Milestone weekend for British Snowsports
GB Park and Pipe athletes have had a phenomenal week, claiming podiums left, right and centre.
In yesterday’s FIS World Cup Snowboard Slopestyle in Spindleruv Mlyn in Czech Republic, Jamie Nicholls claimed his first World Cup podium and first World Cup win in the men’s competition, with Billy Morgan finishing in third. And in the ladies competition, the unstoppable Katie Ormerod finished second to claim yet another podium.
Jamie said after his win: "I am so happy to finally win a World Cup. It's a first for me to get on a World Cup podium and I am just so pleased with how today went. I felt great all day and I was really happy with the run I put down. It has been a great day."
This followed some world class riding from GB Park and Pipe athletes at the Spring Battle in Flachau, where the team secured three more podiums. Billy Morgan was top of the pile in the men’s snowboard competition, with Jamie Nicholls clinching fourth. For the men, Katie Ormerod finished in second with Aimee Fuller just behind her in third.
The domination of the World Cup and Spring Battle came straight after Izzy Atkins’ 2nd place and James ‘Woodsy’ Woods came 3rd in the AFP World Tour event in La Clusaz on Friday.
Delancey British Alpine Ski Team
Yesterday Dave Ryding proved that he is one of the world’s best Slalom skiers, taking 15th in the FIS World Cup Finals in St Moritz. The result concludes a fantastic World Cup season for Ryding, which included a World Cup Slalom 12th place finish in Val d’Isere and a 13th in Santa Caterina.
Ryding will now head to the Delancey British National Alpine Ski Championships, which started yesterday in Tignes where he will compete in the Slalom on Friday.
Dave Ryding said after the World Cup Finals:
“I believed I could get into the top 15. I have been skiing well and I knew I could do it and I am just over the moon. If you had told me I would get top 15 in the World Cup Finals before the start of the season I definitely would have taken it. I have achieved my goals for the season and for me it is definitely ‘job done’ in terms of the World Cup. I now hope I can round it off with a win at the Delancey British Champs and finish on a high.”
The Delancey British National Alpine Ski Championships kicked off yesterday with the National Championships and National Junior Championships Super G. Alex Tilley took the National Title, with Under 18 athlete Jess Anderson claiming the NJC Title. For the men, Billy Major showed off his Super G capabilities to take the title of National Champion, with Paul Henderson putting in a phenomenal run to take the NJC Title.
Action continues with Downhill Training today. All Delancey British National Alpine Championships news will be posted on www.teambss.org.uk and on Twitter @TeamBSS.
British Telemark
British Telemarker Jaz Taylor followed her fantastic second place in the Sprint race at the Telemark World Cup in Murren, with a 5th place in the Ladies Parallel Sprint. Alistair Cruz-Mermy and Louis Hatchwell were the fastest Brit in the Men’s Parallel Sprint, both finishing in 17th place .
British Ski Cross
This week sees six young British athletes competing at the World Junior Ski Cross Championships in Val Thorens. English Ski Cross Team members Luke Feneley, Will Wheeler, Laurence Willows, Emma Peters and Isobel Brown are joined by Scottish ski cross racer Scott Garvie, tackling qualifiers on Wednesday and hopefully finals on Thursday. The team is supported by TASS for the World Junior Champs.
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