Spanish student and athlete Audrey Pascal Seco is the 29th recipient of the annual Baumgarten Award. The international recognition is in honor of the late Matteo Baumgarten, who was a promising skier and brilliant student.
The prestigious award was established by his parents as a way of commemorating their son and recognizing young athletes who embody Matteo’s dedication to both academics and sport.
In winning this accolade, Audrey joins a long list of distinguished past recipients, including last year’s victor Zrinka Ljutić (CRO).
It has been a whirlwind 12 months for the 21-year-old, who made her Paralympic debut at Milano Cortina 2026 earlier this year. She earned a four-medal haul in Alpine sit-skiing – a gold in the Super-G and the Super-Combined, a silver in Downhill, and a bronze in Slalom.
Audrey’s emphatic form on the biggest stage of all came just a month after rounding out her best-ever season, coming second in the overall World Cup standings, topping all but one – Slalom – individual events across the 2025/26 campaign.