Antonio Jose Pardo Andretta

Antonio Jose Pardo Andretta (born September 8, 1970 in Caracas ) is an alpine skier from Venezuela. He competed for Venezuela at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the giant slalom event, placing last.

Career Pardo is the fifth ever Venezuelan to ever qualify for the Winter Olympics and the first ever to qualify in a snow sport. Pardo only started to compete competitively at the age of 43 because he became unemployed and thus had more time to compete.

Pardo Andretta was also selected to carry the Venezuelan flag during the opening ceremony. Pardo entered the opening ceremony showing of his dance moves, which set off a social media buzz. Pardo Andretta is also the president of the Venezuelan Ski federation.