{{Short description|Spanish ski mountaineer (born 1994)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{family name hatnote|Alonso|Rodriguez|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Ana Alonso | birth_name = Ana Alonso Rodriguez | image = Ana Alonso (cropped).jpg | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|12|7|df=yes}} | birth_place = Granada, Spain | height = 1.71 m | weight = 56 kg | country = Spain | sport = Ski mountaineering | event = | club = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{ESP}}}} {{MedalSport|Women's ski mountaineering}} {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalBronze|2026 Milano Cortina|Sprint}} {{MedalBronze|2026 Milano Cortina|Mixed relay}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2025 Morgins|Mixed relay}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalGold|2024 Flaine / Chamonix|Mixed relay}} {{MedalSilver|2024 Flaine / Chamonix|Sprint race}} }} '''Ana Alonso Rodriguez''' (born 7 December 1994) is a Spanish ski mountaineer. She represented Spain at the 2026 Winter Olympics and won two bronze medals.
==Career== Rodriguez competed at the 2022 European Championships and finished in fourth place in the inaugural mixed relay, along with Oriol Cardona Coll.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1119238/france-ismf-european-champs-relay |title=France win inaugural mixed relay at ISMF European Championships in Boí Taüll |website=insidethegames.biz |first=Patrick |last=Burke |date=13 February 2022 |access-date=5 January 2026}}</ref> She again competed at the 2024 European Championships and won a gold medal in the mixed relay along with Cardona.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ismf-ski.com/oriol-cardona-and-ana-alonso-soar-to-victory-at-the-mixed-relay-european-championships/ |title=Oriol Cardona and Ana Alonso soar to victory at the Mixed Relay European Championships |website=ismf-ski.com |date=12 January 2024 |access-date=5 January 2026}}</ref>
On 18 February 2023, she earned her first World Cup victory in the mixed relay along with Oriol Cardona.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/competitions/ski-mountaineering-world-cup-ana-alonso-rodriguez-oriol-cardona-coll-win-mixed-relay-in-val-martello.html |title=Ski Mountaineering World Cup: Ana Alonso Rodriguez - Oriol Cardona Coll win Mixed Relay in Val Martello |website=planetmountain.com |date=19 February 2023 |access-date=5 January 2026}}</ref> On 26 January 2025, during the first mixed relay of the season, she won a gold medal with a time of 30:23.6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ismf-ski.com/the-spanish-duo-ana-alonso-rodriguez-and-oriol-cardonna-coll-win-the-first-mixed-relay-of-the-season/ |title=The Spanish duo Ana Alonso Rodriguez and Oriol Cardonna Coll win the first Mixed Relay of the season. |website=imsf-ski.com |date=26 January 2025 |access-date=5 January 2026}}</ref> She finished the 2024–25 ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup reaching the podium in all five relay events, including three golds and two silvers, to win the mixed relay World Cup title with 480 points. She also finished third in the women's sprint, and third overall in the World Cup standings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fedme.es/ana-alonso-y-oriol-cardona-aseguran-el-titulo-de-la-copa-del-mundo-de-relevos-mixtos-con-victoria-en-villars/ |title=Ana Alonso y Oriol Cardona aseguran el título de la Copa del Mundo de Relevos Mixtos con victoria en Villars. |website=fedme.es |date=5 April 2025 |access-date=5 January 2026 |language=Spanish}}</ref>
Rodriguez competed at the 2025 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering and won a silver medal in the mixed relay, along with Oriol Cardona Coll, with a time of 32:45.0, losing to France's team of Emily Harrop and Thibault Anselmet by 0.9 seconds.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/news/2025-ismf-ski-mountaineering-world-championships-france-spain-quota-spots-milano-cortina-2026/ |title=2025 ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Championships: France and Spain finish 1-2 in mixed relay to secure quota spots Milano Cortina 2026 |website=olympics.com |first=Chloe |last=Merrell |date=3 March 2025 |access-date=5 January 2026}}</ref> As a result, Spain earned a quota spot for the discipline at the 2026 Winter Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1152265/first-skimo-spots-awarded-for-2026-games |title=First skimo 2026 spots awarded |website=insidethegames.biz |first=Elliot |last=McGowan |date=11 March 2025 |access-date=5 January 2026}}</ref>
In October 2025, she was hit by a car while cycling and suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) with bone oedema in the knee, a malleolar fracture, and an acromioclavicular joint dislocation, all affecting the left side of her body.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/news/spain-skimo-star-ana-alonso-injured-road-accident-milano-cortina |title=Spain’s skimo star Ana Alonso injured in training accident, still targets Milano Cortina 2026: 'This isn't the end' |website=olympics.com |first=Andrés |last=Aragón |date=6 October 2025 |access-date=5 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://espanol.eurosport.com/esqui-de-montana/juegos-olimpicos-milan-cortina-2026/2026/ana-alonso-100-dias-para-una-recuperacion-quimerica-rumbo-a-milan-cortina-2026-a-los-ocho-dias-ya-estaba-pedaleando-con-una-pierna_sto23235352/story.shtml |title=Ana Alonso, 100 días para una recuperación quimérica rumbo a Milán-Cortina 2026: "A la semana ya estaba pedaleando con una pierna" |website=eurosport.com |date=29 October 2025 |access-date=5 January 2026 |language=Spanish}}</ref> She forwent surgery to compete at the Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lugaresdenieve.com/?q=es/noticia/ana-alonso-renuncia-cirugia-juegos-olimpicos-milano-cortina-2026 |title=La esquiadora Ana Alonso renuncia al quirófano para intentar llegar a los JJ.OO. Milano-Cortina |website=lugaresdenieve.com |date=17 October 2025 |access-date=5 January 2026 |language=Spanish}}</ref> On 19 February 2026, she won a bronze in the sprint race with a time of 3:10.22.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/news/winter-olympics-2026-ski-mountaineering-marianne-fatton-wins-skimo-first-olympic-gold-womens-sprint-milano-cortina-2026 |title=Winter Olympics 2026 ski mountaineering: Marianne Fatton wins Skimo’s first-ever Olympic gold in women’s sprint at Milano Cortina 2026 |website=olympics.com |first=Michael |last=Hincks |date=19 February 2026 |access-date=19 February 2026}}</ref> She competed with a torn ACL and won Spain's first medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics, and their sixth ever at a Winter Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.todoalicante.es/english/alonso-wins-bronze-mountaineering-20260219010210-nt.html |title=Ana Alonso Wins Bronze in Ski Mountaineering Sprint |website=todoalicante.es |date=19 February 2026 |access-date=19 February 2026}}</ref> On 21 February 2026, she won a bronze medal in the mixed relay, along with Cardona, with a time of 27:23.94.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.ara.cat/sports/oriol-cardona-and-ana-alonso-win-the-bronze-medal-in-the-relay-race_1_5655357.html |title=Oriol Cardona and Ana Alonso win the bronze medal in the relay race |website=en.ara.cat |first=Toni |last=Padilla |date=21 February 2026 |access-date=21 February 2026}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{ISMF profile|ana-alonso-rodriguez|Ana Alonso Rodriguez}} * {{ISMF results|1600|Ana Alonso Rodriguez}} * {{SkiMo Stats|ana-alonso-rodriguez|Ana Alonso Rodriguez}} * [https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/results/athlete-details/21673 Ana Alonso Rodriguez] at Milano Cortina 2026 * {{Olympics.com|ana-alonso|Ana Alonso}} * {{Olympedia|name=Ana Alonso}} * {{InterSportStats|name=Ana Alonso}} * {{Instagram|name=Ana Alonso}}<!-- per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only -->
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Alonso, Ana}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Spanish female ski mountaineers Category:Sportspeople from Granada Category:World ski mountaineering champions Category:Ski mountaineers at the 2026 Winter Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2026 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic medalists in ski mountaineering Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Spain Category:Olympic ski mountaineers for Spain Category:21st-century Spanish sportswomen