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Representing Ethiopia at the Winter Olympics Was My Childhood Dream, Says First Winter Olympian
Representing Ethiopia at the Winter Olympics Was My Childhood Dream, Says First Winter Olympian
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Representing Ethiopia at the Winter Olympics Was My Childhood Dream, Says First Winter OlympianRobel Teklemariam, who represented Ethiopia in skiing at the... 16.02.2026, Sputnik Africa
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Representing Ethiopia at the Winter Olympics Was My Childhood Dream, Says First Winter OlympianRobel Teklemariam, who represented Ethiopia in skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, says the competition left an unforgettable and remarkable impression on him.In an interview with Sputnik Africa, Robel shared his journey—his quest to secure participation in a sport unfamiliar to Ethiopians."That was a dream that started in the 80s. […] It took that longer time to eventually, until 2006, for it to happen. But it was something that I was thinking about since I was a little kid," he said.
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Robel Teklemariam of Ethiopia skis during a training at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Pragelato Plan, Italy, in this Tuesday Feb 7, 2006 file photo. Teklemariam is one of four skiers who received five-day suspensions Friday, Feb 10, 2006, for registering high levels of hemoglobin in their blood, bringing the total to 12 in two days. (AP Photo/ Andrew Medichini)
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Representing Ethiopia at the Winter Olympics Was My Childhood Dream, Says First Winter Olympian
21:51 16.02.2026 (Updated: 23:02 16.02.2026) Representing Ethiopia at the Winter Olympics Was My Childhood Dream, Says First Winter Olympian
Robel Teklemariam, who represented Ethiopia in skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, says the competition left an unforgettable and remarkable impression on him.
In an interview with Sputnik Africa, Robel shared his journey—his quest to secure participation in a sport unfamiliar to Ethiopians.
"That was a dream that started in the 80s. […] It took that longer time to eventually, until 2006, for it to happen. But it was something that I was thinking about since I was a little kid," he said.
