Kari Peters

{{short description|Luxembourgish cross-country skier (born 1985)}}

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| birth_place = Dudelange, Luxembourg

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Kari Peters (born 17 November 1985[http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=91448&type=result FIS Biography] in Dudelange, Luxembourg[http://m.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-kari-peters Sochi 2014 Biography]) is a Luxembourgish cross-country skier. He competed for Luxembourg at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Sprint event. He was also scheduled to compete in the 15 kilometre classical event, but withdrew due to suffering from a severe cold.{{cite news |date=13 February 2014 |title=Kari Peters drops out of 15km Winter Olympics race |url=http://www.wort.lu/en/view/kari-peters-drops-out-of-15km-winter-olympics-race-52fcd6bce4b0a1b6529ee9e3 |newspaper=wort.lu |access-date=13 February 2014}}

Kari Peters was named as the athlete to represent the country after he met the standard of less than 100 FIS Points set by the Luxembourgian Olympic and Sporting Committee.{{cite news |date=18 December 2013 |title=Luxembourg cross-country skier headed for Sochi |url=http://www.wort.lu/en/view/luxembourg-cross-country-skier-headed-for-sochi-52b17419e4b03c675a5b3f46 |newspaper=wort.lu |access-date=5 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224024149/http://www.wort.lu/en/view/luxembourg-cross-country-skier-headed-for-sochi-52b17419e4b03c675a5b3f46 |archive-date=24 December 2013 |url-status=dead}} Peters is also the first ever athlete to qualify in cross-country skiing for the country.{{cite web |url=http://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/sports/sports_luxembourgeois/story/--Kari-Peters-avait-fait-des-JO-son-objectif---27909098 |title=Kari Peters avait fait des JO son objectif |trans-title=Kari Peters had his Olympic goal |language=fr |last1=Leyder |first1=Jean |date=18 January 2014 |website=lessentiel.lu/ |publisher=L'Essential |access-date=24 January 2014}} He will be the first cross-country skier to represent his country.

Peters was also selected to carry the Luxembourg flag during the opening ceremony.{{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Games_Sochi_2014/Flagbearers_Sochi_2014_Opening_Ceremony.pdf |title=Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony – Flagbearers |author= |date=7 February 2014 |website=olympic.org |publisher=Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee |access-date=7 February 2014}}