Profile - Anna Vincenti

Name: Anna Vincenti

Date of Birth: 22/09/1995

Hometown: Edinburgh

Career Highlights: Being invited to compete at the World Championships 2015 and coming 8th in the NZ Winter Games 2013

Goals: To be the best I can be and hopefully make the Olympics 2018!

Personal Sponsors: Animal Clothing, Atomic Skis, Bawbags, Freeze Pro Shop, Planks Clothing, David Lloyd, Bentley Edinburgh and Sports Aid!

Shout Outs: To all my family and friends for the support they have given me over the years and to my coaches - Pat Sharples, Jamie Matthews and Neil MacGrain for putting up with me haha! Also to the Institute of sport for helping me a lot throughout my rehab this year!

Website: www.annavincenti.com

Twitter: www.twitter.com/freeskivincenti

Facebook: www.facebook.com/freeskivincenti

Instagram: www.instagram.com/anna_vincenti

Short Bio: Anna is 18 years old and lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her home training slope is Bearsden Ski Club in Glasgow.

Anna is a member of the GB Freeski Team and the Atomic UK Freeski Team. Anna is also a member of the Bank of Scotland Local Heroes Programme which has been developed to assist talented emerging athletes who have been identified as potential Olympic athletes.

Anna started skiing when she was 3 years old, ski racing up to the age of 14, training and competing at Midlothian Snowsports Centre in Edinburgh, and then discovered a passion and talent for freeskiing. Since then she has been training and has won many competitions throughout the UK and several in Europe. Anna’s ski discipline is slopestyle.

After leaving school in June 2013, Anna has been training hard and has competed in World Cup competitions with her top result of 8^th in Women’s Slopestyle event achieved in New Zealand, August 2013. In November 2013, Anna was accepted by the Institute of Sport which will greatly assist with her future training programme.

Anna has always been interested in sport. She has played football since she was 8 years old and played for Scotland in the U15 and U17s Women Teams. Anna also likes mountain biking, surfing, swimming, trampolining, rock climbing, fitness training and travelling.

Photo Credit: Action Shot - Kevin McHugh