Ryding leads British ski team in Olympic season

BySportsbeat

Published 24/05/2017 at 09:58 GMT

Dave Ryding will once again spearhead the Delancey British Alpine Ski Team for the upcoming Olympic season after the full squad was announced by British Ski and Snowboard (BSS).

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Competing in World Cup events alongside slalom skier Ryding will be 23-year-old Scots Charlie Guest and Alex Tilley, who are both coached by Noel Baxter.

Ryding, 30, finished a landmark season eighth in the overall FIS World Cup slalom rankings, including a first Alpine podium for a British skier in 35 years when he finished second in Kitzbuehel.

He will head into the Olympic season ranked ninth in the world for slalom and will once again work with Tristan Glasse Davies and Ali Morton.

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Also in the team are six skiers racing in Europa Cup events, Darcie Mead in FIS-level races and a 17-strong U21 team, with head coach Reini Fernsebner excited by the season to come.

"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 programmes, ensuring they can train together and benefit from pooled resources can only be a good thing," he said.

"We are hugely indebted to our principle sponsor Delancey for all their support, and helping make these programmes a reality."

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