Pain in Bariloche after the death of Olympic medalist Blanca Fernández Ochoa

TAfter the tragic death of skier Blanca Fernández Ochoa, the first Spanish woman to win a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Albertville, France, in 1992, skiing in Bariloche echoed the sad news. Norby Quiroga and Cali Martínez spoke about it.

Cali Martínez said: "I knew Blanca very well. I was a very good friend of Paco Fernández Ochoa, the older brother who had won in Sapporo, and I am still a family friend. A very great pain of his tragic disappearance. I had followed all the news and I learned very early the tragic result, I imagined it for the days that have pbaded. She came sad and depressed about a personal problem. I had not seen Blanca for years, I knew her very well for a long time.

For his part, Norby Quiroga, another great skier in history, said, "I just learned this sad news. I met her when she came in exchange, I met Paco and Juan Manuel, her two brothers. With Blanca, we went on tour in World Cup in 80 and we shared the tour with Carolina Ruiz, who was the other Spanish runner. We spent a fortnight sharing many experiences. She was very kind, very good person. It moves and sounds very strange circumstances in which she dies. A mountaineer who leaves the car and walks alone on the mountain is at least something we do not usually do. "

The body of the Olympic skier Blanca Fernández Ochoa, 56 years old and mother of two children, was found at the summit of La Peñota, near Cercedilla, in the Sierra de Madrid. In 1992, she became the first woman to win an Olympic medal for Spain at the Winter Games, especially at bronze, during the slalom at the Olympic Games in Albertville, France.