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ABC News Live(NEW YORK) -- British-born Benjamin Alexander had never put on a pair of skis until the age of 32. Only six years later, and he's now going for gold next month in Beijing as Jamaica's first Olympic alpine skier. It didn't come easily, he said. "I hit the ground like 20 plus times on my first time skiing. I absolutely was not a natural," Alexander told ABC News Live Prime on Tuesday. "But I was tenacious, and I had grit and determination. I really wanted to get good enough to ski with my friends. And so I just kept trying, and little by little, one ste...

ABC News Live(NEW YORK) -- British-born Benjamin Alexander had never put on a pair of skis until the age of 32. Only six years later, and he's now going for gold next month in Beijing as Jamaica's first Olympic alpine skier. It didn't come easily, he said. "I hit the ground like 20 plus times on my first time skiing. I absolutely was not a natural," Alexander told ABC News Live Prime on Tuesday. "But I was tenacious, and I had grit and determination. I really wanted to get good enough to ski with my friends. And so I just kept trying, and little by little, one ste...

ABC News Live(NEW YORK) -- British-born Benjamin Alexander had never put on a pair of skis until the age of 32. Only six years later, and he's now going for

(NEW YORK) — British-born Benjamin Alexander had never put on a pair of skis until the age of 32. Only six years later, and he’s now going for gold next month in Beijing as Jamaica’s first Olympic alpine skier. It didn’t come easily, he said. […]