Profile - Maisie Potter - Elite Junior

Name/Nickname: Maisie Potter/ Mais

Year of Birth: 1997

Hometown/From: North Wales and Chamonix

Career Highlights:

British Boardercross Champion 2011,2012,2013; 7th place at the European Youth Winter Olympics; bronze overall in FIS SBX race (16+); earning World Cup points; 2nd at HP World Rookie Fest; going to World Junior Champs in SBX.

Goals:

This coming season, Maisie will continue her training in SBX and Halfpipe. In SBX, she is hoping to do a number of Europa Cup competitions to earn more points, to improve her level and work towards world cup SBX courses. In Halfpipe, she wants to increase her bag of tricks and get some more Halfpipe competition experience (rookie fest, nationals, etc.) and results. In the long run, she is hoping to reach the World Cup circuit and the Winter Olympics in Boardercross and/or Halfpipe.

Personal Sponsors: SportWales, Skiers Trust, PGL, ChillfactorE, Funi wear.

Shout Outs: PARENTS

Website: www.maisiepotter.com

Facebook: Maisie Potter

Short Bio:

Maisie grew up in North Wales and then moved to the French Alps when she was 8 where she took up snowboarding alongside skiing. By the age of 10 she had started training and competing in SBX, PGS and later on in Slopestyle with the Chamonix Snowboard Club. Six years later she moved back to North Wales and is currently doing A-Levels whilst taking time out of school during the winter months. She still enjoys all disciplines but focuses now on SBX and Halfpipe (her latest discovery).