Seventeen-year-old skier Anabelle Zurbay, whose grandmother Rosaleen is a native of Rosemount in Westmeath, will be one of the Team Ireland flagbearers at this Friday's Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony. Winter Olympian Anabelle (17) has strong family roots in South WestmeathWestmeath's relatively flat terrain is not known for producing Olympic skiers, but one 17-year-old with strong family ties to Rosemount and Moate will be taking to the slopes at the Winter Olympics in Italy this month! Anabelle Zurbay is representing Ireland at the games in Milano Cortina, and will be the country's sole female competitor at the event. In addition to being Team Ireland's sole female representative at these games, Anabelle will become the youngest alpine skier to represent Ireland at a Winter Olympics. She has been chosen, along with Thomas Maloney Westgard, to be one of the flagbearers for Ireland at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games opening ceremony this Friday.

Source: Irish Independent February 04, 2026 23:10 UTC