Lucas Eguibar Bretón (born 9 February 1994) is a Spanish snowboarder.
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| Full name | Lucas Eguibar Bretón | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 February 1994 San Sebastián, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Snowboarding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Snowboard cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
At the moment, Lucas Eguibar has 5 world cup victories with 18 total podiums finishes.
He won the Europa Cup in season 2011/2012. In 2013 he won a gold medal at the 2013 FIS Junior World Championships in Erzurum, Turkey.
His first world cup podium was in Arosa, Switzerland on 9 March 2013.[1] He made another podium at the world cup, finishing in 2nd position in Vallnord-Arcalís, Andorra on 12 January 2014. His first World Cup victory was in Veysonnaz, Switzerland on 14 March 2015, becoming the first Spanish snowboarder to win a snowboard world cup event.
He won the 2014–15 FIS Snowboard cross World Cup, becoming the first Spanish snowboarder that win a Cristal Globe. He finished third in the next season.
Lucas competed in his first Olympic Winter Games in 2014. He won all his races except for the semi-final, where he fell and was disqualified for missing a gate. Eguibar won small final and finished 7th in his very first Olympics.
World Cup podiums edit
Individual events edit
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2013 | 9 March 2013 |  Arosa, Switzerland |
Snowboard cross | 3rd |
| 2014 | 12 January 2014 |  Vallnord-Arcalís, Andorra |
Snowboard cross | 2nd |
| 2015 | 14 March 2015 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland |
Snowboard cross | 1st |
| 15 March 2015 | Snowboard cross | 2nd | ||
| 2016 | 21 February 2016 |  Sunny Valley, Russia |
Snowboard cross | 3rd |
| 6 March 2016 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland |
Snowboard cross | 1st | |
| 20 March 2016 |  Baqueira-Beret, Spain |
Snowboard cross | 3rd | |
| 2017 | 11 February 2017 |  Feldberg, Germany |
Snowboard cross | 2nd |
| 2018 | 13 December 2017 |  Val Thorens, France |
Snowboard cross | 3rd |
| 17 March 2018 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland |
Snowboard cross | 3rd | |
| 2019 | 16 March 2019 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland |
Snowboard cross | 1st |
| 2020 | 7 March 2020 | Sierra Nevada, Spain |
Snowboard cross | 1st |
| 2021 | 18 February 2021 |  Reiteralm, Austria |
Snowboard cross | 2nd |
| 2022 | 18 December 2021 |  Cervinia, Italy |
Snowboard cross | 3rd |
| 2023 | 11 March 2023 | Sierra Nevada, Spain |
Snowboard cross | 1st |
| 12 March 2023 | Snowboard cross | 2nd | ||
| 25 March 2023 |  Mt. St. Anne, Canada |
Snowboard cross | 3rd | |
| 2024 | 3 December 2023 | Les Deux Alpes, France |
Snowboard cross | 3rd |
Team events edit
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18 December 2016 | Montafon, Austria |
Snowboard cross team | 1st |
| 2018 | 17 December 2017 | Montafon, Austria |
Snowboard cross team | 1st |
| 18 March 2018 | Veysonnaz, Switzerland |
Snowboard cross team | 2nd |
Olympic results edit
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 18 February 2014 | Sochi, Rusia |
Snowboard cross | 7th |
| 2018 | 15 February 2018 |  Pyeongchang, South Korea |
Snowboard cross | 33rd |
| 2022 | 10 February 2022 |  Beijing, China |
Snowboard cross | 7th |
References edit
- ^ "FIS-Ski – biographie". Fédération Internationale de Ski. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
External links edit
- Lucas Eguibar at FIS (snowboarding)
- Lucas Eguibar at Olympics.com
- Lucas Eguibar at Olympedia
- Lucas Eguibar at the X Games (archived)
