Ander Mirambell Viñas (born 17 February 1983) is a

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skeleton racer Skeleton is a winter sliding sport in which a person rides a small sled, known as a skeleton bobsled (or -sleigh), down a frozen track while lying face down and head-first. The sport and the sled may have been named from the bony appearance of ...

who has competed since 2005. He is Spain's first skeleton athlete. His best World Cup finish was 14th in the men's event at Whistler in November 2010. Mirambell's best finish at the

FIBT World Championships The IBSF World Championships (known as the FIBT World Championships until 2015), part of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, have taken place on an annual basis since 1930. Starting with 2002, championships of non-Winter Olympic ...

was 22nd in the men's event in

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. He participated in the

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, where he finished in 24th place. In 2014 he published a book, ''Rompiendo el hielo'' (English: ''Breaking the Ice'').

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World Championships results

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* * * 1983 births Living people Olympic skeleton racers of Spain Skeleton racers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Skeleton racers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Skeleton racers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Skeleton racers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Spanish male skeleton racers Sportspeople from the Province of Barcelona People from Calella 20th-century Spanish people 21st-century Spanish people {{Catalonia-sport-bio-stub