Meet Aruwin

Growing up, Aruwin was a very active child who took part in many sports and activities. From swimming and surfing, to dancing and figure skating, and most definitely skiing, she was extremely passionate with everything that she tried. With her Olympian father, who represented Malaysia in slalom kayaking at the Atlanta 1996 Games, she dreamed of becoming an Olympian, doing something bold and new. With all the sports that she played, she was drawn to the cold, the winter sports world. Between figure skating and alpine skiing, she and her family did a 6 hours back and forth every weekend for her to ski in British Columbia, Canada with the Sun Peaks Alpine Club, and return to train figure skating during the week. At 11 years old, Aruwin and her family moved from Bellingham, Washington to Colorado Springs, Colorado, for her to chase her goals in winter sports. She later made the difficult decision to halt competitive figure skating, seeing that she was making greater progress in ski racing with the Ski & Snowboard Club Vail. She was able to start racing under the Malaysian flag in FIS International Children’s series, and found herself seeking more experience to further improve. In 2018, she took the opportunity to train and race in the Dolomites of Italy, thus joining the International Ski Racing Academy. Aruwin continued to train and race regularly in Europe, and by the end of her first year of FIS, the Olympic dream was in sight. In 2022 at just 17 years old and her second year of FIS, Aruwin became the first female and youngest athlete to represent Malaysia at the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, China. This was her start of doing something bold and new.

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Aruwin continues her journey to be a trailblazer for Malaysia in winter sports, and aims to get on the FIS World Cup circuit as the first Southeast Asian to do so. She is also looking forward to competing at her second Olympic games: Milano-Cortina 2026.

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