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The Under-16’s entered the fray and NJR on Stella Alpina meant plenty of medals as the English Alpine Championships continued to enthral on day two. A spellbinding floodlight team parallel drew the curtain on a topsy-turvy day of racing across Stella Alpina and Stelvio with Team Ambition the big winners. Marc Telling’s outfit claimed victory in the night parallel, with outstanding individual displays from Katie Stuart, Lois Jackson and Sophie Foster making it a day to remember for those in light blue.
We’re back in Bormio – where the brilliant sun blazed down from glassy blue sky and a bevy of young stars strutted their stuff on opening day at the English Alpine Championships. Over 440 athletes, not to mention their coaches, families and friends, have descended on the resort for six days of competition to savour. And after Saturday night’s magical opening parade set the scene, the key actors had their say with three races on Stelvio and Stella Alpina.
Championship Ski & Snowboard has been run and won for another year with the competition again showcasing some of the best up-and-coming talent competing alongside some of the UK’s best park and pipe exponents.
Katie Ormerod is back in training and pain free for the first time since the devastating injury that ruined her Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, last year. Now, after seven operations, Katie is ready to begin work again out on the slopes.
The World Para Alpine Skiing Championships held jointly in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia and Sella Neveal, Italy are well under way!
Paralympic gold medallists Kelly Gallagher and Menna Fitzpatrick, together with their guides Gary Smith and Jennifer Kehoe, are heading up Team GB’s squad and will contest in all the visually impaired disciplines.
GB Parasnowsport’s Menna Fitzpatrick and guide Jennifer Kehoe have continued their medal-winning form by claiming bronze in their opening race of the World Para Alpine Championships in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.
The result matched their third-place finish at the 2017 World Championships in Italy.
GB Snowsport is pleased to announce the squads which have been selected to compete at the World Alpine Skiing Championships in Are, Sweden and the Junior World Alpine Skiing Championships in Val di Fassa, Italy.
Photo: Andy Ryan / Team GB
2019 edition sees 156 racers return to the slopes of Flaine
2019 is a special year for the British Schoolgirls Races as they celebrate their 60th anniversary, with the event returning to the French Alps on 28th& 29th January 2019.
The resort of Flaine, who are celebrating 50 years in operation, will play host to 156 skiers from 36 schools as they tackle two days of racing – including a GS, Slalom and Parallel Team Slalom.
Telemark skier Jasmin Taylor scored another World Cup podium this morning to cap off a solid weekend of British performances across the globe. There was also another slalom World Cup top 10 for Dave Ryding as well as ski cross top 10s at the Europa Cup and Nor-Am Cup.
The Para Alpine World Championships kicked off today with GB’s 2014 and 2018 Paralympic gold medallists both in action for the first time tomorrow.
More than 30 British skiers and snowboarders were in action over the weekend and it was GB Cross Country leading the way with some historic World Cup results in Germany, while Charlotte Bankes continued her dominance in the snowboard cross Europa Cup.
Cross Country World Cup, Dresden GER – Saturday 12-Sunday 13 January
GB Cross Country delivered a fantastic series of results over the weekend in Dresden where the sprint World Cup took place on the banks of the River Elbe.
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