Alpine Skiing
Joaquim Salarich Baucells
- Slalom
- Nationality
- Spain
- Born
- 2 January 1994
- Primary discipline
- Slalom
About Joaquim Salarich Baucells
Spanish World Cup alpine ski racer specializing in slalom, born 2 January 1994 and racing for LMCE. Competed at the 2011 and subsequent FIS Junior World Ski Championships, with a best junior result of 12th in slalom at the 2013 championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, and won the Spanish junior slalom title in 2013. Qualified for Spain's team at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, competing in slalom. Achieved his career-best World Cup results with back-to-back top-10 finishes at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in February 2022 (8th and a career-best 7th, 0.13 seconds off the podium) - Spain's strongest slalom results since Paquito Fernandez Ochoa's 7th place in 1973. Competed at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, finishing 19th in slalom, and has continued racing World Cup and European Cup slalom through the 2025-26 season.
FIS Code 491879. Career-best World Cup result: 7th, slalom, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 27 Feb 2022 (Spain's best slalom result since 1973). 2018 Olympics: DNF slalom 2nd run. 2026 Olympics: 19th, slalom (Bormio). Credited by Olympics.com with helping revitalize competitive alpine skiing in Spain.
Sponsors: Nordica (skis, boots); One Way (poles) - per FIS official athlete biography (manufacturer-updated equipment fields) as of 2026
Setup
3 items
Skis
Nordica Dobermann WC Dept FIS SL
- Slalom
FIS official biography confirms 'Skis: Nordica'.
FIS race-stock World Cup slalom ski from Nordica's Race Department; full wood core with Titanal metal layers over the edges (slalom-specific counterpart to the existing GS model)
Boots
Nordica Dobermann 5 96 (Stiff)
FIS official biography confirms 'Boots: Nordica'.
96mm-last race-inspired boot, flex range approx. 90-140
Poles
One Way
FIS official biography confirms 'Poles: One Way'.
Race-stock alpine pole
Setup verified 8 July 2026
Sources
- https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=al&competitorid=159191&type=result
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquim_Salarich
- https://www.olympics.com/en/news/joaquim-salarich-spain-alpine-ski-world-cup
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19366197
- https://www.nevasport.com/noticias/art/70849/joaquim-salarich-entra-en-la-estructura-de-nordica-para-esquis-y-botas/
- https://www.nordica.com/usa/en/racing-athletes
- https://www.lugaresdenieve.com/noticia/nuevo-resultado-historico-quim-salarich-termina-5-en-el-slalom-final-de-la-copa-del-mundo
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_at_the_2026_Winter_Olympics