Kwame “Snow Leopard” Nkrumah-Acheampong is the sole member of the Ghana Olympic Ski Team!

Here is a glimpse into his amazing journey….

Soon after his first time on skis, the young father of two was ripping down the 185-yard slope. “As I improved, one guy in particular kind of motivated me,” Nkrumah-Acheampong says. “He told me there was no way that I could qualify for an Olympic games. Well, I am a very competitive person, and I took that as a challenge. I wanted to make him eat his hat. Skiing was suddenly something I needed to master. That is what drives me.”

Nkrumah-Acheampong will need every last bit of that drive to compensate for the massive disparity between his experience and that of his Olympic competitors, most of whom have been skiing since they were toddlers. The Snow Leopard picked up the sport at an age when most competitive skiers are thinking about hanging up their boots. His progress was initially so rapid that he considered trying out for the 2006 winter games in Turin, Italy, 18 months after his first run. “Instead of Turin, I committed to 2010,” he says. “I don’t mind telling you, it’s been a long, hard journey.”

You can check out the rest of his story in: United Hemispheres Magazine

Wish you the best!

Robert