The West African country of Togo competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics held in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014.

Born and raised in Pieve di Cadore, in Veneto, Italy, Dipol had only been to Togo once before her Olympic debut.

[6][7] Mathilde-Amivi Petitjean, meanwhile, was born in Niger to a Togolese mother and spent the majority of her life in Haute-Savoie, France, where she learned to ski.

The Togolese Ski Federation contacted Petitjean via Facebook in March 2013 and asked her to compete for the country at the Winter Olympics, to which she agreed.

[16][17] Petitjean expressed hope that her appearance at the games would inspire other African youth to participate in winter sports.