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Day 3 – FW The BRITS Best of British in Ski Halfpipe and Picture Big Air returns to the BRITS 2017
BEST OF BRITISH SHOWCASE THEIR SKILS IN THE HALFPIPE AS SPEIGHT AND CHESHIRE CLAIM TITLES
British Snowboard & Freeski Championships, Laax, Switzerland
The country’s best halfpipe skiers were out in force on day three of the BRITS 2017 as the titles were decided in the British Ski Halfpipe Championships. With the sun breaking through the clouds in time to proceed with a two-run competition, it was GB Park and Pipe skiers Pete Speight and Rowan Cheshire who reigned supreme were crowned British Halfpipe Champions.
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Day 2 – The BRITS Photo finish in the Snowboard Cross and Ski Slopestyle Champions crowned
SKIERS THROW IT DOWN IN SLOPESTYLE AS SANDIESON AND SUMMERHAYES BECOME BRITISH CHAMPIONS FOR 2017
British Snowboard & Freeski Championships, Laax, SwitzerlandWith the clouds playing games with the skiers in the 2017 British Ski Slopestyle Championships, the titles were decided on just one run, with impressive riding across the age groups. With the open male category attracting many of the top GB Park and Pipe riders, it was a closely fought battle for the title, but Cal Sandieson came out on top, and for the females it was Olympian Katie Summerhayes who took the British crown with an impressive run through the Laax slopestyle course.
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Day 1 – The BRITS Snowboard Slopestyle and Ski Cross titles decided in Laax
TIGHT BATTLE IN BRITS SKI CROSS AS EMMA PETERS RETAINS BRITSH TITLE AND OLLIE DAVIES SEALS HIS FIRST BRITS CROWN
British Snowboard & Freeski Championships, Laax, Switzerland
Action kicked off today at the BRITS 2017, with the skiers tackling the jumps and berms of the Laax Ski Cross course. With the level of competition probably the highest and tightest it has been at the BRITS, British Ski Cross racer Emma Peters defended her British title, and Ollie Davies, who moved from Alpine racing to Ski Cross last summer, took his first ever British Ski Cross title.
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News from the slopes
Inverness proposal
A NEW artificial ski slope could open in Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. No particular site has yet been identified but members of the public are being surveyed for suggestions. More information can be found at: www.ibsc.org.uk
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Future of Sheffield hangs in the balance
A MASTERPLAN has been drawn up for the re-opening of the Sheffield ski slope area – although at this stage it is unclear whether this plan will include skiing and snowboarding.
Gillespies, a landscape architect firm, was commissioned to review the site of the former artificial ski slope which had been deemed an eyesore after five years of neglect and more than 50 arson attacks.
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World Cup podium for GB Park and Pipe’s Jamie Nicholls
Nicholls’ teammate Rowan Coultas, who had gone directly into finals after a solid qualification performance, finished 8th in the final, with Aimee Fuller placing an impressive 4th in the women’s competition. Matt McCormick just missed out on finals after finishing 11th in the semi-final.
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Delancey British National Alpine Championships kick off this weekend, and World Cup Finals for GB Park and Pipe snowboarders & British Snowboard Cross
Delancey British Alpine Team
All the top names in British Alpine skiing will be heading to France for the start of the Delancey British National Alpine Championships, which begin on Sunday. Returning for its third year running to Tignes, the biggest event on the British Alpine Ski Racing calendar will see the best British ski racers battling it out for the Senior and Junior British Championship honours from 26th March until 2nd April.
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Read the latest issue of the Skier & Snowboarder magazine here
Here is the latest Skier & Snowboarder magazine.
To read the magazine online click here or on the front cover.
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Two British bronze medals in Ski Slopestyle at World Championships
GB Park and Pipe’s James ‘Woodsy’ Woods and Isabel Atkin have both claimed bronze medals in the Ski Slopestyle Finals at the Freestyle Ski Halfpipe World Championships in Sierra Nevada today.
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COMPETITION
WIN a Kitvision Escape 4KW Action Camera
Leading action camera brand Kitvision has teamed up with the Skier & Snowboarder magazine to give away an Escape 4KW Action Camera worth £149.99 in a free to enter competition.Capture every run, turn, and epic jump with the Escape 4KW Action Camera’s 4K Ultra High Definition recording, 12 megapixel camera, and multiple photo modes. The camera, which comes with a waterproof case also allows you to share your action through the built-in Wi-Fi.
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Gillings-Brier Secures Top 10 at World Championships in Spain following birth of baby Léa and loss of funding.
Zoe Gillings-Brier recorded her best result of the season at the World Championships in March with a top 10 finish at the Sierra Nevada World Championships snowboard cross competition in Spain.
Zoe qualified in an impressive 11th place on Saturday and progressed straight through into the finals without having to do a second qualification run.
Zoe competed in the finals yesterday where she progressed through her first heat convincingly but didn’t make it through her second heat. In the small final Zoe placed 3rd place giving her an overall finish position of 9th. -
Top ten finishes for speed skier Jan Farrell in Sun Peaks, Canada
British team speed skier Jan Farrell secures two top ten finishes during the World Cup event in Sun Peaks, Canada, as he prepares for the World Championships in Sweden later this month.
Despite challenging conditions across two days of racing, Farrell managed to complete the course on both occasions with a tenth place (March 6) and a ninth place (March 7).
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Speed skier Jan Farrell goes for podium place in World Cup – Sun Peaks, Canada, on Sunday March 5th
In his third season in the unlimited S1 category, Jan Farrell will be chasing a podium on the Speed Skiing World Cup circuit after establishing himself as one of the fastest racers on the planet.
The Lancaster born skier has now fully recovered from his crash at 216.58kph that happened during the 2016 World Cup event in Vars, France. Now, Jan aims to better his record 5th place in Sun Peaks, a particularly technical track that tends to benefit him.
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Ryding finishes 11th in Alpine World Championships Finale
Delancey British Alpine Team
The Delancey British Alpine Ski Team put in a strong performance at the Alpine World Ski Championships in St Moritz, with Dave Ryding showing that he is one of the world’s best Slalom skiers. After a storming first run, Ryding was lying in 4th place but couldn’t quite hold onto his position, eventually finishing in 11th place, with the World Champions title going to the ever-impressive Marcel Hirscher.
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Overall English Champions crowned on final day of English Alpine Ski Championships 2017 in Bormio
The final day of the English Alpine Ski Championships 2017 concluded with a busy day of racing in Bormio with a FIS GS and Under 14/16 Super G, culminating in the crowning of six overall English Alpine Champions.
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Ryding takes on Alpine World Champs, Ellie Soutter Bronze in Erzurum and Billy Morgan in L.A. for Air+Style
Delancey British Alpine Team
The Delancey British Alpine Ski Team are in St Moritz for the second week of the Alpine World Ski Championships.
Yesterday saw Alex Tilley finish in 30th position after putting down two solid runs in the World Championship GS. Cara Brown, who has only recently come back from a knee injury, qualified for the main race, but yesterday just missed out on the second run finishing in 65th place. Tilley will now race in the Ladies Slalom on Saturday.
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English Champions crowned in Under 16 & 14 Super G with Poth and Mead impressing in NJR GS
English Alpine Champs 2017 Day 5
Day five of the English Alpine Ski Championships 2017 saw the action continue on the sunny slopes of Bormio with a NJR Giant Slalom and an Under 16/14 Super G.
In the FIS Giant Slalom on the Stella Alpina piste, conditions were perfect for two GS runs for the Under 21 and Under 18 racers.
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Major triumphs again in Alpine Combined and rising talent on show in Minis Combi
English Alpine Champs 2017 Day 4
On day four of the English Alpine Ski Championships, racers experienced another day of great racing conditions for the FIS Alpine Combined on the Stelvio piste, and for the Under 12s and Under 10s Combi race on the Stella Alpina piste.