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British Alpine Ski Team Selection List 2008-2009 13/05/2008

British Speed Skier Number 1!!! 01/05/2008
Britain’s Marc Poncin has been crowned the overall World Cup winner in the Speed Skiing Production category, Marc sealed the title with a dominate performance in Verbier, Switzerland on the 17th April after what has been a long, hard season. More...

British Roller Ski races and instruction courses begin on 11 May 2008 28/04/2008

Laura Berry wins the Red Bull home run with a broken collarbone!!!
Friday 5th April saw the first ever Red Bull Home Run tear up Laax, Switzerland at the British Freeski & Snowboard Champs. 201 skiers and snowboarders lined up for a Le Mans start at the top of the mountain, each determined to win the ridiculous en masse Chinese downhill race, one of the most anticipated events at the Brits! more...

Gutsy performance from 'Gus!!! 31/03/2008
Angus Morison, 27 Britain's top male ski cross athlete produced the best result of his career on the 23rd of March at a Europa Cup event in the Czech Republic. More...

Milestone Achievements for Cross Country Skiers 31/03/2008
The juniors finished their winter season with an exceptional flourish in FIS races in Finland. Racing over four days in Bornio, Pello, Yllas and Ylltornio, exceptionally good results were achieved by Andrew Musgrave (18 years) and Andrew Young (16 years) against some world-class senior athletes and the current Olympic champion. More...

National Performance and Pathway Manager 21/03/08

Snowsport GB is delighted to announce the appointment of Duncan Freshwater as National Performance and Pathway Manager, a post which has been facilitated by a generous donationreceived by Snowsport GB from the Roger De Haan Charitable Trust. More...

Impressive 20th placing as ELLIE takes part in her debut FIS WORLD CUP races - Are Sweden March 2008 20/03/2008
Racing against the best female moguls skiers that the world has to offer, Ellie took to the FIS World Cup stage with the intelligent focus and maturity that she is becoming recognised for. more...

Emily Sarsfield and Sarah Sauvey going to World Cup Finals in Valmalenco, Italy 14/03/2008
Britain's Women's Ski Cross Team have been invited to the World Cup Finals in Valmalenco, Italy this weekend. Emily Sarsfield (24) and Sarah Sauvey (24) secured their place in the finals as part of the top 16 in the world after some great performances this winter on the World Cup Circuit. more...

British Freestyle Team in Sierra Nevada 03/03/2008
The British Ski Cross Team headed to Sierra Nevada, Spain for the latest World Cup this season. Training is paying off as the team recorded their most successful results of the season more...

Excellent performance of the British Nordic Development Squad in Austria 03/03/2008
Saturday 16 February 2008 was a particularly eventful date for British Cross Country Ski racing. The British Nordic Development Squad members racing for their Austrian Club, St Martin Bei Lofer showed a strong performance in the individual time trial race in free technique, ie skating, at the Austrian National Youth Cross Country Ski Championships more...

Zoe Gillings Takes Silver at FIS World Cup in Japan 27/02/2008
Zoe Gillings, Britain’s number one Snowboardcross athlete continued her seasons storming success today, Friday 22nd February, when she finished in an excellent 2nd place at the FIS World Cup Snowboardcross competition in Japan more...

British Snowboard Teams Continue to Win Medals 27/02/2008
The British World Cup Halfpipe, Snowboardcross and Freestyle Teams continued to achieve podium results over the weekend when they competed in two Europa Cup Halfpipe events in Czech and World Cup Halfpipe event in Japan more...

Selection results for the Alpine Ski World Junior Championships 19/02/2008

Ski Club Sponsor British Hopefuls 17/02/2008
The Ski Club of Great Britain is sponsoring five British skiers in their quest to become Britain’s best. The Ski Club has been sponsoring ski racer Ed Drake (22, Kingston-upon-Thames) for the past eight years and this year, TJ Baldwin (17, Norwich), Tristram Adamson (10, Alpe d’Huez) and brother Alex (11, Alpe d’Huez), and the number one British Ski Cross female, Emily Sarsfield (24, Durham) have become the latest athletes to be sponsored by the Ski Club. Read more...

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