British Ski Racer Dave Ryding Announces His Intention to Retire After the 2026 Winter Olympics Dave Ryding, Britain’s most accomplished alpine skier, has announced that he will retire following the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina. The tech specialist, who to date is the only British Alpine skier to have won a FIS World Cup race, starts mainly in the Slalom and Giant Slalom disciplines. He made his World Cup debut in February 2009 in Val […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | June 13, 2025 0 Comments
GB Snowsports Announces 24/25 Alpine Team Following their history-making exploits last season, the Men’s Slalom team of Billy Major, Dave Ryding, and Laurie Taylor lead the charge as the World Cup Squad, supported by a refreshed coaching and support team that features former Olympian and World Cup racer Alain Baxter alongside longstanding team member Jai Geyer, and TJ Baldwin who joins the team for the coming […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 12, 2024 0 Comments
GB Snowsport’s Appeal Against Funding Cuts Dismissed by Arbitrator UK Sport last week confirmed the conclusion of an appeal brought by GB Snowsport regarding investment for the 2026 Olympics and Paralympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy. GB Snowsport had turned to an independent arbitrator after UK Sport, the British government body, had cut Olympic funding to a meager GBP 11.9 million (USD 14.7 million) in total for both Olympic and Paralympic […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | April 12, 2023 0 Comments
Near Misses, Terminators, and a US Podium — Kitzbühel Men’s FIS Alpine World Cup Recap Another busy World Cup weekend, and what a weekend it was. In Kitzbühel, Austria, the Men were competing in two Downhill races on the famous Hahnenkamm course, often referred to as “The Streif,” and one Slalom race. The Streif is known as the most difficult and dangerous Downhill course on the World Cup circuit, and Norway’s Aleksander Aamodt Kilde fractured […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | January 23, 2023 0 Comments
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