Oliver Kraas, the South African cross country skier is born

Oliver Martin Kraas was born on 18 April 1975 in Germiston, Gauteng.[i] Oliver is a South African Cross Country skier.[ii] He started competitive skiing in 2003.[iii] He finished 57th in the inpidual sprint event at Turin in 2006.[iv] Oliver became the first South African to compete in a Nordic event in 2006, even though he was unable to make it passed the qualifying round of the event.[v] He finished 23rd at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in the team sprint at Oberstdorf in 2005.[vi] Oliver finished 38th in the World Cup’s inpidual sprint event hosted by Germany in 2006.[vii] Oliver represented South Africa at the 2005 and 2007 Rollski World Championships.[viii] He participated in the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympic Games.[ix] He finished 9th in the ‘pursuit’ event at the 2008 FIS Rollski World Cup hosted in Leipzig, Germany.[x] Oliver was South Africa’s flag bearer during the opening ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.[xi] End notes [i] Oliver Kraas, http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kr/oliver-kraas-1.html (20 April 2017). ↵ [ii] Oliver Kraas, https://www.olympic.org/oliver-kraas (20 April 2017). ↵ [iii] Oliver Kraas, https://alchetron.com/Oliver-Kraas-690099-W (13 March 2017). ↵ [iv] Oliver Kraas, https://alchetron.com/Oliver-Kraas-690099-W (13 March 2017). ↵ [v] Oliver Kraas, https://alchetron.com/Oliver-Kraas-690099-W (13 March 2017). ↵ [vi] Oliver Kraas, https://alchetron.com/Oliver-Kraas-690099-W (13 March 2017). ↵ [vii] Oliver Kraas, https://alchetron.com/Oliver-Kraas-690099-W (13 March 2017). ↵ [viii] Nordic Rollski/Cross Skating, http://www.snowsports.co.za/cross_country.htm (13 March 2017). ↵ [ix] Oliver Kraas, https://www.olympic.org/oliver-kraas (20 April 2017). ↵ [x] Nordic Rollski/Cross Skating, http://www.snowsports.co.za/cross_country.htm (13 March 2017). ↵ [xi] Oliver Kraas Photos, http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Oliver+Kraas/Olympics+Opening+Ceremony/QI0snCe7glk (20 April 2017). ↵