The most exotic player at Olympiad in Canada? Skier from Ethiopia.

Sport in Ethiopia? Famous runners - everyone will say without thinking. Besides, quite rightly. But there is one athlete in the African country, who does not want to follow in the footsteps of Haile Gebrselassie, and decided to run, but ... skiing!

Its Robel Teklemariam, the only representative of Ethiopia at the winter Olympics in Vancouver. Ethiopian planned to start in Canada for a distance of 15 km and has already announced that he will fight to improve 84 position, which came during the Winter Olympics in Turin, four years ago.


"After the Italian Olympic I've met many of my countrymen, who began skiing. None of them wanted to run. They Choosed snowboarding - says a 35-year Olympian"


The skier from Ethiopia to the age of nine didnt know what is snow. But then he moved with his family to the United States and dreamed about his start in the winter Olympics. Now he can achieve this fairly "exotic" plan.

"I want to live to a time when Ethiopia will be strong in winter sports. I do not want it all ended up on my person - says Teklemariam."