Kasete Naufahu Skeen

Kasete Naufahu Skeen

Personal information
Born	(1982-09-10) 10 September 1982 (age 42) London, United Kingdom
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Giant slalom
World Championships
Teams	1 – (2017)

Kasete Naufahu Skeen (born 10 September 1982 ^[1] ) is the first Tongan alpine skier to compete at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. ^{[2] [3]}

Skeen was born in London to an English mother and Tongan father. ^[4] He grew up in Notting Hill attending Holland Park School. ^[5]

Skeen competed in the giant slalom qualification race at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 held at St Moritz, Switzerland. ^{[2] [6]} Whilst training in Val di Fiemme, Italy, ^[7] Skeen was given the nickname "Il Tomba di Tonga" (The Tomba of Tonga) referring to the Italian alpine ski racer Alberto Tomba. ^{[8] [9]}

Skeen is also a musician composing and performing on Nero's 2011 album Welcome Reality. ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. "SKEEN Kasete-Naufahu – Biographie". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
2. "Meet the man who quit his job to become Tonga's first Winter Olympic ski racer". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
3. "Kasete represents Tonga in style at FIS World Ski Championships". Matangi Tonga. 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
4. "Grit and goodwill fuel Tongan skier's Olympic dream" . Retrieved 2017-09-08.
5. Cooper, Goolistan (2016-10-31). "Notting Hill man aims to be Tonga's first Olympic alpine skier". getwestlondon. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
6. "West London skier on his Winter Olympics hopes". London Live. 2017-02-15. Archived from the original on 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
7. "Sport: Support for Tongan skier at World Alpine Champs". Radio New Zealand. 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
8. "Il "Tomba di Tonga" in Val di Fiemme – Sport – Trentino Corriere Alpi". Trentino Corriere Alpi (in Italian). 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2017-09-07.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
9. "St. Moritz ha già un gran personaggio: Kasete Naufahu Skeen, "il Tomba di Tonga"". Eurosport. 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
10. "Welcome Reality – Nero | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
11. "Kasete Skeen". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-09-08.