Neha Ahuja
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"Neha Ahuja" is the "first Indian woman" in the history of India to "qualify" for the Winter Olympics, and the first Indian to be competing in the Giant Slalom and Slalom alpine skiing finals. Daughter of an Indian Border Security Officer, Comdt. S. P Ahuja, Principal of Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering and Director of Winter Sports, she was one of the four Indians competing at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Her sister Shefali Ahuja represented India in the 1996_Asian_Winter_Games/3rd Winter Asian games held in Harbin, China. Neha's younger sister, Swati Ahuja participated the fourth season of MTV Roadies.

Per Winter Olympic records, the first [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IND/winter/ Indian Alpine Skiing] participation is in 1964. Since then, 8 athletes have competed in 5 Winter Games.

The "first Indian man" in Winter Olympics is Jeremy Bujakowski at Innsbruck in 1964 in Alpine Skiing/Men's Downhill and the "first Indian woman" in Winter Olympics is [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/shailaja-kumar-1.html Shailaja Kumar] at Calgary in 1988 in Alpine Skiing/Women's Slalom.

[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/IND/winter/ Indian Winter Olympic Alpine Skiing Results] from 1964 to 2006

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You have to walk up and you have two runs a day and you are exhausted. Sometimes, we didn't inspect the course because I didn't want to go up and down and up again.

I feel so honored that I'm the first woman from India to have qualified.