adminNEW YORK. — At long last, Zimbabwe will have its first Winter Olympian to cheer for next month in Sochi, Russia.
Luke Steyn is set to become the African nation’s first competitor at a Winter Games, as the alpine ski racer is scheduled to compete in slalom and giant slalom.
According to the New York Times, the 20-year-old Steyn was born in Harare but moved to Switzerland when he was two-years-old. Though he’s lived all over Europe and attended school at the University of Colorado in the US, Steyn said he keeps his place of birth close to his heart.
“Though I have moved from Zimbabwe, I still feel very much connected to it,” Steyn told the Times. “As they say, it’s in your blood, and I hope to live and work in Africa again one day.” Based on the most recent FIS points list, Steyn is currently ranked 1 659th in the world in GS and 2 860th in slalom, so don’t be expecting Zimbabwe to also collect its first-ever Winter Olympic medal. — Pique.
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