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Alex Puente Tasias (born March 8, 1994) [1] [2] is an alpine skier from Spain. He will compete for Spain at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the slalom and giant slalom. [3]
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Alex Puente Tasias (born March 8, 1994) [1] [2] is an alpine skier from Spain. He will compete for Spain at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the slalom and giant slalom. [3]
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
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| 2014 | 19 Feb 2014 |  Sochi, Russia | Giant Slalom | DNF1 |
| 22 Feb 2014 | Sochi, Russia | Slalom | 32 |
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