Both athletes from the country, skiers Arif Khan and Stanzin Lundup, complete their events as the Indian challenge comes to an end.
Arif Khan:
Khan clocked a combined time of 2 minute 41.60 seconds to take the last spot among those who completed both the two runs at the Stelvio Ski Centre, to log India’s best-ever finish (39th) in men’s slalom event at the Winter Olympics.
An alpine skier who has advanced to the Round 2 of the Men’s Slalom at the Milano Cortina 2026 games, overcoming extreme weather conditions. He is a prominent face of Indian skiing and participated in the 2022 Winter Olympics as well
Stanzin Lundup:
Earlier, Lundup had clocked 28 minutes 26.7 seconds to end at 104th out of 111 athletes in the men’s 10km freestyle cross-country skiing event
A cross-country skier from Ladakh who is making his Olympic debut at the 2026 Winter Olympics, participating in the 10km freestyle event.
