British Ski and Snowboard names 2017-18 national team

British Ski and Snowboard has announced the Delancey British Alpine Ski Team for the 2017-18 season. As we enter the start of an Olympic season, three World Cup athletes, six Europa Cup athletes, one FIS athlete and 17 U21 athletes will make up the 27-strong Delancey British Alpine Team.

“We are currently in an exciting period for British Alpine Skiing, and working alongside BSS Performance Director Dan Hunt, we decided that bringing our athletes together in programs, ensuring they can train together and benefit from pooled resources can only be a good thing,” said Delancey British Alpine Team Head Coach Reini Fernsebner. “We are hugely indebted to our principle sponsor Delancey for all their support, and helping make these programs a reality.”

Leading the charge is slalom specialist Dave Ryding, who made history when he claimed the best World Cup finish for a British alpine ski racer in 35 years after his second-place finish in Kitzbuehel, Austria. Ryding finished the 2016-17 season eighth in the World Cup slalom standings, and he will now go into the 2017-18 season ranked ninth in the world for slalom, continuing to work with coaches Tristan Glasse Davies and Ali Morton.

Alex Tilley will again be one to watch for the 2017-18 season, having already met qualification criteria for PyeongChang 2018 along with team mate Charlie Guest. Tilley and Guest will train together this season under coach Noel Baxter, making up the World Cup team alongside Ryding.

The Europa Cup team will be headed up by newly appointed coach Mike Pilarski, alongside Stefan Leitner, who was part of the British set up last year, and will consist of five male athletes, and one female athlete. Cara Brown, who had a strong end to last winter season after coming back from a knee injury, will continue to train with Orsatus Ski Racing. Then, training together under Leitner and Pilarski for the 2017-18 season will be Laurie Taylor, who finished an impressive 33rd in the Alpine World Championships in St Moritz; Billy Major; Charlie Raposo, a Green Mountain Valley School alumnus; and Nick Moynihan. Jack Gower will continue to train in the U.S. and compete both in North America and on the Europa Cup circuit.

FIS Team athlete, 20-year-old Darcie Mead from Surrey, will be joined at FIS races by many of the U21 Delancey British Alpine Team athletes, who will be looking to continue their development towards Europa Cup and World Cup ambitions. The U21 Delancey British Alpine Team will consist of 17 athletes.

The Delancey British Alpine Team is backed by principal sponsor, Delancey, a specialist real estate investment and advisory company. The tam is also supported by the British Snowsports Fund, a scheme which allows ski and snowboard fans to give a small donation to support our elite teams and younger athletes via one of the Fund’s industry partners, for example when buying a holiday or purchasing kit.

World Cup Team
Alex Tilley
Charlie Guest
Dave Ryding

Europa Cup Team
Cara Brown
Jack Gower
Nick Moynihan
Billy Major
Charlie Raposo
Laurie Taylor

FIS Team
Darcie Mead

U21 Team
Fraser Middleton
Iain Innes
Jessica Anderson
Robert Poth
Zak Vinter
Abi Bruce
Alicja Krahelski
Angus Wills
Matthew Heginbotham
Olivia Ward
Victoria Palla
Reece Bell
Olivia Foster
Sarah Woodward
Owen Vinter
Will Beney
Max Vaughton

Release from British Ski and Snowboard