Oriol Cardona
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| Born | Oriol Cardona Coll 7 October 1994 Banyoles, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Ski mountaineering Skyrunning | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Oriol Cardona Coll (born 7 October 1994) is a Spanish ski mountaineer and skyrunner. He represented Spain at the 2026 Winter Olympics and won a gold medal in the sprint race, the first gold medal for Spain at the Winter Olympic Games since 1972.
Career
Cardona made his European Championships debut in 2022 and won a gold medal in the sprint race with a time of 3:17.988.[1] He then competed at the 2023 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering and won a gold medal in the sprint race with a time of 2:35.218.[2][3] He again competed at the 2024 European Championships and won a gold medal in the mixed relay along with Ana Alonso Rodriguez.[4]
On 26 January 2025, during the first mixed relay of the season, he won a gold medal with a time of 30:23.6.[5] He 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. He also finished first in the men's sprint World Cup standings with 575 points.[6]
He again competed at the 2025 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering and won a gold medal in the sprint race with a time of 2:45.40.[7] With the win, Spain earned a quota spot for the discipline at the 2026 Winter Olympics.[8] He also won a silver medal in the mixed relay, along with Rodriguez, with a time of 32:45.0, losing to France's team of Emily Harrop and Thibault Anselmet by 0.9 seconds.[9][10] He earned a scholarship for the 2026 Winter Olympics.[11]
On 19 February 2026, Cardona won the first-ever men's Olympic gold medal in ski mountaineering, finishing in first place in the sprint race with a time of 2:34.03.[12] This marked Spain's first Winter Olympic gold medal since 1972.[13] On 21 February 2026, he won a bronze medal in the mixed relay, along with Alonso, with a time of 27:23.94.[14]
Personal life
Since 2023, he has been in a relationship with actress Amaia Aberasturi.[15]
References
- ^ Burke, Patrick (9 February 2022). "Cardona Coll and Jagerčíková win sprint titles on first day of ISMF European Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ Barker, Philip (28 February 2023). "Delight for first time champions in sprint events at Ski Mountaineering World Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ "Oriol Cardona, campeón del mundo de sprint". mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). 28 February 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ "Oriol Cardona and Ana Alonso soar to victory at the Mixed Relay European Championships". ismf-ski.com. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ "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 29 December 2025.
- ^ "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 29 December 2025.
- ^ Schwager-Patel, Nischal (6 March 2025). "2025 ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Championships: Marianne Fatton and Oriol Cardona Coll claim sprint world titles in Morgins, secure Milano Cortina 2026 quota spots". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ Noguera, Jorge (4 January 2026). "El año de Oriol Cardona: aspirante a todo en los Juegos de Invierno". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ 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 29 December 2025.
- ^ McGowan, Elliot (11 March 2025). "First skimo 2026 spots awarded". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ Jimenez, Gretelle (2 June 2025). "Celebrating Olympic scholarship success". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ "Oriol Cardona makes history as first man to win Olympic ski mountaineering gold" (in Spanish). Catalan News Agency. 19 February 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ Imbo, Will (19 February 2026). "Winter Olympics 2026: Oriol Cardona Coll wins historic first Olympic men's ski mountaineering sprint gold". olympics.com. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ Padilla, Toni (21 February 2026). "Oriol Cardona and Ana Allonso win the bronze medal in the relay race". en.ara.cat. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
- ^ "Oriol Cardona y su discreta relación con la actriz Amaia Aberasturi: nominada al Goya, fan de la naturaleza..." El Mundo (in Spanish). 19 February 2026. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
External links
- Oriol Cardona at the International Ski Mountaineering Federation
- Oriol Cardona at SkiMo Stats
- Oriol Cardona at Olympics.com
- Oriol Cardona at ITRA