Queralt Castellet
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Queralt Castellet i Ibáñez (born 17 June 1989 in Sabadell
) is a Spanish
snowboard
er.
She competed at the 2006 Olympic Games
, and finished tenth in halfpipe at the 2007 World Snowboard Championships. During the 2007-08 Snowboarding World Cup
circuit she placed on the podium three times, and overall she placed third in the halfpipe section of the 2007-08 World Cup.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics
she scored a 44.3 on her first qualifying run, third highest. However, she suffered a concussion while practising in the lead-up to the final and was subsequently forced to withdraw.
Sabadell
Sabadell is the second largest city in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the comarca, on the River Ripoll, 20 km north-west of Barcelona...
) is a Spanish
Spain
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snowboard
Snowboard
Snowboards are boards, usually with a width the length of one's foot, with the ability to glide on snow. Snowboards are differentiated from monoskis by the stance of the user...
er.
She competed at the 2006 Olympic Games
Snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Women's Halfpipe
The women's halfpipe event in snowboarding at the 2006 Winter Olympics was held in Bardonecchia, a village in the Province of Turin, Italy. Competition took place on February 13, 2006.-Results:...
, and finished tenth in halfpipe at the 2007 World Snowboard Championships. During the 2007-08 Snowboarding World Cup
2007-08 Snowboarding World Cup
The 2007–08 FIS Snowboard World Cup is a multi race tournament over a season for snowboarding. The season began on 1 September 2007, and finished on 3 March 2008...
circuit she placed on the podium three times, and overall she placed third in the halfpipe section of the 2007-08 World Cup.
At the 2010 Winter Olympics
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...
she scored a 44.3 on her first qualifying run, third highest. However, she suffered a concussion while practising in the lead-up to the final and was subsequently forced to withdraw.