Blanca Fernández Ochoa

Blanca Fernández Ochoa (22 April 1963 – August 2019)[1] was a World Cup alpine ski racer from Spain. Born in Madrid, she competed in four Winter Olympics, from 1980 through 1992.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Ochoa.
Blanca Fernández Ochoa
Alpine skier
Fernández Ochoa in October 2006
DisciplinesGiant Slalom, Slalom, Combined, Super-G
Born(1963-04-22)22 April 1963
Madrid, Spain
DiedAugust 2019
La Peñota, Cercedilla, Spain
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
RetiredMarch 1992 - (age 28)
Olympics
Teams4 – (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992)
Medals1 (bronze)
World Championships
Teams6 – (1980–1991)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons10 – (1982–1992)
Wins4 – (1 GS, 3 SL)
Podiums20 – (12 GS, 8 SL)
Overall titles0 – (4th in 1988)
Discipline titles0 – (3rd, three times)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Spain
Winter Olympics
1992 AlbertvilleSlalom

Career

Her four siblings all competed in alpine ski racing for Spain in the Winter Olympics: Dolores, Francisco, Juan Manuel, and Luis. Francisco (1950-2006) won the gold medal in slalom at the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

She received the Premio Reina Sofía for best athlete in 1983 and 1988 by Consejo Superior de Deportes at Premios Nacionales del Deporte.[2] She also received the Real Orden del Mérito Deportivo in 1994.[3] At the 1992 Olympics at Albertville, France, Blanca won the bronze medal in slalom.

During her World Cup career, she had 4 victories, 20 podiums, and 69 top ten finishes.[4]

On July 18, 1991, she married Italian Daniel Fioretto in the Monastery of El Escorial. They ended up divorcing and she contracted a second marriage with David Fresneda, with whom she had two children, David (born 2000) and Olivia (born 1999), although this marriage also ended in divorce.[5] The children live with their father.[1]

She was reported as missing on 23 August 2019[6] and found dead by a police officer on 4 September 2019 near La Peñota, in the Guadarrama Mountains.[7][8] Policía Nacional believed it was not an accidental death in a safe area and there were not traumas.[9] On 5 September 2019 it was declared she died from a suicide because lithium tablets and a bottle of wine were found near her body.[10] She died the same day of the disappearance at the age of 56.[11]

World Cup results

Season standings
SeasonAgeOverall Slalom Giant
 Slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
19821855—28not run——
1983192726—not
awarded		——
198420362719——
19852110167—8
19862231—1031—19
19872381839——
1988244453—9
1989251881926——
199026injured, did not compete
19912710317———
19922873853——

Points were only awarded for top ten finishes thru 1979, top 15 thru 1991 (see scoring system).

Race victories
  • 4 wins (1 GS, 3 SL)
  • 20 podiums (12 GS, 8 SL), 69 top tens
Season Date Location Discipline
19853 March 1985 Vail, USAGiant slalom
198826 November 1987 Sestriere, ItalySlalom
199122 December 1990 Morzine, FranceSlalom
19921 December 1991 Lech, AustriaSlalom

World Championship results
  Year   Location  Age  Slalom Giant
 Slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
1980Lake Placid, United States1618
1982Schladming, Austria18
1985Bormio, Italy21149DNF
1987Crans-Montana, Switzerland235510
1989Vail, United States2547
1991Saalbach, Austria27DNF

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing.
At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a "paper race" using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

Olympic results
  Year   Location  Age  Slalom Giant
 Slalom 		Super-GDownhillCombined
1980Lake Placid, United States16—18not
run		—not
run
1984Sarajevo, Yugoslavia20DNF26—
1988Calgary, Canada  245DNF221——
1992Albertville, France28312———

See also

References
  1. La Policía descarta la muerte accidental y violenta de Blanca Fernández Ochoa , elconfidencial.com, 4 September 2019
  2. "Histórico de premiados en los Premios Nacionales del Deporte". Consejo Superior de Deportes (in Spanish). Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  3. Merino, Juan Manuel (22 December 1994). "El deporte español premia a todos sus héroes" (PDF). mundodeportivo.com. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  4. Pacor, Matteo (15 March 2008). "Blanca Fernández-Ochoa". ski-db.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  5. Verdades, mentiras y muchas incógnitas en la desaparición de Blanca Fernández Ochoa, elcierredigital.com 3. September 2019
  6. "Blanca Fernandez Ochoa: Winter Olympic medallist reported missing". BBC World. BBC News. BBC. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  7. Durán, Luis F.; Alsedo, Quico (4 September 2019). "Hallan muerta a Blanca Fernández Ochoa". El Mundo.
  8. "Un agente fuera de servicio localizó el cadáver de Blanca Fernández Ochoa cuando paseaba con su perro por el pico de La Peñota". La Sexta Noticias (in Spanish). Atresmedia Corporación de Medios de Comunicación, S.A. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  9. F. Durán, Luis; Alsedo, Quico (5 September 2019). "La Policía cree que la muerte de Blanca Fernández Ochoa no fue accidental". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial Información General, S.L.U. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  10. Morcillo, Cruz (5 September 2019). "Hallan pastillas de litio y una botella de vino junto al cadáver de Blanca Fernández Ochoa". ABC (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  11. "Blanca Fernández Ochoa habría muerto el día de su desaparición y no presenta un golpe en la cabeza". Antena 3 Noticias (in Spanish). Antena 3. Atresmedia Corporación de Medios de Comunicación, S.A. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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