How World Champion Oriol Cardona Qualified for the Olympics | Inside Team Spain & Skimo Racing скачать в хорошем качестве

How World Champion Oriol Cardona Qualified for the Olympics | Inside Team Spain & Skimo Racing

Ski mountaineering (skimo) is officially an Olympic sport, and Spanish skimo star Oriol Cardona is one of the athletes leading the charge into the Games. In this Olympic Dispatch episode of Skimo Gold, ‪@travismacy3‬ sits down with Oriol Cardona to talk about qualifying for the Olympics, training for skimo sprint and mixed relay racing, and what it means to represent Team Spain as skimo enters the global spotlight. Oriol shares his journey from growing up in Banyoles, Catalonia, to relocating to the Pyrenees to fully commit to ski mountaineering. We dig into how early cross-country running shaped his engine, the influence of legends like ‪@Kilianjornet‬, and how Spain’s development system creates world-class skimo athletes. You’ll hear what Olympic qualification actually feels like from inside the athlete experience, including the pressure of the mixed relay at World Championships, the race that secured Spain’s Olympic spot. Oriol also gives an update on his teammate Ana Alonso Rodríguez following her cycling accident, and explains how Team Spain balances competition and camaraderie in one of the deepest national programs in the sport. We also break down the gear innovations behind modern Olympic skimo, including new Dynafit sprint skis, packs, and transition systems — and why tiny equipment details can decide podiums when races are won by seconds. If you’re curious about: What Olympic ski mountaineering really looks like How skimo sprint and mixed relay racing work How athletes train for Olympic-level ski mountaineering The future of skimo after its Olympic debut …this episode gives you a front-row seat inside the sport as it makes history. The Olympic Dispatch series is sponsored by: CAMP - https://www.camp.it/d/us/us/corporate TRAININGPEAKS - https://bit.ly/4qfVWL1 DYNAFIT - https://www.dynafit.com/en-us POMOCA - https://www.pomoca.com/ REVANTA Creatine by NEURORESERVE http://revantacreatine.com/skimogold (use code SKIMOGOLD) skimo, ski mountaineering, olympic skimo, olympic ski mountaineering, oriol cardona, team spain skimo, skimo sprint, skimo mixed relay, dynafit skimo, training for skimo, ski mountaineering world cup, skimo gold, travis macy, olympic dispatch, winter olympics skimo, backcountry ski racing, endurance skiing, mountain endurance sports