Michael Poettoz (born August 21, 1998) [1] is an alpine skier representing Colombia. Poettoz was born in Cali and was adopted by a French family when he was aged 21 months. Poettoz grew up and learned how to ski in Les Carroz d'Araches, France. [2]
Poettoz became the first Colombian to compete in the Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. [2] In the slalom event, Poettoz did not finish the first run. In the giant slalom, Poettoz finished 35th in the first run with a time of 1:24.70. Poettoz, however, did not finish the second run.
In 2017, Poettoz became the first ever person to be born in Colombia to qualify for the Winter Olympics. [3]
Poettoz competed for Colombia at the 2022 Winter Olympics. [4]