Peru's Ornella Oettl debuted at Olympic alpine skiing event

16:57 | Lima, Feb. 18.

Peruvian alpine skier Ornella Oettl Reyes completed her debut atWwinter Olympic Games in Sochi with a 57th placing in the women's giant slalom race.
The 22-year-old Olympic alpine skier from the Andean nation posted a time of 3:06.32, which was good enough for 57th overall, thus leaving a lasting impression. 

The gold medal went to Slovenian skier Tina Maze, who finished her two runs with a total time of 2:36.87. Austrian national Anna Fenninger was awarded the silver medal for her total time of 2:36.94.

Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany clinched bronze with a time of 2:37.14, peruthisweek.com reported.

Oettl Reyes is to compete in the ladies’ slalom on Feb. 21. Meanwhile, her brother Manfred, a fellow Olympic athlete competing in alpine skiing, is scheduled to debut Wednesday in the men’s giant slalom.

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Published: 2/18/2014