Jeffrey Webb kicked off his first Winter Olympics with a 68th-place finish in the men's giant slalom event on Sunday in PyeongChang, South Korea.
The 18-year-old, who was the first Malaysian to qualify for the Winter Olympics, was 78th after the first run with a time of 1:23.83 on the slopes of Yongpyong Alpine Center.
He improved his position by 10 places in the second run with an identical time of 1:23:84, becoming one of the 75 alpine skiers to complete the event.
With a combined total of 2:47:67, Webb finished 29.63 seconds behind winner Marcel Hirscher (2:18.04), his hero according to PyeongChang 2018's official website.
Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen (2:19:31) and France's Alexis Pinturault (2:19:35) completed the podium, while 2014 gold medallist Ted Ligety (2:21.25) finished ninth.
Webb will continue his participation at PyeongChang 2018 in the men's slalom event on Thursday.
(Picture: Instagram/official_jeffreywebb)
The 18-year-old, who was the first Malaysian to qualify for the Winter Olympics, was 78th after the first run with a time of 1:23.83 on the slopes of Yongpyong Alpine Center.
He improved his position by 10 places in the second run with an identical time of 1:23:84, becoming one of the 75 alpine skiers to complete the event.
With a combined total of 2:47:67, Webb finished 29.63 seconds behind winner Marcel Hirscher (2:18.04), his hero according to PyeongChang 2018's official website.
Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen (2:19:31) and France's Alexis Pinturault (2:19:35) completed the podium, while 2014 gold medallist Ted Ligety (2:21.25) finished ninth.
Webb will continue his participation at PyeongChang 2018 in the men's slalom event on Thursday.
Malaysian alpine skier Jeffrey Webb will be in action at #PyeongChang2018 on the following dates! Watch his events on Astro SuperSport and Astro GO. pic.twitter.com/EGzOSIRMrm
— Stadium Astro (@stadiumastro) February 17, 2018
(Picture: Instagram/official_jeffreywebb)
