Iberdrola Espana appoints Sofia Val as ambassador and strengthens its commitment to equality through sport
- The skater joins the initiative with which the electricity company seeks to give the widest possible coverage in the media and social networks to a selection of 35 athletes and role models who promote female visibility and leadership in sport
- Sofía will compete alongside her partner Asaf Asimov in the Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo after securing a place in the Pre-Olympic Games held in Beijing in September 2025
- The company has been the main promoter of women's sport since 2016. In a decade it has contributed to an increase of more than 80% in the number of female members of the 35 federations it supports, to nearly 820,000
Coinciding with the start of the Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, figure skater Sofía Val joins the Iberdrola Ambassadors programme, made up of a selection of 35 athletes and role models who promote the visibility and leadership of women in sport and whom Iberdrola España seeks to give as much publicity as possible in the media and on social networks.
At just 21 years of age the Madrid-born skater has won three silver medals at the Spanish Championships in 2024, 2025 and 2026 as well as several gold medals at various international championships such as the Ephesus Cup in 2024 and 2025, International Ice Dance Dordrecht 2025 and Sofia Trophy 2026 alongside Asaf Asimov, with whom she forms one of the most promising pairs in world ice skating. Sofía and Asaf will compete in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo after securing a place in the Pre-Olympic event held in Beijing in September 2025.
Sofía Val
Figure skater
"For me, it is a true honor and a great joy to become an ambassador for Iberdrola España. I share the values of effort and commitment that the company represents, and I am very proud to be part of this project, which brings together so many great athletes. Together, we will work to inspire new generations and promote a more equal future," said Val.
Sofía Val thus joins the family of Iberdrola Ambassadors, made up of sports leaders such as Alexia Putellas, Teresa Perales, Carolina Marín, María Pérez, Adiaratou Iglesias, Loida Zabala, Ana Peleteiro, Paula Leitón and Paula Badosa, among other women from the elite of national sport.
More than two decades promoting equality through women's sport
Since 2016 Iberdrola España has been the main promoter of women's sport. It currently supports 35 national federations through its sponsorship and lends its name to more than 100 competitions. With its commitment, over the last decade it has contributed to an increase of more than 80% in the number of female members of these federations, to almost 820,000.
Every year Iberdrola España presents the Iberdrola Supera Awards to recognise and raise the profile of the best projects launched in Spain to promote gender equality through sport. These awards, worth €50,000 for each winner, include the categories Supera Base, Supera Competition, Supera Inclusion, Supera Social, Supera Dissemination and Supera Rural Promotion.
The electricity company's support also extends to Paralympic sport. Since its creation in 2005 it has collaborated with the Spanish Paralympic Committee's (CPE) Plan to Support Paralympic Sport (ADOP) with the aim of providing our athletes with the best conditions to carry out their preparation and participate in all competitions with a guarantee of success.
Likewise Iberdrola España, through its Foundation and together with the CPE, offers Paralympic athletes who are beneficiaries of the ADOP Plan scholarships for university and postgraduate education. This collaboration agreement aims to facilitate the professional training of athletes with a view to their future integration into the labour market once their careers are over.
Finally it should be noted that the company is one of the partners in the Universo Mujer programme, a comprehensive initiative for the development and advancement of women in society that implements actions that contribute to social transformation through the values of women's sport.
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