The 16th edition of the Jesús Serra Ski Trophy held by Fundación Occident returns to Baqueira Beret with a record number of participants

"During the tournament, the foundation part of GCO awarded its renowned Fundación Occident Grants, which are aimed at training young talent."

With a record number of 278 entries, Fundación Occident held the traditional Jesús Serra Ski Trophy on the slopes of Baqueira-Beret this Saturday, 2 March. The tournament, which combines sport and training, is noted for its social aspect and acceptance of all audiences.

This time around, the event attracted various national and international skiers that competed on a day marked by the difficult weather conditions affecting Baqueira during the weekend, specifically the Stadium (Beret) slope, where the Trophy was held. However, thanks to the intensive care of the slopes, the championship was able to take place with complete normality.

As is already customary in this tournament, at the end of the competition, Fundación Occident awarded the Fundación Occident Grants to the winners of the Parallel category. These grants are aimed at supporting the training of young talent with a €15,000 prize for scholarships.

 

Innovative format with a night Parallel Slalom

The Jesús Serra Ski Trophy consisted of two race modalities that were held on the same day in an innovative and completely disruptive format, for any level and category: the night Parallel Slalom. The Giant (GS) modality took place in the morning, where the U12, U14, U16, U18, U21 and the various Masters categories participated.

After giving out the awards in the GS category, the men with the 32 best times and women with the 32 best times qualified for the night Parallel Slalom, which is a shorter route than the GS and where skiers compete in two-leg qualifying rounds.

As a result, the Parallel Slalom is divided into three categories, with the aim of providing skiers with the opportunity of competing for the Fundación Occident Grants:

 

• Training Category (participants between 13 and 16 years old): Trophy + ETEVA Grant (First-tier certificate for alpine skiing) for the competition's men and women winners + Salomon Products + ISDIN Products + Subscription to the Esquí Pro 2024 catalogue
• Fundación Occident Grants Category (participants aged 17 to 25): Trophy + €15,000 scholarship prize to share among the top finishers + GPS Coros Pace 3 watch + Salomon Products + ISDIN Products + Subscription to the Esquí Pro 2024 catalogue
• Masters Experiences Category (26 years old and above): Trophy + Gift vouchers for La Roca Village + ISDIN Products + Subscription to the Esquí Pro 2024 catalogue

The day ended at around 20:00 celebrating the Parallel Slalom's awards ceremony, with Ana Borrás winning the ƀ3,000 scholarship, followed by María Ruíz and Andrea Rodríguez, in the women's Fundación Occident Grants category. As for the men's category, Romain Carle finished first, also opting to the ƀ3,000 prize, followed by Xavier Cornellá and Conrad Sastre, winner of the last edition.

 

GS CLASSIFICATION

Masters 1 WOMEN:

1. María Ruiz
2. Almudena Ereño
3. Laura Gelabert

Masters 1 MEN:

1. Aleix Jaquet
2. Edu Puente
3. Pol Canals

 

Masters 2 WOMEN:

1. Helena España
2. Paula Fernández Ochoa
3. Mireia Gil

Masters 2 MEN:

1. Wilson Castet
2. David Mora
3. Diego Mazza
4.  

Masters 3 WOMEN:

1. María Carbajo
2. Cristina Regany
3. Mireia Blanch

Masters 3 MEN:

1. Rafa Mombiedro
2. Cristóbal Calzado
3. Luis Blanc

Masters 4 WOMEN:

1. Sol Correa
2. Blanca Tasias
3. Gloria Álvarez

Masters 4 MEN:

1. Javier Sáez
2. Mario Sol Muntañola
3. Luis Izquierdo

Masters 5 WOMEN:

1. Montserrat Puigrefagut
2. Victoria Fumado

Masters 5 MEN:

1. Javier Batlle
2. Enrique Aranda
3. Javier Espinos

Masters 6 WOMEN:

1. María Concepción Manen
2. Janice Jhonstone
3. María Vicinay

Masters 6 MEN:

1. Rafael Ruano
2. Juan Andrés Gelabert
3. Joan Miquel Torras

U12 GIRLS:

1. Rocío Herrera
2. Paula Tort
3. Clara Sainz

U12 BOYS:

1. Nicolás Halpern
2. Ihabar Mendizábal
3. Álvaro Figueras

U14 GIRLS:

1. Lola Jiménez
2. Aidan Zoido
3. Paola Suarez

U14 BOYS:

1. Quim Solé
2. Xavier Franco
3. Alberto Puente

U16 GIRLS:

1. Martina Falcón
2. Charlotte Martin
3. Daniela Benguria

U16 BOYS:

1. Iker García
2. Markel Negueruela

U18 GIRLS:

1. Andrea Rodríguez
2. Adriana Minmbrera
3. Aurora López Gómez de Segura

U18 BOYS:

1. Dani Odriozola
2. Salvador Cornellá
3. Arnau Vendrell

U21 WOMEN:

1. Berta Suau
2. Maria Ruiz Fernandez
3. Jana Aytés

U21 MEN:

1. Conrad Sastre
2. Romain Carle
3. Pere Cornellá

 

U30 WOMEN:

1. Ana Borrás
2. Clara López

U30 MEN:

1. Xavier Cornellá
2. Pol Robert
3. Sergi Piguillem
4. Sara Ramentol

NIGHT PARALLEL SLALOM CLASSIFICATION

TRAINING CATEGORY WOMEN:

1. Aidan Zoido
2. Martina Falcón
3. Lola Jiménez

TRAINING CATEGORY MEN:

1. Carlos Núñez
2. Xavier Franco
3. Quim Solé

FUNDACIÓN OCCIDENT GRANTS CATEGORY WOMEN:

1. Ana Borrás
2. María Ruiz
3. Andrea Rodríguez

 

FUNDACIÓN OCCIDENT GRANTS CATEGORY MEN:

1. Romain Carle
2. Xavier Cornellá
3. Conrad Sastre

 

MASTERS EXPERIENCES CATEGORY WOMEN:

1. Sara Ramentol
2. Clara López
3. María Martínez

 

MASTERS EXPERIENCES CATEGORY MEN:

1. Pol Robert
2. Miguel Escayola
3. Edu Puente