The Olympic dream of Puerto Rican Alpine skier William Flaherty
William Flaherty was overjoyed when he crossed the finish line of the men’s giant slalom event at Beijing 2022.
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William Flaherty: The inspirational story of Puerto Rico’s skiing star who followed in his brother’s Olympic footsteps
Have you heard the story of Puerto Rico’s skiing brothers? It’s a tale of “unbelievable tragedy, but also pride and hope”, according to their mother – an Olympic journey like no other. William Flaherty, 17, finished 40th in the men’s giant slalom at Beijing 2022 on Sunday, completing both of his runs with a combined time of 2:41.42 – some 32 seconds behind champion Marco Odermatt. Ad/> Flaherty was following in his brother’s footsteps, with Charles finishing 73rd at Pyeongchang 2018 when becoming Puerto Rico’s first Winter Olympian for two decades.
'Winter sports are for everyone' - Benjamin Alexander pushes for more diversity in skiing after historic slalom finish
Benjamin Alexander has called on more would-skiers from diverse backgrounds to get into the sport following his previously unthinkable achievement of finishing the men’s giant slalom event. The DJ-turned-skier-turned-Jamaica’s-first-Winter-Olympic-skier has been reflecting on his Olympic experience after finishing 46th overall on a day when a blizzard wreaked havoc on the slopes.
Swiss skier Marco Odermatt handles expectations, wins Olympic gold
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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: India's Arif Khan Finishes 45th In Giant Slalom
India's lone participant in the Winter Olympics, alpine skier Arif Khan, finished 45th in the giant slalom event in Beijing on Sunday. The 31-year-old from Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir clocked a combined time of 2 minute 47.24 seconds from two races in difficult weather conditions at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre. Khan, who was making his Winter Olympics debut, ended at 53rd in Race 1 with a time of 1:22.35 out of the 54 competitors who could finish it. As many as 33 skiers could not finish Race 1 while two did not start. Khan queued up 85th in the start list of 89 athletes from 62 nations.
Beijing 2022: Jack Gower finishes 25th in giant slalom
Jack Gower finished 25th in the men's giant slalom in his final race at the Olympic Games.
Olympics - Alpine skiing - Odermatt's calculated risk earns Swiss third Alpine gold
YANQING, China : Giant slalom gold medallist Marco Odermatt of Switzerland credited a risky decision to change his skis, despite leading after his first run in Sunday's race, for his country's third Alpine skiing gold medal of the Winter Olympics.