Colombian athletes qualified for the Winter Olympics

Amid restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, everything is ready for Beijing receive from February 4 a new edition of the Winter Olympic Games, which will last until the 20th of the same month.

Colombia will have representatives again, after three athletes have secured their classification in the disciplines of alpine skiing, cross country skiing and ice skating.

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Michael Poettoz, Carlos Quintana and Laura Gomez will wear the national tricolor Beijing.

Poettoz He will be contesting his third Olympic Games, having competed at the 2016 Lillehammer Youth Winter Olympics in Norway and the 2018 Pyeongchang Absolutes in alpine skiing.

On the other hand, Laura Gómez qualified for her second consecutive Winter Olympics, after having been in Pyeongchang four years ago. Gómez stands out in the ice skating mass start test.

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Finally, Carlos Quintana will debut in a winter competition wearing the national tricolor in cross country skiing in the sprint and long-distance modalities.

Colombia is waiting to classify Laura Vargas in the skating skeleton modality, as well as Daniel Zapata and Germán Tirado, who have the possibility of getting a ranking ticket.

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