Overview
- Schleper is contesting her seventh Olympics, becoming the oldest female Alpine skier to compete and the first athlete reported to appear at seven Winter Games.
- Lasse Gaxiola, 18, makes his Olympic debut for Mexico in Alpine skiing.
- Schleper races the super-G on Thursday and the giant slalom on Sunday in Cortina d'Ampezzo, while Gaxiola competes in giant slalom on Saturday and slalom on Monday in Bormio.
- Schleper carried Mexico’s flag at the opening ceremony after previously competing in four Olympics for the United States before switching nationality through marriage and returning to competition in 2015.
- She emphasizes she is competing, citing a recent FIS super-G top five in Vail and two 2024 giant slalom wins; her coach is Hubertus von Hohenlohe, and Gaxiola is coached on site by his father, Federico.