Ana Alonso

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alonso and the second or maternal family name is Rodriguez.
Ana Alonso
Personal information
BornAna Alonso Rodriguez
(1994-12-07) 7 December 1994
Granada, Spain
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
CountrySpain
SportSki mountaineering
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Women's ski mountaineering
Olympic Games
2026 Milano Cortina Sprint
2026 Milano Cortina Mixed relay
World Championships
2025 Morgins Mixed relay
European Championships
2024 Flaine / Chamonix Mixed relay
2024 Flaine / Chamonix Sprint race

Ana Alonso Rodriguez (born 7 December 1994) is a Spanish ski mountaineer. She represented Spain at the 2026 Winter Olympics and won two bronze medals.

Career

Rodriguez competed at the 2022 European Championships and finished in fourth place in the inaugural mixed relay, along with Oriol Cardona Coll.[1] She again competed at the 2024 European Championships and won a gold medal in the mixed relay along with Cardona.[2]

On 18 February 2023, she earned her first World Cup victory in the mixed relay along with Oriol Cardona.[3] On 26 January 2025, during the first mixed relay of the season, she won a gold medal with a time of 30:23.6.[4] She finished the 2024–25 ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup reaching the podium in all five relay events, including three golds and two silvers, to win the mixed relay World Cup title with 480 points. She also finished third in the women's sprint, and third overall in the World Cup standings.[5]

Rodriguez competed at the 2025 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering and won a silver medal in the mixed relay, along with Oriol Cardona Coll, with a time of 32:45.0, losing to France's team of Emily Harrop and Thibault Anselmet by 0.9 seconds.[6] As a result, Spain earned a quota spot for the discipline at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[7]

In October 2025, she was hit by a car while cycling and suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) with bone oedema in the knee, a malleolar fracture, and an acromioclavicular joint dislocation, all affecting the left side of her body.[8][9] She forwent surgery to compete at the Olympics.[10] On 19 February 2026, she won a bronze in the sprint race with a time of 3:10.22.[11] She competed with a torn ACL and won Spain's first medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics, and their sixth ever at a Winter Olympics.[12] On 21 February 2026, she won a bronze medal in the mixed relay, along with Cardona, with a time of 27:23.94.[13]

References

  1. ^ Burke, Patrick (13 February 2022). "France win inaugural mixed relay at ISMF European Championships in Boí Taüll". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Oriol Cardona and Ana Alonso soar to victory at the Mixed Relay European Championships". ismf-ski.com. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Ski Mountaineering World Cup: Ana Alonso Rodriguez - Oriol Cardona Coll win Mixed Relay in Val Martello". planetmountain.com. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  4. ^ "The Spanish duo Ana Alonso Rodriguez and Oriol Cardonna Coll win the first Mixed Relay of the season". imsf-ski.com. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Ana Alonso y Oriol Cardona aseguran el título de la Copa del Mundo de Relevos Mixtos con victoria en Villars". fedme.es (in Spanish). 5 April 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  6. ^ Merrell, Chloe (3 March 2025). "2025 ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Championships: France and Spain finish 1-2 in mixed relay to secure quota spots Milano Cortina 2026". olympics.com. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  7. ^ McGowan, Elliot (11 March 2025). "First skimo 2026 spots awarded". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  8. ^ Aragón, Andrés (6 October 2025). "Spain's skimo star Ana Alonso injured in training accident, still targets Milano Cortina 2026: 'This isn't the end'". olympics.com. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Ana Alonso, 100 días para una recuperación quimérica rumbo a Milán-Cortina 2026: "A la semana ya estaba pedaleando con una pierna"". eurosport.com (in Spanish). 29 October 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  10. ^ "La esquiadora Ana Alonso renuncia al quirófano para intentar llegar a los JJ.OO. Milano-Cortina". lugaresdenieve.com (in Spanish). 17 October 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  11. ^ Hincks, Michael (19 February 2026). "Winter Olympics 2026 ski mountaineering: Marianne Fatton wins Skimo's first-ever Olympic gold in women's sprint at Milano Cortina 2026". olympics.com. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Ana Alonso Wins Bronze in Ski Mountaineering Sprint". todoalicante.es. 19 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  13. ^ Padilla, Toni (21 February 2026). "Oriol Cardona and Ana Alonso win the bronze medal in the relay race". en.ara.cat. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
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