News Archive
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...
Early Success for British Children 02/02/08
The British Children's Ski Team has had a great start to the international season, taking 5th place out of 19 nations, at the Ski-Interkriterium, Czech Republic on 25 - 26 January. Read More...
LAND ROVER TAKES TO THE SLOPES 31/01/2008
Gaydon, Warwickshire, 1 February 2008 - Land Rover has today announced its appointment as the Official Vehicle Partner to Snowsport GB, the British Alpine Ski Team and the British Snowboard Team. Read more...
Zoe Gillings Finishes 9th in FIS World Cup Event 24/01/2008
British Snowboard Team Results from BEO and World Cup Events. Read more...
GB Freestyle Skier Em (Emma) Lonsdale makes X Games Superpipe Final 23/01/2008
British Skier Em Lonsdale (23) has made the 12 woman entry list for the toughest ski Halfpipe competition on the planet - ESPN's X Games. Em who started her skiing career at Kendal ski centre is now based in Mammoth in the USA over the winter months. Read more...
British Snowboard Teams Compete in Colorado, USA 03/01/2008
The British World Cup Snowboardcross, Halfpipe and British Freestyle Teams kicked off the competition season in Colorado, USA over the weekend when ten riders, including Dan Wakeham, Zoe Gillings and Ben Kilner competed in the Chevy Grand Prix, Breckenridge and the King of the Mountain World Pro Championships, in Telluride. Read more...
Donation from the Roger De Haan Charitable Trust funds - The British Children's Alpine Skiing Development Plan 20/12/2007
SnowsportGB is delighted to announce that an agreement has been reached with the Roger De Haan Charitable Trust, which will provide SnowsportGB with funding over three years to allow the implementation of a new Development Plan for the British Children's Alpine Skiing. The donation of £100,000 per annum for three years will start from December 2007, and is ring-fenced by the agreement with the Trust to fund the Development Plan. Read more...
REVAMPED SKI SUNDAY RETURNS TO BBC TWO 18/12/2007
Weekly celebrity giant slalom ski run; Interactive coverage of Alpine World Cup series, Extended programme time and new early evening slot, New format to include travel and entertainment features! Read more...
British Snowboard Teams Announced for 2007-2008 14/12/2007
Friday 7th December 2007 - Snowsport GB, the national governing body for skiing and snowboarding in Great Britain, are extremely excited to announce The British Snowboard Teams for the 2007-2008 season. Read more...
BOA - Interview with Zoe Gillings - Podcast 13/12/2007
Britain’s top female snowboarder, currently ranked number six in the world, speaks about her impressive start to the 2007/08 winter season and her aspirations for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Listen...
World Cup Skiing - 16th December at 7.55 on Channel 4 13/12/2007
1st European Men's Downhill - Nick Fellows will be joined in the commentary box by special guest, Konrad Bartelski who is particularly familiar with the course as he came 2nd in the Val Gardena Downhill in 1981. Read more...
World Cup Skiing - 2nd December at 7.55 on Channel 4 29/11/2007
The Channel 4 ski team travel to Beaver Creek in Colorado, USA for this week’s installment of World Cup Skiing on 4. Read more...
World Cup Skiing - 25th November at 7.55 on Channel 4 23/11/2007
This week World Cup Skiing on 4 comes from Lake Louise in Canada where the first Men's Downhill of the season takes place. Nick Fellows will be joined in the commentary box by former Canadian team racer Ken Read, who was one of the infamous Crazy Canucks. Read more...
World Cup Skiing on Channel 4 16/11/2007
The New Series of World Cup Skiing on 4 starts this Sunday 18th November at 7.55 am on Channel 4. Read more...
Brit ski chief predicts success 16/11/2007 BBC Sport News
Britain's skiers and snowboarders are ready to challenge for World Cup podiums this season, according to Snowsports GB chief Mark Simmers. by Anna Thompson Read more...
The new-gen skier 16/11/2007 In The Winning Zone
Gone are the days where Scottish skiers learned their trade in the highlands, according to Jo Morrison. Read more...
Baxter sixth in Holland 09/11/2007
Aviemore skier Alain Baxter finished eleventh and sixth as he opened his winter 2007 European campaign on the indoor slope at Landgraaf in Holland. Read more...
Racer Ready / TopGolf Fundraising Challenge 15/10/2007
Racer Ready, the only British magazine for those interested in competitive winter sport, is hosting a fundraising evening for five of the rising talent of British ski racing: David Ryding, Ed Drake, Sam Wrench, Nick Robinson and Olly Robinson. Read more...
Teenage Scottish skiier, Eilidh McLeod scoops Top Sports Award 11/10/2007
16 year-old skiier Eilidh McLeod has been named Scotland Regional Winner of the prestigious 2007 OCS Young Sports Person Awards. The 2006 Scottish Ladies Slalom Champion started competing aged seven, and has been a member of British teams since the age of twelve. At this year’s British Championships Eilidh was the only British female on the podium in every event. Read more...
Zoë Gillings confirmed as Number 6 in the FIS Snowboard World rankings following further success in the World Cup in Chile 05/10/2007
Zoë Gillings, Britain’s No.1 female snowboarder, followed up her excellent result in the Snowboardcross World Cup with 7th place in the NOKIA Snowboard FIS World Cup competition on Saturday. Read more...
Zoe Gillings grabs 6th Place in first NOKIA Snowboard FIS World Cup Competition of the 2007/08 Season 28/09/2007
Zoe Gillings, Britain's No.1 female snowboarder, started off the 2007/08 winter season in style by achieving her best result in a World Cup Snowboardcross for three years, when placing 6th in the Nokia Snowboard FIS World Cup Competition in Valle Nevado, Chile, the opening event of the 2007/08 Season. Read more...
The Future of Snowboarding 25/09/2007
Document Snowboard magazine October 07
Snowboard Cross athletes start in Chile into their new season 13/09/2007
British Snowboard Team Sponsored by ZOOM Airways 11/07/2007
