Esther Peris Explained

Birth Date:28 November 1980
Birth Place:Spain
Nationality:Spanish
Sport:Para-alpine skiing
Event:Downhill
Slalom
Giant slalom
Super combined
Super G

Esther Peris (born November 28 1980) is a Spanish paraplegic who has competed in table tennis and para-alpine skiing at the national level.

Table tennis

Peris is an adaptive table tennis player, and a member of Escuela de Tenis de Mesa Adaptado de la Fundación del Lesionado Medular.[1] In 2012, she competed in the Spanish national table tennis championships.[2] [3]

Skiing

Peris started able-bodied skiing a year before she became a paraplegic. She only had limited time to participate and never competed in able-bodied ski competitions.[4] In para-alpine skiing, Peris is a sit-skier.[5] When skiing on her own in Spain, many resorts require that she be accompanied by a monitor to supervise her on the slopes. This and specialized equipment make skiing very expensive.[4]

Peris was one of the original members of the first Spanish women's adaptive skiing team, Fundación También, in Spain,[5] [6] [7] [8] having been with the team since 2007. AS a member of the team, she skis with Teresa Silva, Nathalie Carpanedo, Mariluz del Río, Sandra Cavallé, Irene Villa and Alberto Ávila.[6] One of the goals of the team was to develop skiers to represent Spain at the highest levels.[9] The Fundación También team created a special team for elite skiers, Equipo Santiveri, in 2007 with assistance from a sponsor.[10] That team originally had only six elite members of which she was one.[11] She and her teammates had ambitions of qualifying for the 2010 Winter Paralympics.[12] [13]

In 2007, the national championships were open to female sit-skiers for the first time, and Peris was one of several Spanish skiers to compete.[14] [15] [16] She spent a week training with the Fundación También ahead of the 2009 Spanish national championships.[17] In February 2011, she participated in a Madrid-based event designed to teach students with disabilities in area schools how to ski. The event was organised by Fundación También.[18] [19] In April 2011, she competed at the Andorran hosted Spanish national championships.[20] [21] In January 2013, she participated in a five-day training camp with the Fundación También at Sierra Nevada.[6]

Personal life

Peris is from Madrid,[22] and participates several sports including in skiing, table tennis, swimming and hand cycling.

When Peris was 23 years old, she developed a spinal tumor that eventually resulted in her becoming a paraplegic. She requires a wheelchair for daily use. Following becoming a paraplegic, she became involved in efforts to empower other sportswomen with disabilities.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Servimedia-Noticias-Sociedad . Servimedia.es . 16 February 2013 . es . Spain . 5 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140105070415/http://www.servimedia.es/Noticias/DetalleNoticia.aspx?seccion=23&id=208704 . dead .
  2. Web site: Deportes. Diez palistas con lesión medular disputarán los Campeonatos de España de Tenis de Mesa . Diariosigloxxi.com . 16 February 2013 . es . Spain.
  3. Web site: Revista Autonomía Personal :: Deportes . Autonomiapersonal.imserso.es . 2012-03-06 . 16 February 2013 . es . Spain . 2012-06-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120618002310/http://autonomiapersonal.imserso.es/rap_01/deporte/IM_055323?dDocName=IM_055323 . dead .
  4. Web site: Entrevista a Esther Peris - Esquí Adaptado . Nevasport.com . 16 February 2013 . es . Spain.
  5. Web site: Cine Supernova . 2008-09-22 . Esther Peris, cuando la vida va sobre ruedas . 16 February 2013 . Antena3 . es . Spain.
  6. Web site: Irene Villa vuelve a la competición con el Equipo de Esquí alpino adaptado de la Fundación También - Esquí - Esto es DxT . Estoesdxt.es . 16 February 2013 . es . Spain.
  7. Web site: Nuevo equipo de esquí para discapacitados - ESD . Elsemanaldigital.com . 16 February 2013 . es . Spain . https://web.archive.org/web/20140105065940/http://www.elsemanaldigital.com/blog.asp?idarticulo=82120 . 5 January 2014 . dead .
  8. Web site: Ocho mujeres forman el primer equipo femenino de esquí alpino adaptado | Solidaridad . elmundo.es . 2009-01-20 . 16 February 2013 . es . Spain.
  9. Web site: El Semanal Digital . El Semanal Digital . 16 February 2013 . es . Spain . https://web.archive.org/web/20140105065529/http://www.elsemanaldigital.com/articulos_imprimir.asp?idarticulo=82120 . 5 January 2014 . dead .
  10. Web site: Grupo El Correo Gallego . La santiaguesa Vicky González logra dos platas en el Nacional . Elcorreogallego.es . 2007-03-16 . 16 February 2013 . es . Spain.
  11. Web site: Grupo El Correo Gallego . La santiaguesa Vicky Gonzрlez, en el primer equipo femenino . Elcorreogallego.es . 2007-02-25 . 16 February 2013 . es . Spain.
  12. Web site: "Nuestro premio es una sonrisa, no una medalla" | Deportes | Esquí . Abc.es . 2008-04-14 . 16 February 2013 . es . Spain.
  13. Web site: Esquí.- El equipo femenino Santiveri, con Irene Villa, luchará por el triunfo en los Nacionales de esquí adaptado - Deportes - Noticias - Interbusca . Noticias.interbusca.com . 2008-03-24 . 16 February 2013 . es . Spain . 2017-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202013658/http://noticias.interbusca.com/deportes/esqui.--el-equipo-femenino-santiveri-con-irene-villa-luchara-por-el-triunfo-en-los-nacionales-de-esqui-adaptado-20080324122434.html . dead .
  14. News: Irene Villa supera una barrera más | Yo Dona . El Mundo. 15 February 2013 . es . Spain.
  15. News: Irene Villa participará en el Campeonato de España de Esquí para Discapacitados | Deportes | EL PAÍS . El Pais . 28 February 2007 . 16 February 2013 . es . Spain.
  16. Web site: elmundo.es . Blanca Fernández Ochoa amadrina el primer equipo femenino español de esquí adaptado . elmundo.es . 16 February 2013 . es . Spain.
  17. Web site: Esquiadoras discapacitadas desafian las barreras de la alta montaña . terra . 14 January 2009 . 16 January 2013 . Spain . es .
  18. Web site: La Fundación También participa en el programa Madrid Blanca que acerca el esquí a los estudiantes . . 2011-02-25 . 16 February 2013 . es . Spain.
  19. Web site: La Fundación También participa en el Programa "Madrid Blanca" que acerca el esquí a los estudiantes . Eurodiscap.com . 2011-02-25 . 16 February 2013 . es . Spain . https://web.archive.org/web/20140105073955/http://www.eurodiscap.com/general/239-la-fundacion-tambien-participa-en-el-programa-qmadrid-blancaq-que-acerca-el-esqui-a-los-estudiantes . 5 January 2014 . dead .
  20. Web site: Campeonato de EspaĂąa de esquĂ alpino adaptado en Andorra . Palco Deportivo . 16 February 2013 . es . Spain.
  21. Web site: El Equipo de Competición de Esquí de la Fundación También participará en el Campeonato de España en Andorra . Europapress.es . 16 February 2013 . es . Spain.
  22. Web site: elmundo.es . El equipo femenino SAntiveri hace historia en el CAmpeonato de España de esquí adaptado . 16 February 2013 . elmundo.es . es . Spain.

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