Spain accelerates toward glory: 17 medals in the first two days of the 2026 European Championships

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Spain has won 17 medals in the first two days of the 2026 European Speed Skating Championships, held on July 20 and 21 at the Cardano al Campo track. The Spanish team's haul across the first 24 events consists of five European titles, six silver medals and six bronze medals, placing Spain third in the medal table behind Italy and France, though ahead of France in total medals. On the opening day, Spain took nine medals in the 200-meter Dual Time Trial and elimination races. Angélica Rosero won the junior women's 200-meter Dual TT title, with Ane Miqueleiz taking silver. In the junior men's event, Pablo González won the European title in his continental debut and Iñaki Unanua took silver. Iker Bretón earned bronze in the junior men's category and Luisa González finished third in the senior women's category. Jhoan Sebastián "Chevi" Guzmán won the senior men's title in 17.908 seconds, ahead of Italians Vincenzo Maiorca and Duccio Marsili. In the distance events, Greta Arriezu took silver in the junior women's 5,000-meter elimination, and Adrián Portilla won bronze in the junior men's race. The second day produced eight more medals: two golds, three silvers and three bronzes in the 500-meter Sprint and 5,000-meter points races. Ane Miqueleiz won the junior women's 500-meter Sprint title, and Iñaki Unanua added another silver in the junior men's event. Iker Bretón won gold in the junior men's 500-meter Sprint, while Chevi Guzmán took bronze in the senior men's 500 meters. In the 5,000-meter points races, Emilia Rangel won bronze in the junior women's category, Yoel Álvarez took bronze in the junior men's event after recovering from a fall on the first day, Aura Quintana won silver in the senior women's category, and Patxi Peula took silver in the senior men's race behind Belgium's Bart Swings. After two days, Italy leads the medal table with 26 medals, followed by France with 14 and Spain with 17.