| 1. Arif Khan, an Indian alpine skier, specializes in slalom and giant slalom events. |
| 2. He has proudly represented India in over a hundred skiing competitions across the globe. |
| 3. In 2011, he clinched two gold medals at the South Asian Winter Games. |
| 4. Arif Khan began his skiing journey at just four years old in Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, under his father's guidance at their ski equipment shop. |
| 5. Apart from competing, he is an experienced skiing instructor and coach. |
| 6. Arif Khan is also known as the founder of the National Ski Academy of India. |
| 7. In addition to skiing, he enjoys training in golf and cycling. |
| 8. He was India's sole representative at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games. |
| 9. He is the third Indian athlete to represent the country at two Winter Olympics, after Jeremy Bujakowski and Shiva Keshavan. |
| 10. He finished 39th in the Slalom event at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, marking India's best-ever Olympic result in men's alpine skiing. |
| 11. He grew up in a village near Gulmarg amidst 'gunfights and bombs'. |
