Mathieu Razanakolona [SEP] occupation
Mathieu Razanakolona
Mathieu Razanakolona (born August 2, 1986) is a Malagasy-Canadian alpine skier, born to a Quebecois mother and a father from Madagascar, currently residing in Canada.
He competes in both slalom and giant slalom races. In January 2006 he made his debut in the Alpine skiing World Cup in Schladming, Austria, but he was disqualified from this competition.
He was Madagascar's only representative at the 2006 Winter Olympics, and their first ever Winter Olympics representative. The FIS gave him a wildcard
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup event in Schladming, Austria, where he was disqualified after straddling a gate.
Alpine skiing.
The sole Malagasy athlete at the Games, Mathieu Razanakolona, competed in the men's giant slalom and slalom. He was the flag bearer at both the opening and closing ceremonies. 
Competing in the giant slalom on 20 February, he finished his first run in a time of one minute and 39.1 seconds, placing him in 43rd place out of the 47 skiers who completed the run. His