Sega Fairweather - British Land National Ski Championships

I started my journey in Burlington, Vermont. Four flights and a nine-hour mini bus ride later I reached my destination, Meribel, France, to compete in the British Land National Ski Championships.

Snow conditions are very different in Europe compared to the harsh ice that I frequently train on in the US, so a chance to train with the British Team prior to the races was welcomed.

The speed events started the week's racing off with the International downhill and super G. I wasn’t too happy with my performance, only making a 4^th and 5^th position overall respectively, but a couple of days in, I settled into the races.

My confidence was boosted when I lifted the National Junior Downhill and Super G titles. Friday’s event was the International giant slalom. Determined to make my mark against the senior Europa and World cup skiers, I skied a solid first run to put me in 3^rd position overall.

Unfortunately, I suffered a bad fall on the 2^nd run, crashing through the safety netting. A damaged hip flexor put a sudden end to the rest of the Champs.

I am thrilled with my season as a whole this year, having spent a lot of time working on the technical aspects of my skiing and lowering my world rankings considerably.

My current British placings overall are as follows:

Slalom- 4^th

Giant Slalom- 2^nd

Super G- 3^rd

Downhill- 3^rd

I return to school shortly where I will begin preparing for next season.