Neha Ahuja
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India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n woman to qualify for the Winter Olympics, and the first Indian to be competing in the Giant Slalom alpine skiing
Alpine skiing
Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...
finals. Daughter of an Indian Border Security Officer, she was one of the four Indians competing at the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
in Turin. Her sister Swati Ahuja participated the fourth season of MTV Roadies
MTV Roadies
MTV Roadies is a youth-based popular reality television show on MTV India.When asked about the show, executive producer said, "Roadies has travel, adventure, drama, touch of voyeurism..."-Format:...
.
Per Winter Olympic records, the first Indian Alpine Skiing participation is in 1964. Since then, 8 athletes (6 men and 2 women) have competed in 5 Winter Games.
The first Indian man in Winter Olympics is Jeremy Bujakowski at Innsbruck in 1964 in Alpine Skiing/Men's Downhill and the first Indian woman in Winter Olympics is Shailaja Kumar at Calgary in 1988 in Alpine Skiing/Women's Slalom.
Indian Winter Olympic Alpine Skiing Results from 1964 to 2006
| Year | Event | Athlete | Age | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Men's Downhill | Jeremy Bujakowski | 24 | AC |
| 1968 | Men's Downhill | Jeremy Bujakowski | 28 | 53 |
| 1968 | Men's Slalom | Jeremy Bujakowski | 28 | AC+ |
| 1968 | Men's Giant Slalom | Jeremy Bujakowski | 28 | 65 |
| 1988 | Women's Slalom | Shailaja Kumar | 21 | 28 |
| 1988 | Men's Slalom | Gul Dev | 24 | AC |
| 1988 | Men's Slalom | Kishor Rahtna Rai | 23 | 49 |
| 1992 | Men's Slalom | Lal Chuni | 21 | 61 |
| 1992 | Men's Slalom | Nanak Chand | 20 | 58 |
| 1992 | Men's Giant Slalom | Nanak Chand | 20 | 82 |
| 1992 | Men's Giant Slalom | Lal Chuni | 21 | AC |
| 2006 | Men's Giant Slalom | Hira Lal | 25 | AC |
| 2006 | Women's Slalom | Neha Ahuja | 24 | 51 |
| 2006 | Women's Giant Slalom | Neha Ahuja | 24 | 42 |