Jon Santacana Maiztegui

Jon Santacana Maiztegui

This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Santacana and the second or maternal family name is Maiztegui.

Jon Santacana Maiztegui (born 1 November 1980) is a Spanish skier who has problems seeing. He skis with help from Miguel Galindo Garces who helps him with directions. Santacana has played in the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, in the European Cup and the IPC Alpine Skiing World Cup, and Spanish national competitions. He represented Spain at the 2002 Winter Paralympics, 2006 Winter Paralympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics, making, getting a gold and a two silvers at the 2010 Paralympics.^[1]

He skied at the 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships and was the second skier to finish in the visually impaired men's downhill race. He was the first skier to finish in the men's visually impaired Super-G race. He was the first skier to finish in the men's visually impaired Super Combined race and in the Giant Slalom race. He was the second skier to finish in the slalom race. Because he cannot see, Miguel Galindo Garces was his guide and told him where to when going down the mountain.^[2]

References

1. "Página Oficial del Comité Paralímpico Español" (in Spanish). Spain: Paralimpicos.es. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
2. "Historical Results". Germany: International Paralympic Committee Alpine Skiiing. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.