Skier Sarah Escobar the first Ecuadorian woman to participate in a Winter Olympicswill debut in Beijing 2022 on February 6, at 9:15 p.m. (Ecuador time), in the giant slalom event, belonging to the sport of alpine skiing.
Escobar is the second representative of Ecuador in a Winter Games in history, after her compatriot, also a skier Klaus Jungbluth, did it in Pyeongchang in 2018. She carried the tricolor flag at the opening ceremony.
Sarah Escobar carried the tricolor flag at the Opening Ceremony @Beijing2022
The first Ecuadorian woman to participate in the Winter Olympics jumped in 6th position among the 91 countries that paraded at the ‘Bird’s Nest’ National Stadium in Beijing
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Of Ecuadorian parents but born in New YorkEscobar is a skier who has been preparing since she was three years old, in the United States, for which she assured through the Ecuadorian Olympic Committee (COE) that accessing the Olympic Games “is a dream come true.”
According to what he told in an interview with AFP, Escobar started skiing at the age of three, following in his brother’s footsteps. “I started skiing when I was very young, following in my brother’s footsteps. I saw my brother, I watched him and I wanted to do the same thing he did. My brother even competed in the high school until 18 years. My parents were always interested in alpine skiing and they introduced us to that hobby”.
Sarah’s and her parents’ love of snow made them do long car rides to participate in tests in United States.
He began to win championships and at the age of fifteen he entered the ski academy in Waterville, New Hampshire, which helped him to participate at the age of 17, in 2020, in the Youth Olympic Gamesin Lausanne (Switzerland), which have been a springboard to now reach Beijing 2022.
The giant slalom competition, in which Sarah Escobar will participate, will be broadcast through Marca Claro, on its YouTube channel and website from 9:05 p.m. on Sunday, February 6. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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