Spain
Claudia Galicia
Ski Mountaineering World Champion
For me Polar is a way of life. Since that very first moment when I got lucky with the Polar Team raffle, to winning two consecutive Titan Desert races and Winning European and World medals in Ski and MTB.
About
I often think about how much my life has changed in just 4 years. And all of it because of a raffle! Yes, you read that right, because of a Polar raffle!
When I was a little girl I was very active in sports, specially in alpine skiing but once I got older I started focusing more on my education and slowly started quitting sports. I enjoyed very much my years as a regular teenager studying architecture in the university but once I graduated the spark of competition lit up again and I felt the need of returning to sports. Polar organized a draw to select an amateur team to compete at the 2013 Titan Desert and luckily I was selected.
I trained really hard and ended up winning the Titan Desert and from that moment my life changed radically. After that I started competing professionally both in MTB and Ski Mountaineering. Polar supported and accompanied me since the very first day and during my whole career and I see them as much more than a sponsor.
Discipline:
Ski Mountaineering
Born:
1986
Pre-race ritual:
New socks for every race. 20 min of meditation before competing.
Proudest Sporting Moment:
World Cup Winner Ski Mountaineering 2019
Career highlights
2019
Ski Mountaineering World Championship Sprint Race
1st place
Ski Mountaineering World Cup
1st place Overall
Mountain Bike Marathon European Championship
5th place
Mountain Bike Spanish National Championship
1st place
Ski Mountaineering Spanish National Championship
10 gold medals
2018
Ski Mountaineering World Cup
20+ podium places
Mountain Bike Spanish National Championship
1st place
Ski Mountaineering Spanish National Championship
10 gold medals
2017
Ski Mountaineering World Championship Sprint Race
1st place
Mountain Bike Marathon European Championship
2nd place
Mountain Bike Marathon World Championship
11th place
2016
Ski Mountaineering World Cup
20+ podium places
Ski Mountaineering Spanish National Championship
10 gold medals
2015
Ski Mountaineering World Cup
20+ podium places
Ski Mountaineering Spanish National Championship
10 gold medals
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