St. Moritz (Switzerland) is hosting the World Alpine Ski Championships from 6 to 19 February 2017. A total of 600 athletes from 70 countries will compete to win medals and the title of World Champion in 6 disciplines: downhill, slalom Giant, super-G, slalom, super combined and in the Team Event.

3 skiers representing Haiti, participates in these World Championships: Céline Marti, who will participate in the giant slalom, accompanied by her two teammates, Jean-Pierre Roy and Ben Etoc.

Céline Marti was born in Haiti, adopted at a young age by a Swiss couple, did not hesitate a second to answer present when the Franco-Haitian, Jean-Pierre Roy, aka "Rasta Piquett" President of the Haitian Ski Federation (FHS) proposed her to join the team to represent Haiti "It is a pride to be able to represent Haiti, which unfortunately suffers enormously, but it is also a beautiful country and the people has a nner wealth and an exemplary joy of life."

Céline Marti, ski instructor qualified last December for these World Championships "It's complicated, I find myself with young people of 20 years, whereas I, I soon 40 years. But I think I'm young enough in the head and in the body to dare to do it [...]" She will start for the giant slalom Monday, February 13.

To learn more and register visit : www.haitiski.com/evenements/je-skie-pour-haiti-go-for-2017/

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-13084-haiti-sports-rasta-piquet-at-3rd-world-ski-championships.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-7296-haiti-ski-rasta-picquet-and-benoit-etoc-qualified-for-the-world-championships.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-5469-haiti-sports-benoit-etoc-new-rising-star-of-haitian-ski.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-5213-haiti-sports-diaspora-participate-in-the-haitian-ski-championship.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-2988-haiti-humanitarian-rasta-piquett-at-the-concert-haiti-debout.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-2682-haiti-ski-rasta-piquett-brilliantly-finished-5th-of-its-category.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-2660-haiti-ski-rasta-piquett-will-slalom-tomorrow-for-haiti.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-2380-haiti-ski-rasta-piquett-won-his-bet.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-2368-haiti-ski-rasta-piquet-has-missed-the-qualification-but.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-2301-haiti-ski-rasta-piquet-in-preparation-for-the-world-ski-championships-2011.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-2277-haiti-sports-rasta-piquett-and-the-white-gold-for-haiti.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-2025-haiti-sports-the-haitian-rasta-piquett-selected-for-the-world-ski-championships-of-garmisch-partenkirchen.html

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