His younger brother, Daniel, is also an international level alpine skier.

Speelman would have been the first ever black alpine skier in an Olympic competition.

Austrian alpine skier Marcel Hirscher added: Snow crystals get really sharp when temperatures go to -20C.

SASCOC dashed Sive's dreams of becoming the first black alpine skier to compete at a Winter Olympics.

New Zealand's final medal haul will be three, with another alpine skier, Corey Peters, having winning a downhill sitting bronze.

If he heads to the Olympics, he will be the first black alpine skier to ever compete at the tournament.

Photo: Photosport Hall beat swimmer Sophie Pascoe, canoe racer Scott Martlew and fellow alpine skier Corey Peters for the para-athlete award.

Meanwhile alpine skier Harrison Messenger competed in the slalom, placing 25th in a time of 36.25 seconds.

The New Zealand para- alpine skier Corey Peters has finished in the medals at the World Championships in Italy for the second time in two days.

The former alpine skier turned independent candidate has promised to tackle climate change -an issue she says Mr Abbott has "continually denied".

It's been two months since Zali Steggall, Australia's most successful alpine skier, formally announced she would take on Mr Abbott at this year's federal election.

Norway's Alpine skiers also had seven medals, including one gold.

His five Olympic gold medals is the most won by an American Alpine skier.

After snowboarding, the most right swiped female athletes were alpine skiers, bobsledders, lugers and freestyle skiers.

Alpine Skier Connor Wilson was the sole South African Olympian at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Alpine skier Perrine claimed her first Paralympic medal in her third Games with bronze in the vision-impaired super-combined.