Kasete_Naufahu_Skeen

Kasete Naufahu Skeen

Kasete Naufahu Skeen

Tongan alpine skier

Kasete Naufahu Skeen (born 10 September 1982[1]) is the first Tongan alpine skier to compete at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.[2][3]

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Skeen was born in London to an English mother and Tongan father.[4] He grew up in Notting Hill attending Holland Park School.[5]

Skeen competed in the giant slalom qualification race at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 held at St Moritz, Switzerland.[2][6] Whilst training in Val di Fiemme, Italy,[7] Skeen was given the nickname "Il Tomba di Tonga" (The Tomba of Tonga) referring to the Italian alpine ski racer Alberto Tomba[8][9]

Skeen is also a musician composing and performing on Nero's 2011 album Welcome Reality[10][11]

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    "Sport: Support for Tongan skier at World Alpine Champs". Radio New Zealand. 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
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    "Il "Tomba di Tonga" in Val di Fiemme – Sport – Trentino Corriere Alpi". Trentino Corriere Alpi (in Italian). 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
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    "St. Moritz ha già un gran personaggio: Kasete Naufahu Skeen, "il Tomba di Tonga"". Eurosport. 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
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    "Welcome Reality – Nero | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
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    "Kasete Skeen". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
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