Mireia Miró Varela (born 31 July 1988) is a Spanish

ski mountaineer Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, depending on the steepness of the ascent, and then descending on skis. There are two major categories of equipmen ...

and long-distance runner. Miró was born in

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

. She started ski mountaineering in 2005 and competed first in the Cronoescalada race in

Cerler Cerler, officially called ''Aramón Cerler'', is a ski resort situated above the village of Cerler in the high Benasque Valley, near the town of Benasque in the central Pyrenees (province of Huesca, Spain). Near Cerler are the highest peaks ...

in 2006. In the same year she became a member of the national team (Equipo PNTD Esquí de Montaña) and a "high level athlete" of the high sports council ( es, Consejo Superior de Deportes) of the Spanish government (No. 47.641.303 - Montaña y Escalada).

Selected results

Ski mountaineering

* 2007: ** 1st, European Championship "juniors" class single race ** 1st, European Championship "juniors" class relay race (together with

Kílian Jornet Burgada Kílian Jornet (; born 27 October 1987) is a Spanish professional sky runner, trail runner, ski mountaineer and long-distance runner. He is a six-time champion of the long-distance running Skyrunner World Series and has won some of the most ...

and

Marc Pinsach Rubirola Marc Pinsach Rubirola (born 15 April 1989) is a Catalan ski mountaineer. Pinsach is born in Girona. He started ski mountaineering in 2000 and has been member of the Spanish national team since 2006. He lives in Cassà de la Selva. Selected res ...

) ** 1st, Traça Catalana race "juniors" class * 2009: ** 2nd, European Championship

vertical race A Vertical Race is a special kind of ski mountaineering without the typical downhill skiing after ascending. At the mountain running and climbing passages the runners have to carry their skis in their backpacks. Vertical Races for women and men are ...

** 2nd, ''Valtellina Orobie'' World Cup race ** 4th, European Championship team race (together with

Izaskun Zubizarreta Guerendiain Izaskun Zubizarreta Gerendiain (born September 30, 1970) is a Spanish ski mountaineer. Zubizarreta was born in Oiartzun. She started ski mountaineering in 1997 and competed first in the Cronoescalada race in Cerler in 2006. In the same year, ...

) ** 4th, European Championship relay race (together with

Gemma Arró Ribot Gemma Arró Ribot (born 28 August 1980) is a Catalan ski mountaineer, born in Puigcerdà. She started ski mountaineering in 2003 and competed for the first time at the ''Cronoescalada Pas de la Casa'' race. Selected results * 2006: ** 5th, W ...

and Izaskun Zubizarreta Guerendiain) ** 4th, European Championship combination ranking ** 5th, European Championship single race ** 9th (and 2nd in the espoirs ranking),

Trophée des Gastlosen The Trophée des Gastlosen ("trophy of the Gastlosen") is a Swiss competition of ski mountaineering, which is carried out annually in the Gastlosen, near Jaun, since 1993. The history of the Trophée des Gastlosen goes back to 1987, when Erha ...

(ISMF World Cup), together with

Naila Jornet Burgada Naila is a town in the Frankenwald hills, in the Hof district of Bavaria. Naila is from the larger city of Hof, on both banks of the Selbitz river. History The earliest documentation of Naila dates at 9 January 1343. The first settlements i ...

* 2010: ** 4th,

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

relay race (together with Gemma Arró Ribot and

Cristina Bes Ginesta Cristina "Tina" Bes (i) Ginesta (born 21 March 1977) is a Catalan ski mountaineer. Bes was born in Girona. She started ski mountaineering in 1999 and competed first in the same year. In 2000, she became a member of the national team. Her broth ...

) ** 4th, World Championship vertical race ** 4th, World Championship team race (together with Gemma Arró Ribot) * 2011: ** 1st,

single race ** 1st, World Championship vertical race ** 3rd, World Championship relay (together with Cristina Bes Ginesta and Gemma Arró Ribot) ** 3rd, World Championship vertical, combined ranking ** 6th, World Championship sprint ** 1st,

Tour du Rutor Tour or Tours may refer to: Travel * Tourism, travel for pleasure * Tour of duty, a period of time spent in military service * Campus tour, a journey through a college or university's campus * Guided tour, a journey through a location, directed ...

(together with

Gloriana Pellissier Gloriana Pellissier (born 12 August 1976) is an Italian ski mountaineer and mountain runner. Biography Pellissier was born in Aosta. She started ski mountaineering in 1995 and competed first in the Tour du Rutor race in 1996. She has been member ...

)''Tour du Rutor''
** 1st,

Mountain Attack The "Mountain Attack" is an annual Austrian ski mountaineering Ski mountaineering (abbreviated to skimo) is a skiing discipline that involves climbing mountains either on skis or carrying them, depending on the steepness of the ascent, and the ...

* 2012: ** 2nd, European Championship single ** 2nd, European Championship vertical race ** 2nd, European Championship team, together with Gemma Arró Ribot ** 2nd, European Championship relay, together with

Marta Riba Carlos Marta Riba Carlos (born 11 April 1972) from La Pobleta de Bellveí is a Spanish ski mountaineer. She is member of the ''Club Esqui Pobla''. Selected results * 2011: ** 6th, World Championship, team, together with Gemma Arró Ribot * 2012: * ...

and Gemma Arró Ribot ** 2nd, World Championship vertical, combined ranking ** 1st, Patrouille de la Maya, together with

Laëtitia Roux Laëtitia Roux (born 21 June 1985) is a French ski mountaineer. Roux was born in Savines-le-Lac and started ski-mountaineering at the age of nine. In autumn of 2005, she joined the PACA section of the Fédération française de la montagne et d ...

and

Séverine Pont-Combe Séverine Pont-Combe (born 28 June 1979) is a Swiss ski mountaineer and long-distance runner. She was born in Meyrin. She currently lives in Bernex.

Pierra Menta

* 2010: 2nd, together with Laëtitia Roux * 2011: 1st, together with Laëtitia Roux

Trofeo Mezzalama

* 2011: 2nd, together with Laëtitia Roux and

Nathalie Etzensperger Nathalie Etzensperger-Nanzer, née Nanzer (born 6 August 1968), is a female Swiss ski mountaineer and long-distance runner. Etzensperger was born in Gamsen, where she grew up. She started top-class sports at the age of 24 years, and is married ...

''2011 Trofeo Mezzalama - women results''
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Mountain Running / skyrunning

* 2009: ** 1st,

Ben Nevis Race The Ben Nevis Race is a mountain race that takes place annually, from the foot of Ben Nevis (the highest mountain in the British Isles) to the top, then back again. The course is 14km long and includes around 1,340metres of ascent. Up to six hu ...

2009 Skyrunner World Series ranking, October 29, 2009
/ref> ** 2nd, Skyrunner World Series

External links

Mireia Miró Varela
at ''skimountaineering.org''
Further results

Personal website

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miro Varela, Mireia 1988 births Living people Spanish female ski mountaineers World ski mountaineering champions Spanish female long-distance runners Spanish female mountain runners Athletes from Barcelona Spanish sky runners Ski mountaineers from Catalonia