2026 Spanish Circuit Championship: elimination races define Saturday's second session in Málaga

ODYTA Summary

The 2026 Spanish Speed Skating Circuit Championship for Junior, Senior and Master categories continued on Saturday, September 5, in Málaga with a second session focused on distance and elimination events. In the senior men's 15,000-meter elimination race, Francisco José Peula Cabello of Desliza Vitoria took victory ahead of Gonzalo Ferraz García of Marianistas Zaragoza and Gastón Moreno Balaguer of CPV El Prat. In the senior women's event, Aura Quintana Herrera of Desliza Vitoria topped the standings, with Claudia Batalla Cortés of Almassora taking silver; although Colombian María Paula Cárdenas Hernández finished third, her Colombian nationality meant the Spanish Championship bronze went to Sheila Gómez Fernández of CMP Arganda. In the junior men's 15,000-meter elimination race, Marc Sales Soles of Almassora won, followed by Héctor Escrihuela Clemente of Ciudad Turia and Raúl Couto Ardales. The junior women's victory went to Carla Plana Olivares of Gimnàstic de Tarragona, with Sara Pardo Jurado of Astur Patín second and Paula Rodríguez Úbeda of San Juan third. The Master category contested the 5,000-meter line race, with Santiago Ortiz Ernesto of Paiporta winning the men's event and Araceli Larrea of San Juan winning the women's. The report notes that national titles are becoming increasingly defined, with a broad representation of clubs and regional federations among the top positions.