| British resident Jay Khadka (25)
made the first ever Winter Olympic appearance for Nepal in Thursday's 10km
Classical Cross Country ski race at Soldier Hollow. And he may have set
another record. By finishing the demanding new course in a little more than
44 minutes he reduced his previous best FIS points score by more than 50%
from 945 to 433. Such improvement in an Olympic debut may be unprecedented.
A useful Alpine skier for three years, Jay first took up Cross Country skiing only in November 2001after a serious ligament injury prevented any chance of qualification in the Giant Slalom. But after just 100 hours practice in Classical, he is now a firm enthusiast for the sport. Accordingly he hopes to qualify in both disciplines for the next Games. Jay is trained by British coach, Richard Morley who began ski teaching in the Royal Navy 25 years ago. He races next in the 1.5 km sprint on Tuesday. Dominic Haffner Press Secretary FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE FOUND AT: http://www.chezjayski.com/olympics |