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Meet the Indian ski racer heading to the Beijing Olympics

India isn’t famous for snow sports. Kashmiri ski racer Arif Khan hopes to change that. The first and so far only Indian to qualify for the Beijing Olympics, he crowdfunded trips to Europe to qualify.

NPR’s Lauren Frayer reports from India.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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