seventh October 2025
Freddy Carrick-Smith is ready to be the youngest GB male ski racer within the final 40 years to compete in a FIS World Cup Big Slalom race. NEW
He might be competing within the season opening race at Sölden in Austria on October twenty sixth.
He joins an unique group of British male skiers which have competed within the self-discipline because the fashionable period of the FIS World Cup occasions began in 1967.
The checklist consists of Konrad Bartelski, Graham and Martin Bell and extra just lately, Charlie Raposo who retired on the finish of the 2024 winter season.
His pathway to the World Cup has included a gold medal on the 2025 European Youth Olympic Competition (Bakuriani, Georgia) and first place (underneath 18 class) on the 2025 World Juniors in Tarvisio, Italy, in each the slalom and large slalom disciplines.
He’s a part of a snowboarding household that features his twin brother Zak and older brother Luca (20), each additionally competing for Nice Britain in Alpine ski racing disciplines.
His dad and mom, Phil Smith (former English ski champion and founding father of Snoworks Ski Programs) and Emma Carrick-Anderson (4 occasions Olympic ski racer) are their full time coaches.
“This can be a enormous second for Freddy and an achievement that might be recognised as probably the most important in British ski racing historical past,” Emma Carrick-Anderson.
“We have now all the time struggled to provide large slalom skiers as a result of it’s such a problem to coach for the self-discipline and it’s so technical.
“The very fact Freddy has been in a position to attain this milestone at such a younger age may be very uncommon.
“Stepping as much as the World Cup stage isn’t straightforward and the course in Sölden is brutal, with exhausting packed ice on a steep slope that finishes in an unlimited amphitheatre with 1000’s of screaming ski followers – the environment there may be unimaginable.
“Freddy’s achievement is made much more spectacular by the very fact we’re nearly solely self-funded – however we’ve got an enormous alternative and to get to this stage at this stage is a dream come true for all of us”.
Emma Carrick-Anderson. Picture c/o Crew Carrick-Smith.
The FIS Alpine Snowboarding World Cup Big Slalom takes place in Sölden, Austria, on Saturday October twenty fifth (ladies) and Sunday October twenty sixth (males).
TV protection within the UK is broadcast dwell on Discovery+ and TNT Sports activities.
Freddy Carrick-Smith. Picture c/o Crew Carrick-Smith.
Earlier GB Male skiers which have entered aFIS World Cup Big Slalom race at or earlier than the age of 18:
Konrad Bartelski: 1971, age 16, Crans-Montana (Switzerland)Martin Bell: 1981, age 16, Schladming (Austria)
Freddy, Zak and Luca – together with British ski racer Molly Butler – might be attending the London Snow Present at Olympia on Sunday October nineteenth and can seem on the principle Speak Stage with Chemmy Alcott (4 occasions Olympic skier) at 2:30pm.
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Right here’s the way to assist Freddy and Crew Carrick-Smith:
Picture c/o Crew Carrick-Smith.
Lengthy-time readers of PlanetSKI might be accustomed to the story of Zak, Luca and Freddy.
PlanetSKI’s Jane Peel met up with them again in 2018:
Carrick-Smith boys in 2018. Picture © PlanetSKI
We have now been following their progress since:
Freddy’s profile on GB Snowsport: gbsnowsport.com/athlete/freddy-carrick-smith
About Crew Carrick Smith
Crew Carrick-Smith is a British alpine ski racing household primarily based within the Alps all through the winter, dedicated to competing on the highest worldwide stage.
The group includes three brothers — Freddy, Zak, and Luca — supported by their dad and mom, Phil Smith (ski coach) and Emma Carrick-Anderson (4 occasions Olympic skier), who handle and oversee their improvement each on and off the slopes.
The brothers have every established themselves throughout junior and senior circuits, attaining notable leads to European Cups, nationwide championships, and worldwide occasions.
Crew Carrick-Smith trains year-round, combining on-snow periods within the Alps with dryland conditioning and technical improvement.
Their method blends conventional ski racing methods with fashionable sports activities science, permitting them to maximise efficiency whereas managing the calls for of elite competitors.
With clear ambitions to safe World Cup factors, signify Nice Britain at main championships, and proceed pushing the boundaries of British alpine snowboarding, Crew Carrick-Smith affords sponsors a extremely seen {and professional} platform.
Their dedication, family-led help construction, and aggressive pedigree make them a novel and compelling accomplice on the planet of winter sports activities.
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