Henrik Von Appen

Henrik Von Appen
Personal information
Born15 December 1994 (1994-12-15) (age 29)
Santiago, Chile
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesSuper-G, downhill
World Cup debut30 November 2013 (age 18)
Olympics
Teams2 (2014, 2018, 2022)
World Championships
Teams4 – (2013–19)
World Cup
Seasons6 – (2014–19)

Henrik Von Appen (born 15 December 1994[1] in Santiago, Chile[2]) is an alpine skier from Chile. He competed for Chile at the 2014 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Olympics in all five alpine skiing events.[3][4] In 2018, Henrik was Chile's flagbearer at the opening ceremony.

His cousin Kai Horwitz is an Olympic alpine skier for Chile, and his cousin Nadja Horwitz is an Olympic sailor for Chile.[5]

  1. ^ FIS Biography
  2. ^ "Sochi 2014 profile". Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2014-02-16.
  3. ^ "The North Face presenta la vestimenta oficial del equipo chileno para Sochi 2014" [The North Face presents the official dress of the Chilean team for Sochi 2014]. elmercuriomediacenter.cl/ (in Spanish). 24 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Who are the Caribbean, Latin America Athletes Competing at Sochi?". News Americas Now. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Alpine skiing | Athlete Profile: Kai HORWITZ - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games"