| Leyti Seck | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Senegal |
| Born | 21 January 1981 Munich, West Germany |
| Personal best | Slalom: 1:21.53 |
| Updated on 16 October 2016. | |
Leyti Alexander Seck (born 21 January 1981) is a Senegalese alpine skier. He holds dual Austrian/Senegalese nationality. He competed on the international skiing circuit after turning professional in 2002, and competed for Senegal at both the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.
Leyti Seck was born on 21 January 1981. [1] His mother was Austrian, while his father was from Senegal. He was adopted as a child, and grew up in Strobl am Wolfgangsee, 30 miles (48 km) east of Salzburg. Seck has dual Senegalese and Austrian nationality. [2]
He was introduced to skiing at the age of seven and turned professional in 2002. [3] Seck had been inspired by a Kuwaiti competitor at the skiing World Championships. [2] He was brought to the attention of Lamine Guèye, who skied for Senegal at the 1994 Winter Olympics, and had since founded his nation's ski federation. [3] Seck was initially banned by the International Ski Federation for wearing an anti-racism logo on his ski helmet, but successfully fought the ban. [2]
Seck competed in the 2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup, where he finished 61st in the giant slalom, with a time of 3:09.35. [4] This placed him ahead of reigning Olympic gold medallist Jean-Pierre Vidal, and brought him to the attention of the Austrian skiing team, with whom he began to train. Christian Mayer said of Seck, "He has amazing talent, I was really surprised at his performance." [2]
In the 2004 Cup, he failed to finish the slalom; he did not qualify for the 2005 Cup. Seck took part in the 2005 Alpine skiing world championships, failing to complete the slalom, and finished 54th in the giant slalom with a time of 133.56. In the 2006 Alpine Skiing World Cup, Seck took part in the slalom, which he again failed to complete. [5]
Seck was Senegal's only representative at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. [6] He finished 55th in the Men's super-G, with a time of 1:42.87, but failed to finish the slalom and giant slalom events. [7] His best result to date came at the Mitterfirmiansreut in Germany in 2006, where he finished fifth in the slalom with a time of 1:21.53. [5]
He was scheduled to compete at the 2007 Alpine skiing world championships, but Senegal withdrew, reportedly with Seck's consent, in protest against new qualification rules imposed by the International Ski Federation to scale down the number of competitors. [8] Seck competed in the 2007 Alpine Skiing World Cup but failed to complete. [5] Seck competed once again for Senegal at the 2010 Winter Olympics, in Vancouver, Canada. He did not finish in the men's slalom, and placed 73rd overall in the giant slalom. [7]
Janica Kostelić is a Croatian former alpine ski racer. She is a four-time Olympic gold medalist. In addition to the Olympics, she won five gold medals at the World Championships. In World Cup competition, she won thirty individual races, three overall titles, three slalom titles, and four combined titles. Kostelic's accomplishments in professional skiing have led some commentators, writers, and fellow ski racers to regard her as the greatest female ski racer of all time.
Bojan Križaj is a Slovenian, back then Yugoslavian, former alpine skier. During his international career he competed for the then-existing Yugoslavia. He competed at three Winter Olympics.
Alpine skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics consisted of ten events, held at Sestriere and Cesana-San Sicario, Italy. The races were held 12–25 February 2006.
Chimene Mary "Chemmy" Crawford-Alcott is an English former World Cup alpine ski racer. She competed in all five disciplines: downhill, super G, giant slalom, slalom and combined.
Madagascar competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The country's participation at the Games marked its Winter Olympics debut, although it had competed in the Summer Olympics since 1964. The delegation consisted of a single alpine skier, Mathieu Razanakolona, who did not win any medals.
Senegal competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. This marked the fourth appearance by the nation at a Winter Olympics, and the first time it had not been represented at one by alpine skier Lamine Guèye. Instead, Leyti Seck was chosen as the country's sole representative. He did not win any medals, but would return to represent his country again at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Theodore Sharp Ligety is a retired American alpine ski racer, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, and an entrepreneur, having cofounded Shred Optics. Ligety won the combined event at the 2006 Olympics in Turin and the giant slalom race at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. He is also a five-time World Cup champion in giant slalom. Ligety won the gold medal in the giant slalom at the 2011 World Championships. He successfully defended his world title in giant slalom in 2013 in Schladming, Austria, where he also won an unexpected gold medal in the super-G and a third gold medal in the super combined.
Gustav Thöni is an Italian retired alpine ski racer.
Senegal competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. The country returned after missing the 1988 games and marked the second time it had competed at a Winter Olympics. This was the first time the country has entered more than a single athlete, with skiers Lamine Guèye and Alphonse Gomis both taking part. The lack of support staff meant that Guèye sought medical assistance from another team. Neither competitors won a medal, and Gomis was noted by the media for the number of falls he had on the slopes.
Gertrud Gabl was an alpine skier from Austria. She competed in several events at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics with the best result of 9th place in the giant slalom in 1968.
Thomas Fanara is a former French World Cup alpine ski racer.
Ana Drev is a Slovenian World Cup alpine ski racer. She specializes in the giant slalom and started her first European Cup race at age 15 on February 24, 2001, in Rogla, Slovenia.
Christina Weirather is a retired Liechtensteiner World Cup alpine ski racer. She won a bronze medal in Super-G for Liechtenstein at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Senegal participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The country's participation at the Games marked its fifth at the Winter Olympic Games. As in 2006 Olympics, Senegal's sole athlete was Leyti Seck, an alpine skier. He was also the nation's flag bearer in the Parade of Nations. Seck did not win any medals, although he finished ahead of fellow African Samir Azzimani of Morocco in the giant slalom.
Morocco competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The country's participation at Vancouver marked its fifth appearance at a Winter Olympics since its debut in 1968; no athlete had won any medals. The 2010 delegation consisted of a single athlete competing in alpine skiing, Samir Azzimani, who was also the nation's flag bearer in the Parade of Nations. Azzimani brought a group of schoolchildren from a suburb of Metz, France, which had seen rioting in January that year. Azzimani was one of three African skiers at the Games, and did not win any medals.
Kristaps Zvejnieks is an Alpine ski racer and inline Alpine slalom racer from Latvia. He competed for Latvia at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He competed in slalom and giant slalom and his best result was a 37th place in the slalom. He competes in FIS, CIT, EC and WC levels. He had his first World Cup start in Schladming on 24 January 2012.
Mikaela Pauline Shiffrin is an American World Cup alpine skier who has the most World Cup wins of any alpine skier in history. She is considered one of the greatest alpine skiers of all time. She is a two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, a five-time Overall World Cup champion, a four-time world champion in slalom, and an eight-time winner of the World Cup discipline title in that event. Shiffrin, at 18 years and 345 days, is the youngest slalom gold medalist in Olympic history.
Jessica Walter is a Liechtensteiner former alpine skier who competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Stefan Brennsteiner is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer, and specializes in giant slalom. He has competed in two Winter Olympics and three World Championships.
Alice Robinson is a New Zealand World Cup alpine ski racer. At age sixteen, she competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in giant slalom and slalom. She represented New Zealand in the giant slalom event at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.