MADRID, 16 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish skiers Celia Abad and Albert Ortega won this Monday the gold medal in the combined alpine skiing event of the World University Games that are being held in Lake Placid (United States) and that are the first in this discipline in the Universiade since 2000
Chronologically, Ortega was the first to win the title. The Catalan was sixth in the super-giant on Sunday, but came back thanks to his expertise in the slalom, where he was second, to sign the best time with 1:42.88, ahead of Lithuanian Andrej Drukarov (1:43.37) and Czech Jan Zabystran ( 1:43.38).
“I’m super happy, I wanted to get a good result and I went all out. I risked a lot, I risked it and it turned out well. I’ve been skiing hard in slalom these last few months since this year I’ve trained a little more than last in this specialty, so I’m very happy”, celebrated the Spanish skier in statements provided by the Royal Spanish Federation of Winter Sports (RFEDI).
Ortega’s joy continued with Celia Abad, bronze already last Saturday in the super-giant and who, in her case, started the slalom after having achieved the best time in the Super-G. The Aragonese made this income count and with her fifth place in the slalom, she took gold with a time of 1:42.13, beating the French Julia Socquet Dagoreau (1:42.59) and the German Leonie Floetgen (1:43.05). .
“The truth is that I’m happy, I wanted to win because the giant went very well. I want to thank all the people who have helped me get here. Having won in the giant gave me a lot of confidence for today,
but it is true that I had little advantage and it is true that there was a competitor who could get close to me, so I have only tried to ski to the fullest, enjoy a lot, which is what I am doing”, he stressed.
With these two successes, Spanish skiing achieves its fourth medal in this Universiade since, to the aforementioned bronze of Celia Abad, we must also add the silver medal that Jaime Pueyo obtained in the Free Sprint test of cross-country skiing.