Spain was represented at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States by the Spanish Olympic Committee.
In total, seven athletes including four men and three women represented Spain across three different sports including alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and snowboarding.
During the games, Spain's Johann Mühlegg won three gold medals. He was later stripped of all three medals following a failed doping test.
Competitors In total, seven athletes represented Spain at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States across three different sports. SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing 0 3 3Cross-country skiing 3 0 0Snowboarding 1 0 1 Total 4 3 7
Medalists
Although Johann Mühlegg won three gold medals in cross-country skiing, he was later stripped of all three medals. He was forced to give up his men's 50km classical gold during the games after testing positive for the banned substance darbepoetin. In December 2003, the Court of Arbitration for Sport stripped Mühlegg of his golds in the 30km freestyle and the 2 x 10km pursuit.
A pink background donates a medal which was later stripped from the competitor. +Spanish medalist at the 2002 Winter OlympicsAthleteCountryMedalEventJohann MühleggCross-Country Skiing, men's 50km classicalCross-Country Skiing, men's 30km freestyleCross-Country Skiing, men's 2 x 10km pursuit
Alpine skiing
Three Spanish athletes participated in the alpine skiing events – Ana Galindo Santolaria, María José Rienda and Carolina Ruiz Castillo.
Women
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeTimeTimeRankCarolina Ruiz CastilloSuper-G1:15.1715Carolina Ruiz CastilloGiant SlalomDNF–DNF–Ana Galindo Santolaria1:18.841:17.392:36.2324María José Rienda1:16.731:15.802:32.536Carolina Ruiz CastilloSlalom57.7258.501:56.2226María José Rienda56.1855.931:52.1115
Cross-country skiing
Three Spanish athletes participated in the cross-country skiing events – Juan Jesús Gutiérrez, Johann Mühlegg and Haritz Zunzunequi. All three competed in the men's 50km classical, 30km freestyle and 2 x 10km pursuit.
Men Pursuit Athlete10 km C10 km F pursuit1TimeRankTimeFinal rankJohann MühleggDSQ–DSQ–Haritz Zunzunequi29:01.356 Q27:41.054Juan Jesús Gutiérrez28:06.743 Q25:47.537
EventAthleteRaceTimeRank30 km FJohann MühleggDSQ–Haritz Zunzunequi1'17:06.541Juan Jesús Gutiérrez1'14:05.11750 km CJohann MühleggDSQ–Haritz ZunzunequiDNF–Juan Jesús Gutiérrez2'15:14.420 1 Starting delay based on 10 km C. results. C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Snowboarding
One Spanish athlete participated in the snowboarding events – Íker Fernández in the men's halfpipe.
Men's halfpipe AthleteQualifying round 1Qualifying round 2FinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankÍker Fernández31.01731.117did not advance
References
Links Official Olympic Reports Olympic Winter Games 2002, full results by sports-reference.com