Athletes Worth Watching 02.28.24

Who Are Up-and-Coming Athletes To Keep An Eye On In Olympic Sports?

Lara Markthaler is a rare Alpine skier for Team South Africa on the global stage, with Olympic dreams.

□ Lara's drive in the #Gangwon2024 Women's Super-G shone brightly as she finished 33rd. Her future in #AlpineSkiing is very promising! □□ #TeamSA #ForMyCountry pic.twitter.com/SmAY72qyWs

— Team South Africa (@TeamSA2024) January 21, 2024

He's only five-years-old, but Xavier Booker is known as the 'fastest kid alive'.

@chaddesormeaux Xavier is a Kindergarten student that wants to be the fasted kid alive! Everyday on our bus. When I get to his stop, all the kids run to one side of the bus to cheer him on! #heartwarming #louisiana #busdrivers #fyp ♬ original sound - Chad Desormeaux

Finn Luu and Nicholas Luu are leading the Team Australia charge with a new in-Europe training focus for table tennis players.

Aussie table tennis players Finn Luu and Nicholas Lum are reaping the benefits of a premium training academy in Germany, a place fast becoming a destination for the best table tennis academies in the world.

□ https://t.co/NBctCc1Kxz#AllezAUS | @TableTennisAus | @VicInstSport pic.twitter.com/pqTNbovi2O

— AUS Olympic Team (@AUSOlympicTeam) February 10, 2024

Team Austria's Paul Walcher enjoyed a 'perfect day' as he became a new junior world champion in Nordic combined. (in German)

#nordiccombined

Gold bei der Junioren-WM!

Paul Walcher kürt sich bei der JWM in #Planica souverän zum Juniorenweltmeister der Kombinierer!#SkiAustria pic.twitter.com/NjmVX7jR1K

— Ski Austria □□ (@Ski_Austria_) February 9, 2024