Sabrina Simader Wanjiku,22, Kenya’s professional Alpine skier will be representing Kenya at the 46° Alpine World Ski Championships in Cortina, Italy.
She will participate in three categories: Women’s Alpine Combined, Women’s Super G and the women’s downhill.
“After my knee injury at the end of October I’ve had a long rehab and I got back on skis in mid-December. Since then, I’m pretty satisfied with my healing & I have had good preparation mentally, physically & on skis as well’’, Sabrina says.
Her career highlights include:
2012/13 Triple youth champion in the Austrian federal state of Styria
02/2016 Olympic Youth Games in Lillehammer (rankings 20, 23, 24 and 26)
01/2017 The first Kenyan ever participating in a Ski World Cup Race
02/2017 Only African woman participating in the speed competitions of the Alpine Ski World Championships in St. Moritz
