Manfred Oettl Reyes was 16 years old at the time of the Games.[5] He was born to a German father, and a Peruvian mother, and at the time, said he had only been to Peru twice in his life.[6] His first event, the giant slalom, was held on 23 February. He posted run times of 1 minute and 29 seconds and 1 minute and 32 seconds.[7][8] This saw him in 67th place out of 81 competitors who finished the race.[9] On 27 February, he was disqualified during the first run of the slalom.[10]
Ornella Oettl Reyes was 18 years old at the time of the Vancouver Olympics.[5] During 24–25 February, she took part in the weather-impacted giant slalom, finishing the first run in a time of 1 minute and 27 seconds,[11] but she failed to finish the second run and went unplaced in the final standings.[12] The next day, she had a similar experience in the giant slalom, finishing the first run in a time of 59 seconds, but failing to complete the second run.[13][14]
Roberto Carcelen was 39 years old at the time of the Vancouver Olympics.[5] He took up skiing at the age of 34, after meeting his wife on an online dating site and moving from Peru to Seattle, Washington.[15] He secured qualification at an event held at the Silver Star Mountain Resort in British Columbia.[15] In his race, the 15 kilometre freestyle, he finished with a time of 45 minutes and 53 seconds, placing 94th out of 95 competitors.[16]
