Ander Mirambell Explained

Ander Mirambell
Full Name:Ander Mirambell Viña
Birth Date:17 February 1983
Birth Place:Calella, Barcelona, Spain
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Sport:Skeleton
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Ander Mirambell Viñas (born 17 February 1983) is a Spanish skeleton racer who has competed since 2005. He is Spain's first skeleton athlete.[1] His best World Cup finish was 14th in the men's event at Whistler in November 2010.

Mirambell's best finish at the FIBT World Championships was 22nd in the men's event in 2013.

He participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics, where he finished in 24th place.

In 2014 he published a book, Rompiendo el hielo (English: Breaking the Ice).[2] [3]

Olympic results

SeasonDateLocationDisciplinePlace
2010 19 Feb 2010 Vancouver, Canada 24th
2014 15 Feb 2014 Sochi, Rusia 26th
2018 16 Feb 2018 Pyeongchang, South Korea 23rd
2022 11 Feb 2022 Beijing, China 24th

World Championships results

SeasonLocationPlace
200827th
200927th
201126th
201225th
201322nd
201530th
201627th
201720th
2019DNS
2020DNF

Notes and References

  1. News: Spain's first skeleton rider reaches Olympics . Logothetis . Paul . February 3, 2010 . Newsday . 2018-02-27 . The Associated Press . en.
  2. News: Books - 'Breaking the Ice', by Ander Mirambell. 27 March 2014. MyGolfWay. 27 February 2018. en-US.
  3. News: 'Rompiendo el hielo', la lucha personal del único competidor español de skeleton en Sochi. 18 February 2014. 20 Minutos. 27 February 2018. Spanish. 'Breaking the Ice', the personal struggle of the only Spanish skeleton competitor in Sochi.