Chinese ski jumpers take their first ski lesson as they target Beijing 2022
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English - November 21, 2018 13:00 - 20 minutes - 18.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsSports paris2024 olympics olympic games olympic youth olympic games tokyo 2020 Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
China have sent some of their most promising athletes to Norway to transform them into Winter Olympians.
A set of athletes aged 15-20 have been given an incredible challenge.
They haven’t ever worn skis before but are still hopeful of becoming international level ski jumpers.
We went behind-the-scenes on their first day on the slopes.
Plus, double Olympic champion Aksel Lund Svindal, 35, joined us to tell about how to achieve longevity in skiing.
Credits:
Chinese Ski Jumping (Reporter: Nicklas Vinde) and Aksel Lund Svindal (Reporter: Alessandro Poggi)