GOMEZ VILLAFANE Sofia

Cycling Mountain Bike

Date of Birth: 15 Apr 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Place of birth: ESQUEL

Birth Country:

Argentina

Place of residence : HEBER CITY, UT

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling Mountain Bike	Women's Cross-country	23

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Izu MTB Course	Women's Cross-country	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championships

Year	Location	Cross-country
2020	Leogang, AUT	26
2019	Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC, CAN	31
2018	Lenzerheide, SUI	46

Pan American Games

Year	Location	Cross-country
2019	Lima, PER	2

Pan American Championships

Year	Location	Cross-country	Cross Country (Short Track)	XCO Team Relay X
2021	Salinas, PUR	2	2	-
2019	Aguascalientes, MEX	7	-	3
2017	Paipa, COL	11	-	-

World Cup - Overview per season since 2017

Year	Event	Standings	Three best ranks per season
2021	Cross-country	-	2 x 48th
2021	Cross Country (Short Track)	-	1 x 28th, 1 x 29th
2020	Cross-country	-	1 x 21st, 1 x 45th
2020	Cross Country (Short Track)	-	1 x 14th, 1 x 19th
2019	Cross-country	66th	1 x 44th, 1 x 45th
2019	Cross Country (Short Track)	-	1 x 27th, 1 x 30th
2018	Cross-country	66th	1 x 20th
2018	Cross Country (Short Track)	-	1 x 27th
2017	Cross-country	72nd	1 x 34th

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
14	2020	Women's Cross Country (Short Track)	Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE
19	2020	Women's Cross Country (Short Track)	Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE
20	2018	Cross-country	Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC, CAN
21	2020	Cross-country	Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE
27	2019	Women's Cross Country (Short Track)	Snowshoe, WV, USA
27	2018	Women's Cross Country (Short Track)	Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC, CAN
28	2021	Women's Cross Country (Short Track)	Albstadt, GER
29	2021	Women's Cross Country (Short Track)	Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE
30	2019	Women's Cross Country (Short Track)	Vallnord, AND
34	2017	Cross-country	Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC, CAN

Legend
IP - In Progress, XCO - Cross-country, X - Mixed, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Occupation:

Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO, USA

Partner Keegan Swenson

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Carmen Small [personal], USA, from 2015

Sporting relatives:

Her partner Keegan Swenson has represented the United States of America in mountain biking at the world championships. Her sister Carolina competed in cyclo cross for Argentina at the 2016 World Championships in Zolder, Belgium. (SportsDeskOnline, 27 May 2021; velonews.com, 12 Aug 2020; the-journal.com, 31 Jan 2016)

Other sports:

She has competed in cyclo cross and represented Argentina at the 2016 U23 World Championships in Zolder, Belgium. (SportsDeskOnline, 27 May 2021; the-journal.com, 31 Jan 2016)

She began mountain biking in the United States of America. (tycsports.com, 22 May 2021)

She took up the sport at a school programme in the United States of America. "I discovered the sport and later I was offered a scholarship to get into a university in Colorado, where I began competing." (tycsports.com, 22 May 2021)

General Interest

General
FROM ARGENTINA TO THE UNITED STATES
Born in Esquel, Argentina, she and her family relocated to the United States of America when she was age 12. She is eligible to compete for both nations. "I always wanted to represent Argentina, despite having lived most of my life in North America. If I wanted to change it [citizenship] I should do a lot of paperwork. Besides, my desire is to represent Argentina [at the 2020 Olympic Games] in Tokyo." (mdzol.com, 28 Jul 2019; radio3cadenapatagonia.com.ar, 28 Jul 2019; the-journal.com, 31 Jan 2016)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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