British Speed Skiing
British Speed skier Jan Farrell concluded his season with some strong skiing in the final World Cup in Grandvalira, Andorra, meaning he finished 9th overall in the World Cup standings. In the three final races, Farrell clocked one 12th place and two 13th places, with his top speed being 192.70 kmph.
SUMMERHAYES AND TAYLOR-TIPTON TAKE THE BRITISH TITLES AS STANDARDS REACH SKY HIGH IN THE PICTURE SKI BIG AIR
British Snowboard & Freeski Championships, Laax, Switzerland
As the sunshine blessed the final day of the BRITS 2017, it was another spectacular day of world-class skiing, this time in the Picture Ski Big Air. With the level of riding sky high, it was a tough day for the judges not just to select the winners of the Picture Ski Big Air, but also to decide which young guns would be awarded the brand new ‘CSS at the BRITS sponsored by Delancey’ prizes for the best tricks throughout the day, including in warm-up.
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.
SKIERS THROW IT DOWN IN SLOPESTYLE AS SANDIESON AND SUMMERHAYES BECOME BRITISH CHAMPIONS FOR 2017
British Snowboard & Freeski Championships, Laax, Switzerland
With 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
English Alpine Champs 2017 Day 3
Day three of the English Alpine Ski Championships saw the U16 and U14 racers tackle the Giant Slalom on the Stella Alpina race piste, with the older athletes taking on the FIS Super G on the Stelvio piste. The day was rounded off by an exciting Night Parallel Slalom, where Glasgow Ski Racing came out as champions ahead of Ambition Racing A under the floodlights.
News alert: 12 February 2017
James ‘Woodsy’ Woods claims World Cup Slopestyle podium in Quebec
James Woodsy Woods Quebec 2017 – cc GB Park and Pipe
GB Park and Pipe skier James ‘Woodsy’ Woods has taken second in the World Cup Ski Slopestyle in Quebec, Canada at the weekend. This follows his X Games Big Air gold medal, which he won at the end of January.
English Alpine Champs 2017 Day 1
The English Alpine Ski Championships kicked off in style under sunny skies in Bormio today, with some impressive skiing in the FIS National Junior Slalom and Under 12 & Under 10 Giant Slalom.
Around 400 athletes, coaches, parents and supporters descended on Bormio yesterday for the opening parade, which – to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Championships in Bormio – ended in an impressive torchlight descent by local ski instructors.
6 FEBRUARY 2017
Dave Ryding Photo: British Ski & Snowboard
THE British team has been selected for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in St Moritz, Switzerland, which takes place from 6 – 19 February 2017. After a ground-breaking season where he claimed his inaugural World Cup podium, Dave Ryding will compete in the Men’s Slalom event at the very end of the Championships, on Sunday, 19 February.