Singapore’s Faiz Basha overcomes tricky conditions, finishes 35th in slalom at Winter Olympics

Earlier in the Games, Faiz registered a DNF in the men’s giant slalom.

The 23-year-old lost a ski in the first run of the event while trying to round a gate, causing him to skid out. He did not compete in the event’s second run as a result of not finishing the first.

In alpine skiing, athletes move downhill between gates, with the giant slalom having a wider distance between these gates as compared to the slalom event. Skiiers compete in two time trials, with the individual with the fastest total time crowned the winner.

Faiz is Singapore’s second athlete ever at the Winter Olympics, after short track speed skater Cheyenne Goh, who participated in the 2018 edition.

In January last year, the Singaporean met the qualifying mark for the slalom event, and did so for the giant slalom event in recent months.

He was the top-ranked Southeast Asian athlete (12th) at the 2025 Asian Winter Games and the first Singaporean to reach the finals at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.