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The Winter Olympic games have officially kicked off in PyeongChang and Focus on Africa has been speaking to some of the athletes who are representing their countries. This year there are more African countries than ever before a total of eight, will be competing in South Korea. Eight years ago one man dazzled the world as he skied down the slopes wearing a leopard print ski suit. Ghanaian Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong who is nicknamed the 'Snow Leopard' has been telling the Â鶹Éç's Victoria Uwonkunda why more Africans are now competing at the winter games. Image: Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong Credit: Doug Pensinger