Kari Peters

Kari Peters
Personal information
Born November 17, 1985 (1985-11-17) (age 31)
Dudelange, Luxembourg
Medal record
Cross-country skiing
Representing  Luxembourg

Kari Peters (born November 17, 1985[1] in Dudelange, Luxembourg[2]) is a Luxembourger cross-country skier. He competed for Luxembourg at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Sprint event. He was also scheduled to compete in the 15 kilometre classical event, but withdrew due to suffering from a severe cold.[3]

Kari Peters was named as the athlete to represent the country after he met the standard of less than 100 FIS Points set by the Luxembourgian Olympic and Sporting Committee.[4] Peters is also the first ever athlete to qualify in cross-country skiing for the country.[5] He will be the first cross-country skier to represent his country.

Peters was also selected to carry the Luxembourg flag during the opening ceremony.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ FIS Biography
  2. ↑ Sochi 2014 Biography
  3. ↑ "Kari Peters drops out of 15km Winter Olympics race". wort.lu. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Luxembourg cross-country skier headed for Sochi". wort.lu. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  5. ↑ Leyder, Jean (18 January 2014). "Kari Peters avait fait des JO son objectif" [Kari Peters had his Olympic goal]. http://www.lessentiel.lu/ (in French). L'Essential. Retrieved 24 January 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  6. ↑ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony – Flagbearers" (PDF). http://www.olympic.org/. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014. External link in |website= (help)
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Fleur Maxwell		 Flagbearer for  Luxembourg
Sochi 2014 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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