María Cecilia Domínguez

María Cecilia Domínguez (Latin American Spanish: [maˈɾi.a seˈsilja ðoˈmiŋɡes];[lower-alpha 1] born, 8 April 1981) is a cross-country skiing player and technical drawer from Argentina.[2][1]

María Cecilia Domínguez
Personal information
Born8 April 1981 (1981-04-08) (age 42)
San Carlos de Bariloche[1]
Height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country Argentina
SportCross-country skiing
ClubClub Andino Bariloche / Argentine Army

Sports career

She used to practice athletics at a young age, in specialties like medium distance.[1] Her first contact with skiing was at the age of 20, while practicing for the team of the Bariloche Municipality.[3] She ten joined the team of the Argentine Army.[1]

She specializes in different biathlon disciplines,[4] such as sprint and pursuit. In cross-country skiing, she specializes in free style.[1] She was the South American Champion of biathlon seven times, the last time being in August 2017 in Chile.[3][1] That same year, she participated in the Argentine Winter Games, celebrated in Cerro Catedral, obtaining good results.[5]

Her coaches are Gastón Fanti, Damián Gutiérrez and Sergio Martínez, all members of the Argentine Army.[1]

Pyeongchang 2018

She qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics after the International Ski Federation guaranteed a quota for the Argentine team,[6][1] and participated in the Ladies' 10 km Free Style, finishing in the 87th place.[7] With this, she became the first Argentine woman to participate in cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics.[8]

Personal life

She lives in San Carlos de Bariloche, and studied at the Centro de Capacitación Técnica de Bariloche. She is a member of the Argentine Army as reserve soldier and technical drawer.[3][1]

She is married to Axel Nicolás Ciuffo, who has also represented Argentina in various competences of biathlon and cross-country skiing.[3] Together, they have one daughter.[8]

Notes
  1. In isolation, Domínguez is pronounced [doˈmiŋɡes].

References
  1. "Empezó a esquiar a los 20 años y ya se aseguró un histórico pasaporte olímpico". Clarín. 14 November 2017.
  2. Archived 2018-02-11 at the Wayback Machine, ATHLETES
  3. "Athlete Profile - Maria Cecilia DOMINGUEZ". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  4. "Cross Country Skiing - Maria Cecilia Dominguez". The Sports.org.
  5. "Una barilochense participará en los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno". Diario Río Negro. 21 October 2017.
  6. "Arrancaron los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de Pyeongchang 2018 y Argentina contará con siete representantes". Radio Mitre. 9 February 2018.
  7. "Results - Ladies' 10km Free". pyeongchang2018.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  8. "Cecilia Domínguez, primera fondista argentina en esquí en los Juegos Olímpicos de invierno". Los Andes. 11 February 2018.
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