News Archive
Early Success for British Children 02/02/08
The British Children's Ski Team has had a great start to the international season, taking 5th place out of 19 nations, at the Ski-Interkriterium, Czech Republic on 25 - 26 January. Read More...
LAND ROVER TAKES TO THE SLOPES 31/01/2008
Gaydon, Warwickshire, 1 February 2008 - Land Rover has today announced its appointment as the Official Vehicle Partner to Snowsport GB, the British Alpine Ski Team and the British Snowboard Team. Read more...
Zoe Gillings Finishes 9th in FIS World Cup Event 24/01/2008
British Snowboard Team Results from BEO and World Cup Events. Read more...
GB Freestyle Skier Em (Emma) Lonsdale makes X Games Superpipe Final 23/01/2008
British Skier Em Lonsdale (23) has made the 12 woman entry list for the toughest ski Halfpipe competition on the planet - ESPN's X Games. Em who started her skiing career at Kendal ski centre is now based in Mammoth in the USA over the winter months. Read more...
British Snowboard Teams Compete in Colorado, USA 03/01/2008
The British World Cup Snowboardcross, Halfpipe and British Freestyle Teams kicked off the competition season in Colorado, USA over the weekend when ten riders, including Dan Wakeham, Zoe Gillings and Ben Kilner competed in the Chevy Grand Prix, Breckenridge and the King of the Mountain World Pro Championships, in Telluride. Read more...
Donation from the Roger De Haan Charitable Trust funds - The British Children's Alpine Skiing Development Plan 20/12/2007
SnowsportGB is delighted to announce that an agreement has been reached with the Roger De Haan Charitable Trust, which will provide SnowsportGB with funding over three years to allow the implementation of a new Development Plan for the British Children's Alpine Skiing. The donation of £100,000 per annum for three years will start from December 2007, and is ring-fenced by the agreement with the Trust to fund the Development Plan. Read more...
REVAMPED SKI SUNDAY RETURNS TO BBC TWO 18/12/2007
Weekly celebrity giant slalom ski run; Interactive coverage of Alpine World Cup series, Extended programme time and new early evening slot, New format to include travel and entertainment features! Read more...
British Snowboard Teams Announced for 2007-2008 14/12/2007
Friday 7th December 2007 - Snowsport GB, the national governing body for skiing and snowboarding in Great Britain, are extremely excited to announce The British Snowboard Teams for the 2007-2008 season. Read more...
BOA - Interview with Zoe Gillings - Podcast 13/12/2007
Britain’s top female snowboarder, currently ranked number six in the world, speaks about her impressive start to the 2007/08 winter season and her aspirations for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Listen...
World Cup Skiing - 16th December at 7.55 on Channel 4 13/12/2007
1st European Men's Downhill - Nick Fellows will be joined in the commentary box by special guest, Konrad Bartelski who is particularly familiar with the course as he came 2nd in the Val Gardena Downhill in 1981. Read more...
World Cup Skiing - 2nd December at 7.55 on Channel 4 29/11/2007
The Channel 4 ski team travel to Beaver Creek in Colorado, USA for this week’s installment of World Cup Skiing on 4. Read more...
World Cup Skiing - 25th November at 7.55 on Channel 4 23/11/2007
This week World Cup Skiing on 4 comes from Lake Louise in Canada where the first Men's Downhill of the season takes place. Nick Fellows will be joined in the commentary box by former Canadian team racer Ken Read, who was one of the infamous Crazy Canucks. Read more...
World Cup Skiing on Channel 4 16/11/2007
The New Series of World Cup Skiing on 4 starts this Sunday 18th November at 7.55 am on Channel 4. Read more...
Brit ski chief predicts success 16/11/2007 BBC Sport News
Britain's skiers and snowboarders are ready to challenge for World Cup podiums this season, according to Snowsports GB chief Mark Simmers. by Anna Thompson Read more...
The new-gen skier 16/11/2007 In The Winning Zone
Gone are the days where Scottish skiers learned their trade in the highlands, according to Jo Morrison. Read more...
Baxter sixth in Holland 09/11/2007
Aviemore skier Alain Baxter finished eleventh and sixth as he opened his winter 2007 European campaign on the indoor slope at Landgraaf in Holland. Read more...
Racer Ready / TopGolf Fundraising Challenge 15/10/2007
Racer Ready, the only British magazine for those interested in competitive winter sport, is hosting a fundraising evening for five of the rising talent of British ski racing: David Ryding, Ed Drake, Sam Wrench, Nick Robinson and Olly Robinson. Read more...
Teenage Scottish skiier, Eilidh McLeod scoops Top Sports Award 11/10/2007
16 year-old skiier Eilidh McLeod has been named Scotland Regional Winner of the prestigious 2007 OCS Young Sports Person Awards. The 2006 Scottish Ladies Slalom Champion started competing aged seven, and has been a member of British teams since the age of twelve. At this year’s British Championships Eilidh was the only British female on the podium in every event. Read more...
Zoë Gillings confirmed as Number 6 in the FIS Snowboard World rankings following further success in the World Cup in Chile 05/10/2007
Zoë Gillings, Britain’s No.1 female snowboarder, followed up her excellent result in the Snowboardcross World Cup with 7th place in the NOKIA Snowboard FIS World Cup competition on Saturday. Read more...
Zoe Gillings grabs 6th Place in first NOKIA Snowboard FIS World Cup Competition of the 2007/08 Season 28/09/2007
Zoe Gillings, Britain's No.1 female snowboarder, started off the 2007/08 winter season in style by achieving her best result in a World Cup Snowboardcross for three years, when placing 6th in the Nokia Snowboard FIS World Cup Competition in Valle Nevado, Chile, the opening event of the 2007/08 Season. Read more...
The Future of Snowboarding 25/09/2007
Document Snowboard magazine October 07
Snowboard Cross athletes start in Chile into their new season 13/09/2007
British Snowboard Team Sponsored by ZOOM Airways 11/07/2007
