Five South Africans, three women and two men, will represent the country at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics from February 6 to 22.
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) said the team comprised two teenagers, 17-year-old Thomas Weir and 18-year-old Lara Markthaler, both skiers doing slalom and giant slalom.
Cross-country skier Matt Smith is the oldest at 35 followed by skeleton slider Nicole Burger, 31.
Malica Malherbe, 21, will compete in freestyle, a skiing discipline.
The five, the country’s biggest Winter Olympic contingent, have been offered incentives of R400,000 for gold, R200,000 for silver and R75,000 for bronze.
No South African has won a podium at a Winter Olympics.
Three-time Winter Olympian Alex Heath is the chef de mission.
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