Queralt Castellet
{{short description|Spanish snowboarder}}
{{family name hatnote|Castellet|Ibáñez|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Queralt Castellet
| image = Queralt Castellet 2022.jpg
| caption = Queralt Castellet (2022)
| nationality = Spanish
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|6|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Sabadell, Spain
| height = 1.56 m
| weight = 52 kg
| country = Spain
| sport = Snowboarding
| event = Halfpipe
| club =
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's snowboarding}}
{{MedalCountry|{{ESP}}}}
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Beijing|Halfpipe}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2015 Kreischberg|Halfpipe}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2021 Aspen|Halfpipe}}
{{MedalCompetition|Winter X Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|2020 Aspen|Superpipe}}
{{Medal|Silver|2019 Aspen|Superpipe}}
{{Medal|Silver|2022 Aspen|Superpipe}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2011 Tignes|Superpipe}}
{{Medal|Competition|Winter Universiade}}
{{Medal|Silver|2015 Granada|Halfpipe}}
}}
Queralt Castellet Ibáñez (born 17 June 1989) is a Spanish snowboarder. She won a silver medal in the women's halfpipe at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, making her the first Spanish woman to win an Olympic medal at a Winter Olympics for 30 years.{{Cite web|date=2022-02-10|title=Queralt Castellet wins halfpipe silver, Spain's first medal in 30 years|url=https://justwomenssports.com/beijing-olympics-halpipe-queralt-castellet-silver/|access-date=2022-02-13|website=Just Women's Sports|language=en-US}} She was a silver medalist at the 2015 World Championships.
Life and career
Castellet was born in Sabadell. She states that although she lived in the city, her parents would take her to the mountains every weekend as they enjoyed camping. She began snowboarding at age 6 after her parents had discovered it four years prior. She also participated in gymnastics, but was forced to stop at age 16 after fracturing her wrist while snowboarding. This prompted her to move to the Pyrenees to snowboard more frequently.{{Cite web |date=2016-08-04 |title=How to go pro (when you're Queralt Castellet) |url=https://www.redbull.com/us-en/theredbulletin/interview-with-queralt-castellet-about-becoming-a-pro |access-date=2023-07-03 |website=Red Bull |language=en}} As a teenager she competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, and finished tenth in halfpipe at the 2007 World Snowboard Championships. During the 2007-08 Snowboarding World Cup circuit she placed on the podium three times, and overall she placed third in the halfpipe section of the 2007–08 World Cup.{{Cite web |title=Queralt Castellet |url=https://www.redbull.com/int-en/athlete/queralt-castellet |access-date=2023-07-03 |website=Red Bull |language=en}}
At the 2010 Winter Olympics she scored a 44.3 on her first qualifying run, third highest. However, she suffered a concussion while practicing in the lead-up to the final and was subsequently forced to withdraw.
At the World Cup, she has seven victories, and ten additional podiums in halfpipe, and another podium in big air.
She won silver in the women's halfpipe at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, her fifth Olympic Games.
Personal
Castellet currently lives in New Zealand.
Olympic results
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| Season
! Date ! Location ! Discipline ! Place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center|2006 | align=right|13 February 2006 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Turin, Italy | align=center| Halfpipe | align=center|26th |
| align=center|2010 | align=right|18 February 2010 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Vancouver, Canada | align=center| Halfpipe | align=center|12th |
| align=center|2014 | align=right|12 February 2014 | {{flagicon|RUS}} Sochi, Russia | align=center| Halfpipe | align=center|11th |
| align=center|2018 | align=right|13 February 2018 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Pyeongchang, South Korea | align=center| Halfpipe | align=center|7th |
| align=center|2022 | align=right|9 February 2022 | {{flagicon|CHN}} Beijing, China | align=center| Halfpipe | align=center bgcolor="silver"|2nd |
World championships results
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| Season
! Date ! Location ! Discipline ! Place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center|2007 | align=right|20 January 2007 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Arosa, Switzerland | align=center| Halfpipe | align=center|10th |
| align=center|2009 | align=right|23 January 2009 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Gangwon, South Korea | align=center| Halfpipe | align=center|6th |
| align=center|2013 | align=right|20 January 2013 | {{flagicon|CAN}} Stoneham, Canada | align=center| Halfpipe | align=center|5th |
| align=center|2015 | align=right|17 January 2015 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Kreischberg, Austria | align=center| Halfpipe | align=center bgcolor="silver"| 2nd |
| align=center rowspan=2|2017 | align=right|11 March 2017 | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|ESP}} Sierra Nevada, Spain | align=center| Halfpipe | align=center|11th |
| align=right|17 March 2017 | align=center| Big air | align=center|10th | ||
| align=center|2019 | align=right|8 February 2019 | {{flagicon|USA}} Park City, United States | align=center| Halfpipe | align=center| 4th |
| align=center|2021 | align=right|13 March 2021 | {{flagicon|USA}} Aspen, United States | align=center| Halfpipe | align=center bgcolor="#cc9966"| 3rd |
World Cup podiums
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| Season
! Date ! Location ! Discipline ! Place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center
|align=center rowspan=3|2008 |align=left|27 January 2008 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Bardonecchia, Italy |Halfpipe |2nd | ||||
| align=center
|align=left|9 March 2008 |{{flagicon|CAN}} Stoneham, Canada |Halfpipe |3rd | ||||
| align=center
|align=left|16 March 2008 |{{flagicon|ITA}} Valmalenco, Italy |Halfpipe |2nd | ||||
| align=center|2011 | align=left|26 March 2011 | align=center| {{flagicon|SUI}} Arosa, Switzerland | align=center| Halfpipe | align=center style="background:gold;"|1st |
| align=center|2012 | align=left|3 November 2011 | align=center|{{flagicon|SUI}} Saas-Fee, Switzerland | align=center| Halfpipe | align=center style="background:gold;"|1st |
| align=center rowspan=2|2013
|align=left|26 August 2012 |align=center|{{flagicon|NZL}} Cardrona, New Zealand |align=center|Halfpipe |align=center|3rd | ||||
| align=center
|align=left|12 January 2013 |{{flagicon|USA}} Copper Mountain, USA |align=center|Halfpipe |align=center|3rd | ||||
| align=center|2016 | align=left|13 February 2016 | align=center|{{flagicon|CAN}} Quebec, Canada | align=center| Big air | align=center|3rd |
| align=center rowspan=2|2018 | align=left|13 January 2018 | align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} Snowmass, USA | align=center| Halfpipe | align=center style="background:gold;"|1st |
| align=center
|align=left|20 January 2018 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Laax, Switzerland |Halfpipe |3rd | ||||
| align=center rowspan=2|2019
| align=left|19 January 2019 | align=center|{{flagicon|SUI}} Laax, Switzerland | align=center|Halfpipe | align=center|2nd | ||||
| align=center
|align=left|15 February 2019 |{{flagicon|CAN}} Calgary, Canada |Halfpipe |align=center style="background:gold;"|1st | ||||
| align=center rowspan=2|2020
|align=left|14 December 2019 |align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} Copper Mountain, USA |align=center|Halfpipe |align=center style="background:gold;"|1st | ||||
| align=center
|align=left|18 January 2020 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Laax, Switzerland |align=center|Halfpipe |align=center style="background:gold;"|1st | ||||
| align=center|2021 | align=left|21 March 2021 | align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} Aspen, USA | align=center| Halfpipe | align=center|2nd |
| align=center rowspan=2|2022 | align=left|11 December 2021 | align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} Copper Mountain, USA | align=center| Halfpipe | align=center|3rd |
| align=center
|align=left|15 January 2022 |{{flagicon|SUI}} Laax, Switzerland |align=center|Halfpipe |align=center|3rd | ||||
| align=center rowspan=1|2023
|align=left|16 December 2022 |align=center|{{flagicon|USA}} Copper Mountain, USA |align=center|Halfpipe |align=center style="background:gold;"|1st |
References
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External links
- {{sports links|properties=-P4893}}
- {{X Games profile|new_id=queralt-castellet}}
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Category:Snowboarders at the 2006 Winter Olympics
Category:Snowboarders at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Category:Snowboarders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Category:Snowboarders at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Category:Snowboarders at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic medalists in snowboarding
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Spain
Category:Olympic snowboarders for Spain
Category:Sportspeople from Sabadell
Category:Competitors at the 2015 Winter Universiade
Category:Winter World University Games medalists in snowboarding
Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for Spain