New Foundation to Support British Ski Talent

thirtieth November 2024

The fund will present supporters with a method to immediately impression the efforts of Britain’s high-performance Alpine ski workforce and can help the game’s most promising younger British expertise.

The longer-term goal will then be to help a few of the nation’s most promising Europa Cup and youthful Alpine expertise.

“For a few years there was appreciable help for British Alpine ski racing applications, alongside help from UK Sport, from a number of people,” mentioned the GBS Alpine Basis Chairman, Nick Robinson.

“The Basis goals to convey these folks collectively, making a community of passionate supporters.

“The US ski workforce has had a basis in operation since 1964; we hope to create one that’s equally influential.”

Final season the alpine workforce completed sixth within the Males’s Slalom World Cup Nations Cup, forward of countries reminiscent of Italy, the USA, Canada and Sweden.

Dave Ryding was seventh on the earth.

Final weekend Ryding took one other high ten place as he completed seventh within the slalom in Gurgl in Austria.

PlanetsKI was within the resort for the occasion:

PlanetSKI’s James Cove interviewed Dave after the race and that video might be discovered on the finish of this text.

“Our goal is to make sure there’s a constant stage of funding season after season, not only for the World Cup program, however for the decrease ranges too.,” Juliet Foster, mentioned GB Snowsport Alpine Self-discipline Committee Chair, Juliet Foster.

“It is going to take time to construct the Basis as much as a stage the place that is attainable, however the founding board members are motivated to take action, and we sit up for welcoming new members by the course of this winter and past.”

The Basis has already attracted help from eight donors, every of whom has contributed upwards of £20,000, with hopes to signal extra donors because the season progresses.

All the cash raised can be ring-fenced to help the Alpine workforce.

Gurgl World Cup. Picture © PlanetSKI

“We all know simply how a lot Alpine snowboarding means to so many British Snowsport followers, and we all know there’s a lot ardour to help the workforce who’ve been persistently delivering for years now on the very high of the game,” mentioned the GB Snowsport Chief Govt, Vicky Gosling. Govt.

“The generosity of the entire Basis donors will immediately help the workforce from day considered one of this season, and we’re massively grateful for his or her backing, and for the backing of all future donors.”

GBS Alpine Basis Founding Board Members

Nick Robinson (CEO of Maison Sport)Anthony Cross (fund supervisor)The Davies familyEric Martineau-Fortin (CEO and founding father of White Star Capital)Mark Quinn (CEO of Quinn Estates)Luke Steyn OLYGareth Williams (founding father of Skyscanner)Sam Wrench (Grammy-nominated Director)

For extra data on the right way to help the GBS Alpine Basis, please go to https://gbsnowsport.com/about-us/alpine-foundation/ or contact Juliet Foster, GB Snowsport AlpineDiscipline Committee Chair, on juliet.foster@gbsnowsport.com

As promised, James Cove chatting with Dave Ryding within the Gurgl Media Centre after his  High Ten in Gurgl, Austria.

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