BRITISH RACE DIARY

By Skier & Snowboarder on 21st December 2016

17 & 18 DECEMBER 2016

Ormerod fifth in Snowboard Big Air World Cup

Katie Ormerod secured a 5^th place finish in the Copper Mountain Snowboard Big Air World Cup, despite having to pull out of the final due to a minor injury. After qualifying in second place, she was one of the favourites for a podium, but despite not competing in the final, she still secured a 5^th place finish.

GB Park and Pipe Half Pipe skier Madi Rowlands just missed out on the finals of the Copper Mountain Ski Halfpipe World Cup, but secured a very respectable 11^th place overall. Rowan Cheshire finished in 29^th place and for the men, Murray Buchan finished 23^rd overall, and Pete Speight in 33^rd position.

British Aerials

Lloyd Wallace at the Lake Beida World Cup competition

Aerials skier Lloyd Wallace finished in 17^th place at the Beida Lake Aerials World Cup in China, the opening World Cup of the season, performing his top jump, a lay double-full full and a triple twisting triple, In Sunday’s competition Wallace finished in 28^th place in the second World Cup in Beida Lake.

British Ski and Snowboard Cross

Emily Sarsfield
PHOTO: Dan Smye-Rumsby

After finishing 20^th in qualification in Val Thorens and 24^th in Arosa, British Ski Cross racer Emily Sarsfield made up a few places in Montafon, Austria, finishing in 18^th place and missing out on qualification for the finals by just two places.

For the British Snowboard Cross team, Zoe Gillings-Brier missed out on qualification for the finals of the Montafon Snowboard Cross World Cup, finishing in 25^th place in her World Cup return. Teammate Maisie Potter finished in 30^th on her World Cup debut.

British Delancey Alpine Team

Alex Tilley put in a great performance in the Slalom at the Andalo Europa Cup in Italy on Friday, finishing in 6^th place.

10 & 11 DECEMBER 2016

Cheshire claims podium in Rev Tour halfpipe

World Cup points for Ryding & Tilley

Park and Pipe

This weekend saw GB Park and Pipe athletes tackle the elements in Copper Mountain, with heavy snow and high winds making tricky conditions for both the Dew Tour and Rev Tour events taking place.

James ‘Woodsy’ Woods on the Dew Tour.
PHOTO: GB Park & Pipe

After a brilliant second place in the jump part of the Dew Tour contest, James ‘Woodsy’ Woods couldn’t quite get in a clean run on the rails, finishing 12^th overall. For the girls in the ski contest, Izzy Atkin was on form against the best skiers in the world, securing 4^th place overall, with Katie Summerhayes just behind her in 8^th.

In the snowboard contest at Dew Tour, Katie Ormerod finished in 6^th place in the jib contest.

GB Park and Pipe’s Rowan Cheshire and Madi Rowlands continued to battle the conditions at Rev Tour in their first Half Pipe competition of the season. Rowan showed that she is back on form with a third place podium finish against a strong field, whilst teammate Madi Rowlands finished in sixth position.

British Delancey Alpine Team

In the Alpine World Cup, British Delancey Alpine Team athletes Dave Ryding and Alex Tilley both claimed some important World Cup points. In Val d’Isere Dave Ryding put in a solid second run to move up six places from run one, and claim 17^th place in the World Cup Slalom.

Over in Sestriere, Italy, Tilley had great result in the World Cup Slalom, claiming 22^nd position.

3 DECEMBER 2016

Double World Cup Podium for GB in Park and Pipe

Women’s podium at FIS BA World Cup Moenchengladbach (l-r) 3rd Miyabi Onitsuka (JPN), 1st Anna Gasser (AUT) and 2nd Katie Ormerod (GBR) © Oliver Kraus

It was a successful Saturday for GB Park and Pipe in Moechengladbach, Germany in the third Big Air World Cup of the season when Katie Ormerod claimed silver in the women’s finals and Billy Morgan took bronze. After her bronze at the Snowboard Big Air World Cup and Olympic test event in Alpensia, Korea the previous weekend, Ormerod stepped up to finish second behind Austrian Anna Gasser. Miyabi Onitsuka (JPN) took third. GB Park and Pipe’s Aimee Fuller finished within the top 10, in 9^th place. Billy Morgan fought hard for his third place finish behind Roope Tonteri (FIN) in first place and Jonas Boesiger (SUI). Rowan Coultas claimed 13^th place, just missing out on a place in finals, and Jamie Nicholls was 21^st overall.