gets ski village the project that is stalled currently what difference will it makethe ski village is of utmost importance for skiers how much is the investmentjust for the equipment we need more than rs 5 lakh there is extra cost for lift tickets in conversation the firstever indian to win an international medal in skiing came across as a normal vivacious 21yearold my fellow skiers were all praise for me because they knew that in india skiing isnt a popular sport my father always tells us that whatever maybe the circumstances at least we are getting a chance to represent india for a skier balance is the most important thing beyond that we cant afford the expenses i also participated in the allindia interuniversity championship where i stood fourth how do you manage your expenses thenmy father bears most of the cost then our federation the wgfi and also the international ski federation helps us a lot it is very important to have facilities improving the infrastructure and also financial support dont you get any sponsor or supportno we dont get any sponsorship or support you are doing a sport that is not at all popular in india what are the risksthis is one of the most risky games because our speed is really high i have also met mikaela shiffrin and i have seen lindsey vonn from a distance since we have to carry heavy skis so it is quite difficult when i won the medal many people were surprised and wondered how this did happen toi looks forward to covering her journey as she scales many more snowy peaks we go abroad where we shell out huge money for training they were aware of the hindrances that i had to face to achieve this medalwhat was the reaction back home in indiathe moment i landed my phone was inundated with calls from media persons how many followers do you have on twitterbefore the medal i had seven followers and now more than six thousand laughs including the prime minister this sport is so expensive that we cant train for long duration we dont have grooming machines for slopes we dont have chair lifts we dont have beater machines we even dont have artificial snowmaking machines winter sports doesnt have any health insurance provision i have also had a snap with him we practise at the solang valley if manali gets a ski village we would get 6 months of training and directly compete in an fis event rather than going abroad and training there first but make no mistake aanchal has a razorsharp brain and the hunger to bring more laurels for the country we also dont have internationallevel coaches but due to lack of infrastructure we have to go abroad for training what is the overall cost of your trainingfor two months it costs me rs 50 lakh and if i want to train for 6 months it will cost rs 15 crore the video