Costa Rica became the second tropical nation to participate at the Winter Games, in the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York, where Arturo Kinch also competed in alpine skiing events.
Costa Rica blev den andra tropiska nationen att delta i olympiska vinterspelen, i olympiska vinterspelen 1984 i Lake Placid, New York, där Arturo Kinch deltog i alpin skidåkning.