In October of last year, Mr Alexander said he was ranked just 3748th in the world at giant slalom, his chosen event. Mr Gray told him that his technique was “absolutely atrocious”, Mr Alexander told the BBC this week, but despite that, he managed to keep up with his coach. “You’re fearless, the fact that you’re fearless means you have more than half the battle won”, Mr Alexander said Mr Gray told him. © Provided by The Telegraph Unlikely Winter OlympiansFrom that base, Mr Alexander has built his international career. In skiing, I’m always the black person,” Mr Alexander told Time last month.

Source: CBC News January 15, 2022 04:34 UTC