Spanish snowboarder
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is
Eguibar and the second or maternal family name is
Bretón.
Lucas Eguibar
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| Full name | Lucas Eguibar Bretón |
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| Nationality | Spanish |
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| Born | (1994-02-09) 9 February 1994 (age 30)
San Sebastián, Spain |
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| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
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| Country | Spain |
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| Sport | Snowboarding |
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| Event | Snowboard cross |
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Lucas Eguibar Bretón (born 9 February 1994) is a Spanish snowboarder.
Career
At the moment, Lucas Eguibar has 5 world cup victories with 18 total podiums finishes.
He won the Europa Cup in season 2011/2012. In 2013 he won a gold medal at the 2013 FIS Junior World Championships in Erzurum, Turkey.
His first world cup podium was in Arosa, Switzerland on 9 March 2013.[1] He made another podium at the world cup, finishing in 2nd position in Vallnord-Arcalís, Andorra on 12 January 2014. His first World Cup victory was in Veysonnaz, Switzerland on 14 March 2015, becoming the first Spanish snowboarder to win a snowboard world cup event.
He won the 2014–15 FIS Snowboard cross World Cup, becoming the first Spanish snowboarder that win a Cristal Globe. He finished third in the next season.
Lucas competed in his first Olympic Winter Games in 2014. He won all his races except for the semi-final, where he fell and was disqualified for missing a gate. Eguibar won small final and finished 7th in his very first Olympics.
World Cup podiums
Individual events
| Season
|
Date
|
Location
|
Discipline
|
Place
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| 2013 |
9 March 2013 |
 Arosa, Switzerland |
Snowboard cross |
3rd
|
| 2014 |
12 January 2014 |
 Vallnord-Arcalís, Andorra |
Snowboard cross |
2nd
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| 2015 |
14 March 2015 |
Veysonnaz, Switzerland |
Snowboard cross |
1st
|
| 15 March 2015 |
Snowboard cross |
2nd
|
| 2016 |
21 February 2016 |
 Sunny Valley, Russia |
Snowboard cross |
3rd
|
| 6 March 2016 |
Veysonnaz, Switzerland |
Snowboard cross |
1st
|
| 20 March 2016 |
 Baqueira-Beret, Spain |
Snowboard cross |
3rd
|
| 2017 |
11 February 2017 |
 Feldberg, Germany |
Snowboard cross |
2nd
|
| 2018 |
13 December 2017 |
 Val Thorens, France |
Snowboard cross |
3rd
|
| 17 March 2018 |
Veysonnaz, Switzerland |
Snowboard cross |
3rd
|
| 2019 |
16 March 2019 |
Veysonnaz, Switzerland |
Snowboard cross |
1st
|
| 2020 |
7 March 2020 |
Sierra Nevada, Spain |
Snowboard cross |
1st
|
| 2021 |
18 February 2021 |
 Reiteralm, Austria |
Snowboard cross |
2nd
|
| 2022 |
18 December 2021 |
 Cervinia, Italy |
Snowboard cross |
3rd
|
| 2023 |
11 March 2023 |
Sierra Nevada, Spain |
Snowboard cross |
1st
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| 12 March 2023 |
Snowboard cross |
2nd
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| 25 March 2023 |
 Mt. St. Anne, Canada |
Snowboard cross |
3rd
|
| 2024 |
3 December 2023 |
Les Deux Alpes, France |
Snowboard cross |
3rd
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Team events
| Season
|
Date
|
Location
|
Discipline
|
Place
|
| 2017 |
18 December 2016 |
Montafon, Austria |
Snowboard cross team |
1st
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| 2018 |
17 December 2017 |
Montafon, Austria |
Snowboard cross team |
1st
|
| 18 March 2018 |
Veysonnaz, Switzerland |
Snowboard cross team |
2nd
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Olympic results
References
External links
