Kari Peters


Kari Peters is a Luxembourgish cross-country skier. He competed for Luxembourg at the [2014 Winter Olympics] in the Cross-country skiing at the [2014 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint|Sprint] event. He was also scheduled to compete in the Cross-country skiing at the 2014 [Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre classical|15 kilometre classical] event, but withdrew due to suffering from a severe cold.
Kari Peters was named as the athlete to represent the country after he met the standard of less than 100 FIS Points set by the Luxembourgian [Olympic and Sporting Committee]. Peters is also the first ever athlete to qualify in cross-country skiing for the country. He will be the first cross-country skier to represent his country.
Peters was also selected to carry the Luxembourg flag during the 2014 Winter [Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony].