Leyti Seck

Leyti Alexander Seck (born 21 January 1981) is a Senegalese alpine skier. He holds dual Austrian/Senegalese nationality. He competed on the international skiing circuit after turning professional in 2002, and competed for Senegal at both the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.

Early life Leyti Seck was born on 21 January 1981. His mother was Austrian, while his father was from Senegal. He was adopted as a child, and grew up in Strobl am Wolfgangsee, east of Salzburg. Seck has dual Senegalese and Austrian nationality. He was brought to the attention of Lamine Guèye, who skied for Senegal at the 1994 Winter Olympics, and had since founded his nation's ski federation. Seck was initially banned by the International Ski Federation for wearing an anti-racism logo on his ski helmet, but successfully fought the ban. This placed him ahead of reigning Olympic gold medallist Jean-Pierre Vidal, and brought him to the attention of the Austrian skiing team, with whom he began to train. Christian Mayer said of Seck, "He has amazing talent, I was really surprised at his performance." He finished 55th in the Men's super-G, with a time of 1:42.87, but failed to finish the slalom and giant slalom events. His best result to date came at the Mitterfirmiansreut in Germany in 2006, where he finished fifth in the slalom with a time of 1:21.53. Seck competed in the 2007 Alpine Skiing World Cup but failed to complete. Seck competed once again for Senegal at the 2010 Winter Olympics, in Vancouver, Canada. He did not finish in the men's slalom, and placed 73rd overall in the giant slalom.