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Jon Santacana Maiztegui (born 1 November 1980) is a Spanish B2 classified visually impaired
para-alpine skier Para-alpine skiing is an adaptation of alpine skiing for athletes with a disability. The sport evolved from the efforts of disabled veterans in Germany and Austria during and after the Second World War. The sport is governed by the International ...
. His sighted ski guide is
Miguel Galindo Garces --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places * Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands *São Miguel (disamb ...
. Santacana has competed at the
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, in the European Cup and the
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, and Spanish national competitions. He represented Spain at the
2002 Winter Paralympics The 2002 Winter Paralympics, the eighth Paralympic Winter Games, were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, from 7 to 16 March 2002. A total of 416 athletes from 36 nations participated. They were the first Winter Paralympics in the Ameri ...
,
2006 Winter Paralympics The 2006 Winter Paralympic Games (), the ninth Paralympic Winter Games, took place in Turin, Italy, from 10 to 19 March 2006. These were the first Winter Paralympic Games to be held in Italy. They were also the first Paralympics to use the n ...
and
2010 Winter Paralympics The 2010 Winter Paralympics (), or the tenth Paralympic Winter Games, were held in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, from March 12 to 21, 2010. The opening ceremony took place in BC Place Stadium in Vancouver and the Closing ...
, earning a gold medal and a pair of silver medals at the 2010 Games.


Personal

Santacana was born on 1 November 1980 in San Sebestian,
Guipúzcoa Gipuzkoa ( , ; ; ) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Its capital city is Donostia-San Sebastián. Gipuzkoa shares borders with the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantique ...
, in the Basque region of Spain. , he lives in Getxo, Vizcaya, Spain and is an INEF student. Santacana has a vision impairment, which is the result of a genetic problem that manifested itself when he was eight years old.


Skiing

Santacana is a B2 classified visually impaired skier.
Miguel Galindo Garces --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places * Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands *São Miguel (disamb ...
is his guide. Santacana earned a gold medal at the Switzerland hosted 2000
IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships The World Para Alpine Skiing Championships, known before the 2017 edition as the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, along with the Paralympic Games, Winter Paralympic Games, are the most prestigious level of international competition in Paraly ...
. In 2005, while skiing at La Molina, Spain, he fell and seriously injured himself and was unable to ski until near the start of the 2006 Winter Paralympics. Santacana earned a gold medal for the overall 2006/2007 European Cup season. He finished the 2006/2007
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season in second place. At the last round of the European Cup in March 2008, an event held in La Molina, he was one of several Spanish skiers competing. He finished the 2007/2008 European Cup season in second place after the five test events. Galindo was his guide for the season. He finished the 2007/2008 World Cup season in third place. At the conclusion of the first World Cup event in the 2008/2009 season, he sat in first place in the World Cup standings. It was his eighth career World Cup event. He earned a gold medal and two silver medals at the 2009 World Championships in South Korea. His first gold came in the Super Combined event. He was one of six skiers and four guides making up the Spanish team at the World Championships. At the 2010 World Cup Alpine skiing for Disabled in Abtenau, Austria, Santacana and his guide earned a bronze in the giant slalom event following a first run where they finished fifth and a second run where they finished second. He was unable to compete in the Super Combined event because it was cancelled. He then competed in the third round of the European Cup later in January at La Molina. He finished fifth in the slalom event. At the final event of the 2009/2010 World Cup season, an event held in March 2010 in Aspen, Colorado, he earned a gold medal in one event with guide Galindo. This was the last major event before the 2010 Games. He also earned a bronze medal in the giant slalom event, while finishing sixth in the Super Combined. He came into the Aspen World Cup event with 625 World Cup points. Santacana participated in an April 2010 Vancouver hosted competition organised by the Federación Española de Deportes de Personas con Discapacidad Física (FEDDF), Federación Española de Deportes para Paralíticos Cerebrales (FEDPC) and Federación Española de Deportes para Ciegos (FEDC). He competed in a November 2010 ski competition in
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, Netherlands where he earned a gold medal in the downhill event. At the first World Cup event in the 2010/2011 season, which was held in Arta Terme, Italy, Santacana and Galindo finished second in the first of the four events held. At the 2011 World Championships held in
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, Italy, he finished first in the Super-G event. He participated in the 2012 Campeonatos de España de Esquí held in Valle de Arán, where the slalom, giant slalom and Super G events were contested. He won gold in all three events. Near the end of the 2011/2012 ski season, he participated in a World Cup event in Italy where he finished first in the giant slalom event in the men's vision impaired group. In September 2012, he tore his Achilles tendon. At a January 2013 World Cup event in Switzerland, skiing with Galindo, he earned a gold medal in the giant slalom event. While he did not medal in any other events at the competition, he maintained his place on the top of the World Cup leader board for the season. He won three gold medals at the
IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships The World Para Alpine Skiing Championships, known before the 2017 edition as the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, along with the Paralympic Games, Winter Paralympic Games, are the most prestigious level of international competition in Paraly ...
. At the 2017 World Championships Santacana won two silver medals in the downhill, and slalom, a bronze medal in the giant slalom, and fished fourth in the super combined.


Paralympics

Santacana earned a gold medal and two bronzes at the 2002 Winter Paralympics. In November 2009, Santacana attended an event in Madrid organised by Programa de Alto Rendimiento Paralímpico (Programa ARPA) as part of the preparation for the Vancouver Games. Before departing for Vancouver, he participated in a departure ceremony attended by State Secretary for Sport
Jaime Lissavetzky Jaime Lissavetzky Díez (born 27 September 1951) is a Spanish chemist and politician. Secretary of State for Sport (2004–2011) and regional minister of Education of the Government of the Community of Madrid. He was member of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, ...
, secretary general of Social Policy
Francisco Moza Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Meaning of the name Francisco In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco". San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Commu ...
, the President of the Spanish Paralympic Committee
Miguel Carballeda --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places * Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands *São Miguel (disamb ...
, and managing director of the Spanish Paralympic Committee
Alberto Jofre Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic ''Albert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Albertin ...
. The whole Spanish team arrived in Whistler ahead of the 2010 Games by 7 February. His guide for the
2010 Winter Paralympics The 2010 Winter Paralympics (), or the tenth Paralympic Winter Games, were held in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, from March 12 to 21, 2010. The opening ceremony took place in BC Place Stadium in Vancouver and the Closing ...
was Galindo. Fog in Vancouver resulted in a change in scheduling for his ski events. The pair won a gold medal in the men's vision impaired downhill event. His gold medal was the first gold won by a Spaniard at the Games. Going into Vancouver, he was ranked second in the world in the downhill. He was second in the first and second runs of the men's vision impaired giant slalom event. He finished fifth in the super giant event at the Games. He finished the 2010 Games with one gold medal and two silver medals. 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 Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (Elena María Isabel Dominica de Silos de Borbón y de Grecia; born 20 December 1963), is the first child and eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía of Spain, Queen Sofía. As the eldest sister of ...
.


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the Official website of Jon Santacana and Miguel Galindo * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Santacana, Jon 1980 births Living people Spanish male alpine skiers Paralympic alpine skiers for Spain Paralympic gold medalists for Spain Paralympic silver medalists for Spain Paralympic bronze medalists for Spain Paralympic medalists in alpine skiing Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Medalists at the 2014 Winter Paralympics Spanish blind people 21st-century Spanish sportsmen