Arthur Hanse (born 10 February 1993
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Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

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) is an

alpine skier Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

competing for

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

. He competed for Portugal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the

slalom To slalom is to zigzag between obstacles. It may refer to: Sports ;Alpine skiing and/or snowboarding * Slalom skiing, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline * Giant slalom, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline * Super-G ...

and

giant slalom Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance from each other than in slalom but less than in Super-G. Giant slalom and slalom make up t ...

. Hanse is the son of emigrants from Portugal who now live in France, which allows him to compete for the country. Hanse originally competed for his native

until November 2013.

References

1993 births Living people Portuguese male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Portugal Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics French sportspeople of Portuguese descent Sportspeople from Paris Université Savoie Mont Blanc alumni {{Portugal-alpine-skiing-bio-stub