Iran's Olympic skier Atefeh Ahmadi poses for a picture as she trains during preparations for the Winer Olympics, on the slopes of Abali some 45 kms from the capital Tehran

Iranian Atefeh Ahmadi learned to ski not long after she could walk, but the path to the Winter Olympics has not been an entirely smooth run for the 21-year-old.

The only Iranian woman to qualify for the Beijing Games, Ahmadi told AFP she was just three when her parents first set her on skis.

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