twelfth November 2025
20-year previous Luca Carrick-Smith is racing for Crew GB within the opening World Cup slalom race in Levi this weekend. He and his two brothers signify an thrilling future for GB alpine ski racing. UPDATED
Luca will probably be lining up alongside one in every of his sporting heroes, Dave Ryding.
Plus, GB’s Laurie Taylor and Billy Main.
No stress then.
Luca has been making ready in Kapdalis in Sweden for an important race of his life as he steps on to the World Cup stage.
Final month brother Freddy competed within the first Big Slalom of the World Cup season in Soelden, as we reported on the time:
Freddy Carrick-Smith. Picture c/o Crew Carrick-Smith.
Lengthy-time readers of PlanetSKI will probably be conversant in the story of Luca, Freddy and Zac.
PlanetSKI’s Jane Peel met up with them again in 2018:
Crew Carrick-Smith are seen as the way forward for GB alpine ski racing, and their time is beginning.
Right here at PlanetSKI we’re on board for the experience.
Crew Carrick-Smith. Picture c/o Crew Carrick-Smith.
Additionally racing for Crew GB is Victoria Palla who goes within the ladies’s slalom on Saturday.
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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 degree.
The staff contains three brothers — Freddy, Zak, and Luca — supported by their mother and father, Phil Smith (ski coach) and Emma Carrick-Anderson (4 instances 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, reaching notable ends in 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.
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