During her World Cup career, she had 4 victories, 20 podiums, and 69 top ten finishes.[4]
On July 18, 1991, she married Italian Daniel Fioretto in the Monastery of El Escorial. They ended up divorcing and she contracted a second marriage with David Fresneda, with whom she had two children, David (born 2000) and Olivia (born 1999), although this marriage also ended in divorce.[5] The children live with their father.[1]
She was reported as missing on 23 August 2019[6] and found dead by a police officer on 4 September 2019 near La Peñota, in the Guadarrama Mountains.[7][8]Policía Nacional believed it was not an accidental death in a safe area and there were not traumas.[9] On 5 September 2019 it was declared she died from a suicide because lithium tablets and a bottle of wine were found near her body.[10] She died the same day of the disappearance at the age of 56.[11]
From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing. At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).
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^Durán, Luis F.; Alsedo, Quico (4 September 2019). "Hallan muerta a Blanca Fernández Ochoa". El Mundo.
^"Un agente fuera de servicio localizó el cadáver de Blanca Fernández Ochoa cuando paseaba con su perro por el pico de La Peñota". La Sexta Noticias (in Spanish). Atresmedia Corporación de Medios de Comunicación, S.A. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Fernandez and the second or maternal family name is Ochoa Blanca Fernandez Ochoa 22 April 1963 August 2019 1 was a World Cup alpine ski racer from Spain Born in Madrid she competed in four Winter Olympics from 1980 through 1992 Blanca Fernandez OchoaFernandez Ochoa in October 2006Personal informationBorn 1963 04 22 22 April 1963Madrid SpainDiedAugust 2019La Penota Cercedilla SpainOccupationAlpine skierHeight168 cm 5 ft 6 in Skiing careerDisciplinesGiant slalom slalom combined super GRetiredMarch 1992 age 28 OlympicsTeams4 1980 1984 1988 1992 Medals1 bronze World ChampionshipsTeams6 1980 1991 Medals0World CupSeasons10 1982 1992 Wins4 1 GS 3 SL Podiums20 12 GS 8 SL Overall titles0 4th in 1988 Discipline titles0 3rd three times Medal record Women s alpine skiingRepresenting SpainWinter Olympics1992 Albertville Slalom Contents 1 Career 2 World Cup results 2 1 Season standings 2 2 Race victories 3 World Championship results 4 Olympic results 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksCareer editHer four siblings all competed in alpine ski racing for Spain in the Winter Olympics Dolores Francisco Juan Manuel and Luis Francisco 1950 2006 won the gold medal in slalom at the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo Japan citation needed She received the Premio Reina Sofia for best athlete in 1983 and 1988 by Consejo Superior de Deportes at Premios Nacionales del Deporte 2 She also received the Real Orden del Merito Deportivo in 1994 3 At the 1992 Olympics at Albertville France Blanca won the bronze medal in slalom citation needed During her World Cup career she had 4 victories 20 podiums and 69 top ten finishes 4 On July 18 1991 she married Italian Daniel Fioretto in the Monastery of El Escorial They ended up divorcing and she contracted a second marriage with David Fresneda with whom she had two children David born 2000 and Olivia born 1999 although this marriage also ended in divorce 5 The children live with their father 1 She was reported as missing on 23 August 2019 6 and found dead by a police officer on 4 September 2019 near La Penota in the Guadarrama Mountains 7 8 Policia Nacional believed it was not an accidental death in a safe area and there were not traumas 9 On 5 September 2019 it was declared she died from a suicide because lithium tablets and a bottle of wine were found near her body 10 She died the same day of the disappearance at the age of 56 11 World Cup results editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed September 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Season standings edit Season Age Overall Slalom Giant Slalom Super G Downhill Combined1982 18 55 28 not run 1983 19 27 26 not awarded 1984 20 36 27 19 1985 21 10 16 7 81986 22 31 10 31 191987 23 8 18 3 9 1988 24 4 4 5 3 91989 25 18 8 19 26 1990 26 injured did not compete1991 27 10 3 17 1992 28 7 3 8 53 Points were only awarded for top ten finishes thru 1979 top 15 thru 1991 see scoring system Race victories edit 4 wins 1 GS 3 SL 20 podiums 12 GS 8 SL 69 top tensSeason Date Location Discipline1985 3 March 1985 nbsp Vail USA Giant slalom1988 26 November 1987 nbsp Sestriere Italy Slalom1991 22 December 1990 nbsp Morzine France Slalom1992 1 December 1991 nbsp Lech Austria SlalomWorld Championship results editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed September 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Year Location Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super G Downhill Combined1980 Lake Placid United States 16 181982 Schladming Austria 181985 Bormio Italy 21 14 9 DNF1987 Crans Montana Switzerland 23 5 5 101989 Vail United States 25 4 71991 Saalbach Austria 27 DNFFrom 1948 through 1980 the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980 the combined was a paper race using the results of the three events DH GS SL Olympic results editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed September 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Year Location Age Slalom Giant Slalom Super G Downhill Combined1980 Lake Placid United States 16 18 notrun notrun1984 Sarajevo Yugoslavia 20 DNF2 6 1988 Calgary Canada 24 5 DNF2 21 1992 Albertville France 28 3 12 See also editList of solved missing person cases List of Olympic medalist familiesReferences edit a b La Policia descarta la muerte accidental y violenta de Blanca Fernandez Ochoa elconfidencial com 4 September 2019 Historico de premiados en los Premios Nacionales del Deporte Consejo Superior de Deportes in Spanish Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte Archived from the original on 8 October 2015 Retrieved 17 October 2014 Merino Juan Manuel 22 December 1994 El deporte espanol premia a todos sus heroes PDF mundodeportivo com Retrieved 23 January 2017 Pacor Matteo 15 March 2008 Blanca Fernandez Ochoa ski db com Archived from the original on 3 October 2008 Retrieved 24 October 2009 Verdades mentiras y muchas incognitas en la desaparicion de Blanca Fernandez Ochoa elcierredigital com 3 September 2019 Blanca Fernandez Ochoa Winter Olympic medallist reported missing BBC World BBC News BBC 1 September 2019 Retrieved 3 September 2019 Duran Luis F Alsedo Quico 4 September 2019 Hallan muerta a Blanca Fernandez Ochoa El Mundo Un agente fuera de servicio localizo el cadaver de Blanca Fernandez Ochoa cuando paseaba con su perro por el pico de La Penota La Sexta Noticias in Spanish Atresmedia Corporacion de Medios de Comunicacion S A 4 September 2019 Retrieved 5 September 2019 F Duran Luis Alsedo Quico 5 September 2019 La Policia cree que la muerte de Blanca Fernandez Ochoa no fue accidental El Mundo in Spanish Unidad Editorial Informacion General S L U Retrieved 5 September 2019 Morcillo Cruz 5 September 2019 Hallan pastillas de litio y una botella de vino junto al cadaver de Blanca Fernandez Ochoa ABC in Spanish Vocento Retrieved 5 September 2019 Blanca Fernandez Ochoa habria muerto el dia de su desaparicion y no presenta un golpe en la cabeza Antena 3 Noticias in Spanish Antena 3 Atresmedia Corporacion de Medios de Comunicacion S A 4 September 2019 Retrieved 5 September 2019 External links editBlanca Fernandez Ochoa at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Blanca Fernandez Ochoa World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation Blanca Fernandez Ochoa at Ski DB Alpine Ski Database Blanca Fernandez Ochoa at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blanca Fernandez Ochoa amp oldid 1215614653, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
