Von Hohenlohe poses in his distinctive mariachi skiing costume. The 55-year-old is the oldest athlete competing at the Winter Games in sub-tropical Sochi.
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Von Hohenlohe poses in his distinctive mariachi skiing costume. The 55-year-old is the oldest athlete competing at the Winter Games in sub-tropical Sochi.
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Mexican skier Hubertus von Hohenlohe is Mexico's only representative at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. He is a descendent of German royalty and qualifies for Mexico after he was born in the country while his parents were on a business trip.
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Mexican skier Hubertus von Hohenlohe is Mexico's only representative at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. He is a descendent of German royalty and qualifies for Mexico after he was born in the country while his parents were on a business trip.
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"It's always interesting when you have something that divides you from the rest, sure my story is interesting but it's a combination of things that makes it click in people's minds," von Hohenlohe told CNN's Ben Wyatt.
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"It's always interesting when you have something that divides you from the rest, sure my story is interesting but it's a combination of things that makes it click in people's minds," von Hohenlohe told CNN's Ben Wyatt.
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Von Hohenlohe has been much in demand from television broadcasters.
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Von Hohenlohe has been much in demand from television broadcasters.
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The 2014 Olympics has set a new high-watermark for attendance of athletes who hail from tropical climates. There are 12 this year compared to seven in 2010.
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The 2014 Olympics has set a new high-watermark for attendance of athletes who hail from tropical climates. There are 12 this year compared to seven in 2010.
Other competitors from warm weather countries at this year's Games include Dow Travers from the Cayman Islands. The 26-year-old downhill skier is competing in his second Olympics after he appeared at Vancouver in 2010.
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Other competitors from warm weather countries at this year's Games include Dow Travers from the Cayman Islands. The 26-year-old downhill skier is competing in his second Olympics after he appeared at Vancouver in 2010.
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Travers happily admits that the Cayman Islands is more probably renowned for its scuba diving than its winter sports expertise.
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Travers happily admits that the Cayman Islands is more probably renowned for its scuba diving than its winter sports expertise.
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Not to be outdone in the shorts department, Tucker Murphy from Bermuda came to the 2014 Opening Ceremony adorned in his country's national dress of Bermuda Shorts.
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Not to be outdone in the shorts department, Tucker Murphy from Bermuda came to the 2014 Opening Ceremony adorned in his country's national dress of Bermuda Shorts.
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