Venezuelan skier Nicolás Claveau debuted in the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Games
Venezuelan Nicolás Claveau-Laviolette had his first appearance this Tuesday in the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, in the classic sprint test of cross-country skiing, a discipline with which he began his competitive calendar at the Olympic event. The young athlete completed the 1.5-kilometer course in 3 minutes and 47.29 seconds, a mark that placed him in 88th position overall. With this result, Claveau also consolidated himself as one of the youngest participants in the event, being the third youngest in the entire competition.
TL;DR
- Nicolás Claveau-Laviolette, from Venezuela, competed in his first event at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics: the cross-country skiing sprint.
- He finished the 1.5 km course in 3 minutes and 47.29 seconds, placing 88th overall.
- Claveau is one of the youngest participants in the event, ranking as the third youngest.
- He is the sixth Venezuelan to participate in a Winter Olympics and the first from his country in cross-country skiing.
- Claveau's next event is the 10-kilometer cross-country skiing race on Friday.