South Africa has found unlikely momentum on the snow. The country has not sent anyone to the Winter Olympics since the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. This year, the country is sending five athletes, their biggest delegation in South African snow sports history.
Nicole Burger broke ground in Skeleton as the first South African to qualify in the discipline, Matt Smith qualified for cross-country skiing in just two years, Malica Malherbe will represent in the freestyle and 17-year-old Thomas Weir is up-and-coming in alpine.
Finally, teenager Lara Markthaler joins them, set to race the slalom and giant slalom.
/file/attachments/orphans/Lara_Image_04_773794.jpeg "Lara Markthaler competes in her debut World Cup in Flachau, Austria. According to Markthaler, the terrain was ‘super technical’ and filled with ‘aggressive’ rollers, or mounds of snow. (Photo: Supplied / Lara Markthaler)")
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