Raquel Garcia
Personal information
Full nameRaquel Garcia Borreguero
NationalitySpanish
Born13 August 1986 (1986-08-13) (age 37)
Talavera de la Reina, Spain
Sport
Country Spain
SportPara-alpine skiing
Event(s)Downhill
Slalom
Giant slalom
Super combined
Super G

Raquel Garcia Borreguero (born 13 August 1986 in Talavera de la Reina)[1] is a Spanish para-alpine guide skier from Huesca. Working with Anna Cohí, she has competed in the European Cup, 2010 Winter Paralympics, and IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup. They have also participated in a Spanish national team training camp.

Personal

Garcia is from Huesca, Spain.[2] She was honoured at the 2010 Sports Gala XV.[3]

Skiing

Garcia is the guide skier for Anna Cohí.[4]

Skiing with Cohí during the 2006/2007 European Cup season, Garcia finished in third place overall.[5] At the 2007 Paralympic Winter World Cup, she earned a medal as Cohí's guide.[6] In February 2007, she was sitting in first place in the European Cup with 491 points.[6] 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.[7] In March 2009, 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.[4] 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.[8] Following this, she participated in additional team training at Centre de Tecnificació de La Cerdanya (Girona, Catalonia).[8] At the 2010 IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup in Abtenau, Austria, the pair made the podium in every event.[9][10] Her third medal, a bronze, came in the giant slalom event.[11] She was unable to compete in the Super Combined event because it was cancelled.[12] At the third European Cup event of the season, which was held in La Molina, Spain in late January 2010, she won a gold medal in the slalom event.[13] At the final event of the 2009/2010 World Cup season, an event held in March 2010 in Aspen, Colorado, she earned a bronze medal in one event with a time of 1:32.27 while skiing with Cohí.[14][15] She also earned a gold medal in the giant slalom event.[15] She ended the competition medaling in four out of the five events.[16] She came into the Aspen World Cup event with 440 World Cup points, ranking fourth in the competition.[17]

Before departing for Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Paralympics, Garcia participated in a departure ceremony attended by State Secretary for Sport Jaime Lissavetzky, secretary general of Social Policy Francisco Moza, the President of the Spanish Paralympic Committee Miguel Carballeda, and managing director of the Spanish Paralympic Committee Alberto Jofre.[18] The whole Spanish team arrived in Whistler ahead of the 2010 Games by 7 February.[19] Skier and guide shared a room in the Paralympic Village during the Games.[20] Fog in Vancouver resulted in a change in scheduling for her ski events.[21] She finished seventh in the downhill event at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.[22] She had been sitting in fourth position in the super combined following her first run.[23] Following the Games, the Spanish Paralympic team attended a welcome back celebration at the ONCE Foundation that was also attended by Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo.[24] Following the Vancouver Paralympics, she participated in Spanish national team competition from 5 to 7 April 2010 in Vancouver. It was organised by the Federación Española de Deportes de Personas con Discapacidad Física, Federación Española de Deportes para Paralíticos Cerebrales and Federación Española de Deportes para Ciegos.[25][26]

References

  1. ↑ "RAQUEL GARCIA BORREGUERO". Paralimpicos.es (in Spanish). Comité Paralímpico Español - Juegos Paralímpicos Vancouver 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Solidaridad Digital – El Comité Paralímpico Español cree que el balance de los Juegos es "muy satisfactorio"" (in Spanish). Spain: Solidaridaddigital.es. 22 March 2010. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Solidaridad Digital – La ONCE en Cataluña homenajea a sus mejores deportistas ciegos y deficientes visuales" (in Spanish). Spain: Solidaridaddigital.es. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Solidaridad Digital – Anna Cohí, campeona de Slalom y Gigante en la Copa de Europa de Esquí" (in Spanish). Spain: Solidaridaddigital.es. 30 March 2009. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  5. ↑ "Jon Santacana Subcampeón de Europa – Esquí Adaptado" (in Spanish). Spain: Nevasport.com. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Exito español en la 1ª copa paralímpica del mundo de invierno – Esquí Adaptado" (in Spanish). Spain: Nevasport.com. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "El club SIEMPRE arrasa en el Campeonato Interautonómico de Madrid – Esquí Adaptado" (in Spanish). Spain: Nevasport.com. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Solidaridad Digital – Los esquiadores paralímpicos se concentran en Madrid con la mirada puesta en Vancouver 2010" (in Spanish). Spain: Solidaridaddigital.es. 10 November 2009. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "España consigue siete medallas en la Copa del Mundo de Esquí Alpino | Solidaridad". El Mundo (in Spanish). Spain. 17 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  10. ↑ Global Mirrorcomm – Desojo Luciano. "Libertad Balear. El diario digital de Baleares " Tres platas y un bronce para EspaĂąa en el inicio de la Copa del Mundo de EsquĂ Alpino" (in Spanish). Spain: Libertadbalear.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "Anna Cohí logra su tercera medalla en la Copa del Mundo". Marca (in Spanish). Spain. 13 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  12. ↑ "España acaba con siete medallas la Copa del Mundo Paralímpica – Más deporte | Esquí alpino" (in Spanish). Spain: AS.com. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "Solidaridad Digital – El equipo español acaba con doce medallas en la Copa de Europa de Esquí Alpino de La Molina" (in Spanish). Spain: Solidaridaddigital.es. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  14. ↑ "Santacana se cuelga el oro en descenso en la final de la Copa del Mundo". Marca (in Spanish). Spain. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  15. 1 2 "La española Anna Cohí, campeona de la súper combinada". Marca (in Spanish). Spain. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  16. ↑ "Jon Santacana se adjudica el súper gigante en Aspen". Marca (in Spanish). Spain. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  17. ↑ Noticias EFE. "Santacana, Cohí, Boira y Gorce representantes españoles en Aspen" (in Spanish). Spain: Hoy.es. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  18. ↑ Diario de Mallorca. "Ursula Pueyo aspira al 'top ten' en gigante o eslalon – Diario de Mallorca" (in Spanish). Spain: Diariodemallorca.es. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  19. ↑ "El equipo paralímpico español ya se encuentra en Whistler". Marca (in Spanish). Spain. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  20. ↑ "Así es la Villa Paralímpica de Whistler". Marca (in Spanish). Spain. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  21. ↑ "Comite de Competicion modifica calendario de esqui alpino por el mal tiempo" (in Spanish). Spain: terra. 14 March 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  22. ↑ Global Mirrorcomm – Desojo Luciano. "Libertad Balear. El diario digital de Baleares " Jon Santacana se proclama campeĂłn paralĂmpico en descenso" (in Spanish). Spain: Libertadbalear.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  23. ↑ "Anna Cohí acaricia el bronce en Vancouver". Marca (in Spanish). Spain. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  24. ↑ "La infanta Elena al Equipo Paralímpico Español: "Gracias por vuestro afán de superación"". Marca (in Spanish). Spain. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  25. ↑ "Santacana y Cohí triunfan en Cerler" (in Spanish). Spain: Heraldo.es. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  26. ↑ "Santacana, Cohí y Pueyo, campeones de España – Esquí Adaptado" (in Spanish). Spain: Nevasport.com. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
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