Spain: Diariodemallorca.es. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "El equipo paralímpico español ya se encuentra en Whistler" (in Template:Es). Spain: MARCA.com. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Así es la Villa Paralímpica de Whistler" (in Template:Es). Spain: MARCA.com. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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- ^ Global Mirrorcomm - Desojo Luciano. "Libertad Balear. El diario digital de Baleares » Jon Santacana se proclama campeĂłn paralĂmpico en descenso" (in Template:Es). Spain: Libertadbalear.com. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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