Forough Abbasi — The Story
A Champion's
Path
An athlete with a passion for pushing boundaries, living life at full throttle, and inspiring others to embrace every challenge with strength and resilience.
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The Beginning
From Desert Dreams to Icy Realities
I was born in a desert city, carrying a single, unlikely dream — the Olympics.
I never knew my dream would come true in the opposite geography of my birthplace — a world of cold and snow.
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Snow & Racing
Born to Ski
From the first day I learned to walk, I was already on skis — the mountains felt like home before I understood why.
Day by day, my love for snow, skiing, and racing grew within me.
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The All-Round Athlete
Embracing Adventure
Since childhood I have thrown myself into every sport within reach — rock climbing, skating, horseback riding, mountaineering, cycling and snowboarding among the ones I loved most.
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The Junior Circuit
Rising Through the Ranks!!!
I raced the provincial and national ski championships in the youth and junior categories, collecting several provincial medals along the way — and a national gold in the youth class.
National Gold · Youth Class
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First Discipline
My Journey in Rock Climbing
Rock climbing was the first sport I trained in professionally. Soon after I began, I took third place at the national championships — enough to earn a call-up to the national team’s preliminary training camp.
3rd Place · National Championships
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Iran’s Top Young Rider
Pedaling to Success
The second discipline I mastered as a youth was mountain biking. I consistently ranked as Iran’s top rider — outpacing even the adults — and became the first Iranian girl to race the Asian Mountain Biking Championships, in China in 2011, finishing fourth.
1st Iranian Girl · Asian MTB Championships, China 2011
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The National Team
Joining the National Road Cycling Team
After my success in mountain biking, the Cycling Federation invited me to the national road cycling camp. Three months of continuous training earned me a place on the national speed cycling team at the Asian Cup in Thailand.
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On the Slopes
Chasing Dreams on the Slopes
That winter I was named a core member of the national youth ski team, training for the Asian Alpine Skiing Championships. After three months I came home with two gold medals and one silver in the youth category.
2 Gold · 1 Silver — Asian Youth Ski Championships, 2012
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The Olympic Dream
Dreaming of Gold
From then on I poured everything into skiing as a professional — chasing the biggest stage in all of sport. I trained with a single goal in mind: to become an Olympian.
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Olympic Qualification
Key Achievements on the Path
On the road to Olympic qualification, a handful of results mattered above the rest.
- Silver and two bronze medals at the 2013 Turkish International Competition — the results that secured my Olympic qualification.
- Repeated podiums at the Iranian FIS races between 2012 and 2014, building the ranking points toward an Olympic quota.
- Two gold, two silver and two bronze medals at the international competition in Lebanon.
Beyond the Olympics
The Championship Years
Two Winter Olympics. A decade on the world stage. The medals and milestones that followed the dream.
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2014
Sochi Winter Olympics
Competed in the slalom as only the second Iranian woman ever to ski at a Winter Olympic Games.
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2017
Asian Championship — Gold & Bronze
Gold and bronze medals at the Asian Championship.
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2016–17
Winter Universiade
Represented Iran at the World University Winter Games.
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Turkish FIS — Silver & Bronze
Silver and bronze medals across the Turkish FIS races.
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Asian Championship, Sapporo
Raced the Asian Championship in Sapporo, Japan.
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2018
Olympic Torch Bearer
Chosen for the honour of carrying the Olympic torch.
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2018
PyeongChang — A Second Winter Olympics
Earned the quota for a second Winter Games, becoming the only Iranian woman ever to compete at two Winter Olympics.
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Best Result in Iranian Skiing History
Posted the best result in the history of Iranian skiing at the Olympic Games and World Championships.
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2018
Senior Asian Games — Silver & Bronze
Silver and bronze medals at the senior Asian Games.
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2019
World Championship, Sweden
Competed at the Alpine World Championship in Sweden.
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The Journey Continues
Still training, still racing, still chasing the next start gate.
Still Climbing
The Path
Continues
From a desert city to the world's iciest slopes — the dream is still in motion.
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