Kasete Naufahu Skeen

Kasete Naufahu Skeen (born 10 September 1982[1]) is the first Tongan alpine skier to compete at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships[2][3].

Kasete Naufahu Skeen
Alpine skier
DisciplinesGiant slalom
Born (1982-09-10) 10 September 1982
London, United Kingdom
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
World Championships
Teams1 – (2017)

Skeen was born in London to an English mother and Tongan father[4]. He grew up in Notting Hill attending Holland Park School[5].

Skeen competed in the Giant Slalom qualification race at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 held at St Moritz, Switzerland[2][6]. Whilst training in Val di Fiemme, Italy,[7] Skeen was given the nickname "Il Tomba di Tonga" (The Tomba of Tonga) referring to the Italian alpine ski racer Alberto Tomba[8][9]

Skeen is also a musician composing and performing on Nero's 2011 album Welcome Reality[10][11]

References
  1. "SKEEN Kasete-Naufahu - Biographie". data.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  2. "Meet the man who quit his job to become Tonga's first Winter Olympic ski racer". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  3. "Kasete represents Tonga in style at FIS World Ski Championships". Matangi Tonga. 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  4. "Grit and goodwill fuel Tongan skier's Olympic dream". Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  5. Cooper, Goolistan (2016-10-31). "Notting Hill man aims to be Tonga's first Olympic alpine skier". getwestlondon. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  6. "West London skier on his Winter Olympics hopes". London Live. 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  7. "Sport: Support for Tongan skier at World Alpine Champs". Radio New Zealand. 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  8. "Il "Tomba di Tonga" in Val di Fiemme - Sport - Trentino Corriere Alpi". Trentino Corriere Alpi (in Italian). 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  9. "St. Moritz ha già un gran personaggio: Kasete Naufahu Skeen, "il Tomba di Tonga"". Eurosport. 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  10. "Welcome Reality - Nero | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  11. "Kasete Skeen". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
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