Matías Zuloaga
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 December 1997 Ushuaia, Argentina |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Sport | Cross-country skiing |
| Club | Club Andino Ushuaia |
Matías Zuloaga (Latin American Spanish: [maˈti.as suloˈaɣa]; born 23 December 1997) is an Argentine cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 15 kilometre freestyle at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[1]
Personal life
[edit]He is related to the Argentine biathletes María Giró who competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics and 1994 Winter Olympics, and Gustavo Giró who competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[2]
Sports career
[edit]He started skiing when he was 3 years old, influenced by his family. He also competed in biathlon and Mountain biking.[2]
In 2017, he won the Argentine Championship in 10 km freestyle and every single competence organized by the International Ski Federation in Cerro Catedral and Cerro Castor.[3] That same year, he competed in the Junior World Championship in the United States, finishing in the 60th place in skiathlon and 67th place in 10 km freestyle.[4][2]
Pyeongchang 2018
[edit]At the 2018 Winter Olympics, he competed for the first time in the cross-country 15 km freestyle event, after qualifying due to the score accumulation of Austria and Germany.[5][6] He finished in the 100th place with a time of 42:27.5.[3]
His coach, Sebastián Menci, participated in the 1992 Winter Olympics.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Matías Zuloaga". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "ATHLETE PROFILE - MATIAS ZULOAGA". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee.
- ^ a b "Matías Zuloaga fue Top 100 en su debut olímpico". El Sureño. 17 February 2018. Archived from the original on 21 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "ZULOAGA Matías". data.fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS).
- ^ "Cross-country Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Los Juegos de Pyeongchang reciben a una delegación argentina tan pequeña como entusiasta". La Nación (Argentina). 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Matías Zuloaga ratificó en Corea que es el mejor sudamericano". El Diario del Fin del Mundo. 19 February 2018.
External links
[edit]- Matías Zuloaga at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Matías Zuloaga at Olympics.com
- Matías Zuloaga at Olympedia (archive)
- Matías Zuloaga at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)
