Virgin Islands Winter Sports Federation

It was the Winter Olympic Games, Calgary 1988.

Born on the island of St. Croix, representing Team ISV 🇻🇮 Seba Johnson was breaking records.

🏅She was the first black woman to ski at the Olympics.
🏅Being just 14, she was also the youngest Alpine racer in Olympic history.

Four years later, she raced again for Team ISV / Virgin Islands Olympic Committee at the Albertville 1992 Games.

Read more about Team ISV Olympian Seba Johnson here: https://andscape.com/whhw/seba-johnson-the-first-black-woman-to-ski-at-the-olympics/

Read more about her Olympic scores and other ISV Olympians here: https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/seba-johnson

Happy Black History Month!

Seba Johnson: the first black woman to ski at the Olympics She competed at age 14 to become the youngest Alpine racer in Olympic history 12:05 PMSeba Johnson became the first black woman and youngest Alpine racer to ski at the Olympics when she competed for the U.S. Virgin Islands at age 14 in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta. Born: May 1, 1973. Her story: Johnson was born in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Her fami...

So proud of Katie Tannenbaum- Virgin Islands Skeleton's podium FINISHES in Whistler!

Virgin Islands Olympic Committee

🥳 well done Katie Tannenbaum- Virgin Islands Skeleton!

It's this time of year again! ❄️

Virgin Islands gettin’ on the podium in Whistler, Canada! 🇻🇮💪🏽

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Bringing the heat! The Virgin Islands National Guard Biathlon Team attends the Chief National Guard Bureau’s 50th Anniversary National Biathlon Championship at Soldier Hollow, Utah, February 17, 2024. In this five day long event, competitors will demonstrate endurance and marksmanship during cross-country skiing and shooting.
Wish them luck!

(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Keyra Moolenaar)

As we wrap up Virgin Islands History Month in the United States Virgin Islands, we wanted to remind you of one Virgin Islands Olympian in particular.

St. Croix born, Ms. Seba Johnson became the first black woman and youngest Alpine racer to ski at the Olympics when she competed for the U.S. Virgin Islands at age 14 in the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta. Her participation in these Games was crucial in the formation of the Virgin Islands Winter Sports Federation, which is still active today.

Seba Johnson: the first black woman to ski at the Olympics She competed at age 14 to become the youngest Alpine racer in Olympic history Seba Johnson became the first black woman and youngest Alpine racer to ski at the Olympics when she competed for the U.S. Virgin Islands at age 14 in the 1988 W…

Have you ever wondered why it's Team ISV?

"Why ISV?"

It has to do with languages. The modern Olympic Games were founded by Pierre de Coubertin, a Frenchman. French is one of the two languages of the Olympics. English is the other. Each country participating in the Olympics has a three-letter code. For most countries, it’s the first three letters of the country’s name. And for the most part country’s names in English and French are very similar. There are some where the English and French versions of the country's name are different. Like Spain, in French it’s Espagne and the code is ESP. Switzerland in French is Suisse and the code is SUI. On the other hand Denmark, in French it's Danemark, has DEN as their code. As for the Virgin Islands: in French, Virgin Islands is Iles Vierges and that is where ISV comes from. The British Virgin Island is Îles Vierges Britanniques and their code is IVB.
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