Last updated:聽18 february, 2010 - 12:54 GMT
Mohammad Abbas, Olympic Skier
Pakistan, for the first time ever, has fielded an Olympic skier. He is Mohammad Abbas and he comes from the Nalthar Valley, near Gilgit in Northern Pakistan.
He's a one man team and as a winter Olympic first-timer, it's taken a certain do-it-yourself attitude to reach Vancouver.
Bruce Thorson met Abbas and heard about a journey that started with home-made skis, tied on with strips of wool.