Close Menu
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    Thursday, June 19, 2025
    961
    Instagram Facebook LinkedIn TikTok
    • Breaking News
    • Guides
    • Food & Drink
    • Listicles
    • Join the Team
    • Whatsapp
      • 961
      • 961 News
    • AUB Outdoors ☀️
    Advertise with Us Get the App
    961
    Home»Magazine»Sports
    Xinhua/Bilal Jawich | Manon Ouaiss | YomKom |
    2 Mins Read

    Meet The Lebanese Athletes Participating In The 2022 Winter Olympics

    By Karine KeuchkerianFebruary 1, 2022
    Facebook WhatsApp Copy Link

    The Winter Olympics in Beijing is about to kick off, starting February 4th with 91 countries participating, including Lebanon with three of its best athletes.

    The Winter Olympics is an international contest of winter sports

    The highly expected international winter sports event, which will run until February 20th this year, is held every four years at a two-year interval from the summer games. 

    Lebanon will be represented by three young athletes, 2 in the Alpine Skiing contest and 1 in the Cross-Country Skiing contest.

    Cesar Arnouk

    View this post on Instagram

    A post shared by Arasportslb (@arasportslb)

    Lebanese alpine skier Cesar Arnouk, aged 21, will be competing for the Alpine Skiing title.

    He previously competed in two World Championships (2019, 2021) with his 33rd in giant slalom at Cortina d’Ampezzo being the best result ever for Lebanon.

    In 2017 and 2018 he won two Junior World Championships and his best finish was 55th in the giant slalom in 2018 (Davos) and 2021 national slalom champion (Cedars).

    Manon Ouaiss

    View this post on Instagram

    A post shared by Manon Ouaiss (@__manz__)

    Lebanese alpine skier Manon Ouaiss, 21 years old, will be also competing for the Alpine Alpine Skiing title.

    In 2021, she competed at the SES Cup in Montenegro, where she won 3 races among small evolving ski nations. She also won 3 Lebanon national titles and claimed 9 FIS races in Lebanon and was second in the 2016 Asian Championships as a junior.

    Elie Tawk

    View this post on Instagram

    A post shared by ELIE TAWK🇱🇧 (@elieyousseftawk)

    19-years old Lebanese athlete Elie Tawk will enter the Cross-Country skiing competition.

    Elie Tawk is a finance student at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik and has had several successful turning points in his skiing journey, including his participation in the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne. In 2021, he ranked 54th at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Germany.

    Beijing 2022

    Team Lebanon first participated in the Winter Olympics in 1948 with 17 participants in total after the establishment of a National Olympic Committee. Since then, Lebanon has competed at nearly every Olympic Games.

    Team Lebanon has had 33 Winter Olympians winners so far (29 men, 4 women).

    Share. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Email

    For You

    Low-Cost Lebanese Airline 961

    We Might Finally Be Getting A Low-Cost Lebanese Airline – Here’s What We Know

    lebanon jounieh cyprus by ferry 961

    You’ll Soon Be Able To Travel Between Lebanon & Cyprus By Ferry

    lebanese beer brands almaza beirut beer 961

    Lebanese Beer Brands Are Publicly Throwing Shade, And It’s Getting Frothy

    lufthansa beirut 961

    You Can Now Fly To Beirut Again On Lufthansa & Swiss Airlines

    saint levant aub outdoors 2025 961

    Saint Levant Is Officially Headlining AUB Outdoors 2025!

    nada koussa miss world miss lebanon 961

    Nada Koussa Just Left To Represent Lebanon At Miss World

    Low-Cost Lebanese Airline 961

    We Might Finally Be Getting A Low-Cost Lebanese Airline – Here’s What We Know

    whish pay lebanon 961

    You Can Now Use Whish Pay At Shopify Stores

    June 13, 2025
    lebanon jounieh cyprus by ferry 961

    You’ll Soon Be Able To Travel Between Lebanon & Cyprus By Ferry

    June 8, 2025
    Michel Hayek

    Michel Hayek 2025: Predictions For The World

    December 31, 2024
    lebanon cybergames 2025 hacking 961

    Lebanon Just Won A Global Hacking Competition

    June 10, 2025
    Michel Hayek

    Michel Hayek 2025: Predictions For Lebanon

    December 31, 2024

    20 Celebrities You Probably Didn’t Know Had Lebanese Roots

    April 22, 2019
    Michel Hayek

    Michel Hayek 2025: Predictions For The Middle East

    December 31, 2024

    Ampere Cinema Reopens Its Doors In North Lebanon After 28 Years Of Absence

    June 30, 2022
    lebanese beer brands almaza beirut beer 961

    Lebanese Beer Brands Are Publicly Throwing Shade, And It’s Getting Frothy

    June 7, 2025
    961 Logo
    Facebook WhatsApp TikTok Instagram

    Popular Topics

    • Guides
    • Eat & Drink
    • Listicles
    • Lebanon News
    • Diaspora
    • Explained

    961

    • About
    • WhatsApp Channel
    • News WhatsApp Channel
    • Corrections Policy
    • Ownership & Funding

    Services

    • Advertise
    • Careers
    • App Waitlist
    • Contact Us
    • Newsletter
    961™ | All Rights Reserved ©2025
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

    We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Okay