Tess Arbez
Snowsports
BIOGRAPHY
French-Irish skier, Tess Arbez was only 20 when she made her Olympic debut in PyeongChang in 2018.
She went on to make history when she became the first Irishwoman to compete in a speed race at the Olympics at Beijing 2022.
Tess’s maternal grandfather was born in Carlow and lived in Blackrock in Dublin and her mother Marguerite lived in England before her parents moved to France.
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SNOWSPORTS NEWS
A Message from Peter Sherrard, CEO, Olympic Federation of Ireland
As we come to the end of a remarkable year, I want to extend my sincere thanks to everyone across the Olympic community for your support in 2025. It has been a big year, marked by brilliant representation from our athletes across all sports. Their performances, resilience, and commitment continue to inspire the nation. [...]
Dare To Believe Updates
November was a busy month for Dare to Believe, with the launch of the new Olympic Movement Breaks bringing fresh Olympic-themed activities to classrooms across the country. Throughout the month over 75,000 students got moving thanks to the programme. We also released the Dare to Believe song with the Kabin Crew, adding a fun [...]
Milano Cortina 2026 – Team Ireland Update
Excitement continues to build as we move closer to the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, scheduled for 6–22 February 2026. The Olympic flame has now completed its handover in Athens and begun a 12,000 km torch relay across Italy, visiting all 110 provinces in the lead-up to opening night in Milan. Organisers report [...]
OFI UPDATES – DECEMBER
OFI Delegation visit to ISPO 2025 A small delegation of OFI and McKvr Sports staff, joined by Tokyo 2020 Olympian Nadia Power, staff travelled to Munich last week and attended ISPO, the world’s largest sports industry trade show showcasing new products, materials and innovations from global sportswear and equipment brands. The purpose of the visit [...]
The Power of Perseverance: How Cross-country skier Thomas Maloney Westgård pushed past expectations
IF ANYONE embodies the Olympic Federation of Ireland’s ‘Dare to Believe’ motto it is the country’s top cross-country skier and programme ambassador Thomas Maloney Westgård. It is 11 years since the 6’ 1” Norwegian-Irish skier first represented Ireland and since then he has shot up through the ranks of the world’s toughest endurance athletes to [...]
TEAM IRELAND LAUNCHES NEW PHILANTHROPIC FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT IRELAND’S OLYMPIC AMBITION
A new way for the global Irish community to support Team Ireland’s Olympic journey The Olympic Federation of Ireland today announced the launch of the Team Ireland Foundation, a new philanthropic initiative designed to unite supporters at home and abroad behind Ireland’s Olympic ambition and to strengthen the pathway to world-class performance for athletes [...]