Dinos Lefkaritis was asked to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia an injury prohibited him from competing; he was replaced by Constantinos Papamichael.
23 Facts About Dinos Lefkaritis
1.
2.
Dinos Lefkaritis was born on March 30,1995, in Larnaca, Cyprus.
3.
Dinos Lefkaritis began skiing at the age of 5 on the Troodos Mountains, a large mountain range on Mount Olympus, the highest point in Cyprus.
4.
Dinos Lefkaritis was named Junior Ski Athlete of the Year by the Cyprus Skiing Federation in 2011,2013, and 2014.
5.
Dinos Lefkaritis attended the American Academy of Larnaca from 2007 to 2014.
6.
Dinos Lefkaritis worked as a public relations officer for Cyprus's United Nations Youth and Student Association during his last year of secondary school.
7.
Dinos Lefkaritis is currently attending Bates College in Lewiston, Maine where he is double majoring in engineering and economics.
Related searches
Hermann Maier 8.
Dinos Lefkaritis is the college's only male Alpine skier to compete in the Olympics.
9.
Dinos Lefkaritis withdrew temporarily from the college during the second semester of his third year to train for the Olympics.
10.
Dinos Lefkaritis trained with the Cyprus Skiing Federation on mountain ranges in Europe and South America.
11.
Dinos Lefkaritis began competing for his home country in international competitions in 2008.
12.
Dinos Lefkaritis competed in the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck.
13.
Dinos Lefkaritis was asked to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia an injury prohibited him from competing; he was replaced by Constantinos Papamichael.
14.
Dinos Lefkaritis won the silver medal representing Cyprus in the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe.
15.
On January 22,2018, Dinos Lefkaritis was officially ranked as the best alpine skier by the Cyprus Skiing Federation out of his ski club, Nicosia Ski Club.
16.
Dinos Lefkaritis was given the Olympic Solidarity Athlete Scholarship to assist him in preparing for the games.
17.
Dinos Lefkaritis's head-of-mission is named Dinos Lefkaritis but the two bare no relation.
18.
Dinos Lefkaritis reported to the Olympic Record that his alpine skiing inspiration was Austrian skier, Hermann Maier.
19.
Dinos Lefkaritis recorded a 19.06 min time in the section with a difference of +2.36; the time disqualified him from placing into the Intermediate 2 section of the competition.
20.
Dinos Lefkaritis needed an extra 2.85 seconds to qualify for the next round.
21.
At approximately 10:00 AM, Dinos Lefkaritis skied in the first run of the men's slalom.
22.
Dinos Lefkaritis's run was one of 54 to be recorded as a "Did Not Finish " as he did not restart and complete the course.
23.
Dinos Lefkaritis carried the flag of Cyprus during the closing ceremonies of the Olympics on February 25,2018.