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Sir John Ritblat Announced As President Of British Ski And Snowboard
After 35 years of support for the sport, Sir John Ritblat announced as President of British Ski and Snowboard
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English Slopestyle Championships 2013
Over 90 skiers and snowboarders compete in the first English Slopestyle Championships
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BOA announces its Deputy Chefs de Mission for Sochi
Choudhury and Whitehead named as Deputy Chefs de Mission for Sochi 2014
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BSS Children's Team Review Survey
After a season which saw British Children on the podium at International Alpine races the BSS Board have asked for a review of the British Children Team to ensure that we build upon the tremendous progress that has been made. Please provide feedback on BCST via the appropriate survey within this article.
"Fridge Kids" Snowsport Nation Pumped By Freestyle Airbag Debut
Great Britain's "Fridge Kids" and grassroots development programme pumped by new Sport England-funded freestyle airbag
British Speed Ski Team Excel at the World Cup Final in Verbier, Switzerland
End of season personal bests for British Speed Ski Team
British Senior and U21 Alpine Squad 2013 - Stage 1 Selection
Announcement of athletes selected to Stage 2 of the selection process for the Senior and U21 British Alpine Squads
British U16 and U18 Alpine Squad 2013 - Stage 1 Selection
Announcement of athletes selected to Stage 2 of the selection process following British Championships
BSS U16 Selection Update
U16 Stage 1 Selections will be posted late afternoon on Wednesday 10th April.
Andrew Musgrave Wins Norwegian Championship Alongside Norwegian Club Team Mate Martin Johnsrud Sundby
Andrew Musgrave from Aberdeenshire, along with his Norwegian club team-mate, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, takes the gold medal in the team sprint at the Norwegian Championships.
Review of U16 and U14 Alpine team progress
After a season which saw British Children on the podium at International Alpine races the BSS Board have asked for a review of the development of British Children to ensure that we build upon the tremendous progress that has been made.
Bronze for Billy
Team BSS Snowboarder Billy Morgan has claimed his first World Cup medal at the Snowboard Slopestyle World Cup finals in Sierra Nevada
James Woods First British Snowsport Overrall World Cup Winner
British Freestyle Skier James Woods has become the first ever GBR snowsport athlete to win a FIS Crystal Globe - awarded to the best athlete of the season in eachsnowsport discipline.
Dave Ryding Wins Europa Cup Slalom Series 2012/13
Team BSS Senior Alpine skier David Ryding has become Britain's first Europa Cup Slalom Champion
World Championship Successes for BSS Freestyle Ski Team
James Woods making 20-year history winning a silver medal and Katie Summerhayes comeback with 4th place at World Champs
Ski Cross Pollination
Team BSS sees a cross-over in disciplines as the Children's U16 athletes get great results in Ski Cross races this last week
Third Place for Dave Ryding at La Molina
Another European Cup podium for Team BSS Alpine racer Dave Ryding
Top Result for Telemark at World Junior Champs
Jasmin Taylor finishes 4th at Telemark World Junior Championships
Charlie Raposo finishes 6th in EYOWF Giant Slalom
Charlie Raposo produced Team GB's best-ever male alpine skiing performance at an European Youth Olympic Winter Festival with a sixth-place finish in the giant slalom in Brasov, Romania.
EYOWF Brasov 2013
BSS Athletes head to Brasov to represent Great Britain at the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival
Silver Medal for Katie Summerhayes
BSS Freestyle Skier takes her place on the podium after coming second at the Silvaplana World Cup
Speed Ski World Championships Vars 2013
British Speed Skiers put in a valiant effort in Vars, France for the Speed Ski World Cup
Back-to-back Podiums for Nick Moynihan
Team BSS Alpine racer Nick Moynihan also had fantastic results this weekend
Rocket Ryding’s Second Place Finish at Europa Cup in Arber
Dave Ryding has achieved another great result on the European Alpine Cup circuit with a podium finish at Arber this weekend
James Woods Wins Bronze at Winter X Games 2013
Team BSS Freestyle Skier has won a Bronze medal as an invitational athlete going in to the Winter X Games this weekend
4th Place Finish at U23 Cross Country World Championships
Andrew Musgrave finishes in a fantastic fourth place at the U23 World Championships in Liberec.
BCST Race Allocations 2013
British Children's Ski Team 2013 race allocations officially published on British Ski and Snowboard website.
Woodsy Wins His Second World Cup of 2012/13 Season
James Woods has won his second World Cup of the year at Copper Mountain and BSS snowboarder Billy Morgan finished 5th overall in his first Slopestyle World Cup
BSS Chairman and Independent Director New Appointments
British Ski and Snowboard appoints a new Chairman and Independent Directors to the Board
Exciting Start to the New Year for BSS Nordic Skiers
Andrew Musgrave takes 9th in Cross-Country Tour de Ski
Ryding Rockets to Fourth Place
Dave 'Rocket' Ryding placed 4th in the Pozza di Fassa EC Slalom following a great week of races
Message from the BSS Performance Director
Olympic Qualifying Standards for Nomination Published
Ski and Snowboard Freestyle Athletes take their turn with Great Results
Following on from the succes of the BSS Alpine Teams last week, the Ski and Snowboard Freestyle Teams showed their potential at elite level with an outstanding world cup result from Zoe Gillings
BSS Alpine Team Show World Class Potential This Week
Following the great start from Chemmy and Dave in the World Cups both qualifying for the World Championships, BSS Junior and Senior athletes have been making some moves up the leader boards across Europe and America.
Chemmy Alcott Makes Lake Louise Comeback
Chemmy Alcott returns to the course of her accident in 2010 to fight back in to a top 30 finish
Jack Gower takes podium at Funaesdalen NJR in Sweden
18 year old Jack Gower achieves some of his best results to date in Sweden
Successful Start to the Nordic Season for Musgrave and Young
Nordic racers Andrew Musgrave and Andrew Young start the season well in the freezing Norwegian conditions
New Alpine selection criteria published
Mr Paddy Mortimer, BSS performance Director, has agreed new selection criteria and processes with the Alpine Discipline Committee. The criteria are published today on the BSS website under the governance and policies section.
The new process is designed to provide greater clarity on what is required to enable an athlete to be selected for the British squads and is also intended to define a clearer performance pathway for British athletes.
Sochi 2014 Olympic Qualification Criteria and Processes for all Snowsport Disciplines should be available within the next 10 days subject to the BOA providing approval for our proposed documentation.
A covering note from Paddy can be found in the full news item.
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Great Start to the Northern Hemisphere Season for British Ski and Snowboard Athletes
Great start to the Northern Hemisphere season for British Ski and Snowboard athletes.
Last weekend contained the 2nd and 3rd Northern Hemisphere World Cup events of the season and both events included great results from British athletes.
BSS New Board and Committee Update
British Ski and Snowboard New Board and Committee Update November 2012
Noel Baxter announces retirement from international racing
British Ski and Snowboard Senior Alpine Team Member Noel Baxter has announced his retirement from international ski racing
James ‘Woodsy’ Woods takes first place at Slopestyle World Cup in Argentina
Woodsy dominates at first Sochi 2014 Olympic Qualifier
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Personal Bests for Team BSS Skiers in South America
Darcie Mead and Max Baggio step on up their world rankings with great results
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Youngsters Snap Up Titles at British Indoor Championships
Exciting Results from British Junior Racers at British Indoor Skiing Championships
Outstanding Second Place Finish for Dave Ryding at NZ National Champs
Dave Ryding and Other Team GB Athletes Scoring Fantastic Results in the Southern Hemisphere
BSS Membership and Election Announcement
BSS are opening up new categories of membership today in addition to announcing the process for electing people in to Discipline Committee and Athlete Advisory Council posts.
Big Freestyle Aerial Win for Elodie Wallace
Elodie Wallace gains an outstanding podium finish at her first FIS Freestyle Aerial Event
Charlie Guest takes the gold rush to New Zealand
Team GB brings in more gold medals in the Southern Hemisphere
BSS Members in London 2012 Olympic Ambition Programme
British Ski and Snowboard Team Members are chosen to take part in the London 2012 Olympic Ambition Programme.
The programme particpants welcome the Olympic Torch at Buckingham Palace alongside Prince William, the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.
Cross Country Ski Squads Announced 2012/13
Cross Country Ski Squads for the 2012/13 season announced....
Alpine Team 2012/13 Selection
The GB Alpine Ski Team for 2012/13 is announced...
Tristan Glasse Davies and Stefan Moser will be working with these teams with the assistance of the newly appointed Alpine Performance Manager, Sean Langmuir.
Lord Moynihan lauches new constitution
Lord Moynihan stands down to make way for a new Chair to take us towards Sochi and beyond and announces the new BSS Consitution.
BSS Chairman and Independent Director appointments
BSS announce appointments of a new Chair and two Independent Directors as the Constitution is implemented.
Dr Jenny Shute MBE
Many congratulations to Dr Jenny Shute who has been awarded an MBE in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee birthday honours list in recognition for her services to British Alpine skiing.
Snow-Camp narrowly miss out on FIS Snow Kidz Award
After being in the top 8 nominees for the FIS Snow Kidz Award, the British youth charity Snow-Camp narrowly missed out on the prize at the FIS Congress in Korea last week.
Survey of Skiing injuries at childrens level
We are hoping to gather some information from anyone who sustained an injury whilst racing in the Alpine discipline at Children's level. For some of you this may be some time ago!
Tilley & Baldwin continue their winning run at the Delancey British Alpine Ski Championships in Meribel
Alex Tilley and TJ Baldwin continue their respective unbroken title runs at the Delancey British National Alpine Ski Championships in Meribel, France today where they lifted the Women's and Men's Super Combi championships.
TJ Baldwin Bags the Men's Downhill Title, Whilst the Scottish Girls Continue Their Reign at The Top
Norwich's TJ Baldwin won his second title of the week at the Delancey British Alpine Ski Championships in Meribel today, bagging the downhill title for the second year in a row. In the Women's Downhill it was Aberdeen's Alex Tilley who prevailed, to match Baldwin by also winning her second senior title of the championships.
Scottish Sisters Dominate the Podium in the British Juniors NJC Downhill
Scottish sisters dominate the podium as Charlotte Guest is awarded overall British Title and younger sister Katie takes British Junior 1 in the NJC Junior Ladies Downhill at the Delancey British Alpine Championships in Meribel.
Summerhayes takes silver at Aspen Slopestyle Open
Katie Summerhayes produces another world class performance to claim Silver at the Aspen Slopestyle Open over the weekend.
Whelan enjoys a successful finish to the season
British Ski Cross Team athlete Pete Whelan finished his season off in style with a second place at the Czech National Champs.
Dave Ryding scores sub 10 points at Slovenian Champs
David Ryding followed up his 3rd place at the Croatian National Ski Championships by winning the Slovenian National Championships on Sunday and now heads to this week's Delancey British Apline Championships in top form.
Day 1 of the Delancey British Alpine Ski Championships In Meribel
Britains TJ Baldwin wins opening men's race and Scotland's girls dominate the ladies podium on the first day of the Delancey British Apline Ski Championships in Meribel.
World Junior Championships - Selections Announced
British ski and Snowboard are delighted to annouce the selection to compete at the World Junior Championships.
Temporary Alpine selection policy announcement
The BSS Alpine selection policy for Seniors and Junior athletes to cover the period up until the Olympic Qualification Standards are agreed has been published today. This temporary policy can be found on the BSS website at /governance/selection/
Jamie Nicholls and Katie Ormerod reign supreme at the Protest Snowboard Slopestyle Championships
The fourth and final day of competition at the BRITS 2012 saw Jamie Nicholls and Katie Ormerod destroy the perfectly shaped Laax park to take home the gold in the Protest Snowboard Slopestyle Championships.
Molly Summerhayes and Lucas Hogland take top podium spots in the
In true BRITS style the sun continued to beat down for the final day of competition and the British Freeski Big Air Championships. Anticipation was high and riders were primed to push themselves to the next level. An incredibly high standard was set in qualifiers making way for an exciting final.
Gillings Records another World Cup Top 10
Zoe Gilling's, Britain's no 1 Olympic snowboard athlete recorded another World Cup Top 10 result at the Canadian Snowboard cross event yesterday reaffirming this as one of the most successful seasons of Zoes career to date.
2012 Delancey British National Alpine Ski Championships
As the biggest event on the British Alpine calendar fast approaches the critical funding shortfall in the sport sees top British Alpine skiers face an uphill struggle and threaten training and competing opportunities at the forthcoming Winter Olympics.
David Ryding beats one of the worlds best skiers and croatian no.1
David Ryding yesterday warmed up for next week's Delancey British Alpine Championships by beating one of the World's best skiers and Croatian No.1 in Croatia's own National Ski Championships.
Turnball and Ormerod victorious at the Snowboard Big Air Championships
For a third day running the BRITS was treated to scorching weather and sick riding as Katie Ormerod and Sam Turnbull took home the gold in the Snowboard Big Air Championships.
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Newcomers Lucas Hagland and Chloe Hardy clean up in the Protest Freeski Slopestyle Championships
The sun continued to blaze down for day three of The BRITS and the Protest Slopestyle Championships. Ultimately it was two BRITS newcomers, Lucas Hagland and Chloe Hardy that reined victorious and bagged themselves the top podium spot.
Shackleton and Foster take home gold in the Dare2b Snowboard Halfpipe Championships
Day two of The BRITS saw the best of British pipe riders go head to head in the Dare2b Snowboard Halfpipe Championships.
Gregory Samuels & Pamela Thorburn triumph at the Trespass Skiercross Championships
The new permanent Cross course in Laax was put through its paces on day two of The BRITS in the Trespass Skiercross Championships.
Great British start to the World Championships
Update from the World Junior and Under 23 Championships at Erzerum, Turkey.
Thomas Bankes and Maisie Potter go gold at Trespass Snowboardcross Championships
The BRITS 2012 kicked off in style with the Trespass Snowboardcross Championships today. The competitors were greeted with blue skies, warm weather, loads of snow and a perfectly shaped course.
Gold for James Machon and Janina Kuzma in the Freeski Halfpipe in LAAX
It was go big or go home for Britain's finest skiers with BRITS regular and Dare 2b rider James Machon taking gold for the guys and BRITS newcomer Janina Kuzma exploding on to the scene to take the top spot for the girls.
Landmark result for British Telemark
British Telemark Ski Team member Jasmin Taylor took a bronze medal at the 2012 Junior World Championships in Espot, Spain.
New GB Ski Race Series Kicks Off in Manchester
This weekend sees the start of a brand new UK wide race series, the Atomic GBR Series, with 140 skiers competing in the first races held over two days at the Manchester Chill Factore venue.
Tax changes and the Skiers Trust
Please take note and help to change the chancellor's mind on the proposed charity tax if you want the bespoke fund system to continue.
Geyer takes the race to the Austrians at the Austrian National Championships
British Alpine Team member Jai Geyer lays down one of his best runs of the season whilst coming 17th at the Austrian National Championships today.
Cool Curling
Mark Brown reports back from the 8th Winter World Transplant Games in Anzere, Switzerland, where Team UK won 8 Gold Medals.
Crossing the Line
This is a must-see event for anyone involved in delivering sport for young people, including coaches, volunteers, club committee members, welfare officers, youth workers and sports development professionals.
Taking place 0n Tuesday 24 April 2012 at Medway Hall, Angel Center, Tonbridge.
