Captain dropping very soft sportsman in Winter Olympics (5)
I believe the answer is:
skier
'sportsman in winter olympics' is the definition.
(someone who skis)
'captain dropping very soft' is the wordplay.
'captain' becomes 'skipper' (synonyms).
'dropping' suggests deleting specific letters.
'very soft' becomes 'pp' (musical abbreviation for pianissimo).
'skipper' with 'pp' removed is 'SKIER'.
(Other definitions for skier that I've seen before include "He glides over snow, perhaps in sport" , "Slider on snow" , "One up mountain, perhaps" , "High ball; Alpine sportsman" , "Sportsman who glides over snow" .)