WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ALPINE COMBINED RACE
SELECTION FOR WORLD ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023
GB SNOWSPORT WILL TAKE A SQUAD OF 12 ATHLETES TO THE 47TH EDITION OF THE ALPINE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, COMPRISING THE BIGGEST BRITISH ALPINE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SQUAD IN RECENT HISTORY.
With British representation confirmed across Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super-G, Downhill, Alpine Combined and Parallel, the squad travels with a wealth of talent combining some of the biggest names in Alpine skiing with some of the most exciting young talent in the British system.
In Slalom, the men’s World Cup Squad of Dave Ryding, Billy Major, and Laurie Taylor will be joined by Ed Guigonnet, while the women’s team will see Reece Bell, Victoria Palla, Charlie Guest, and Alex Tilley line up to compete. Guest and Tilley’s selection comes at a time that each are recovering from injuries sustained at the start of the year, with high hopes that both will be fit to compete.
Charlie Raposo, Calum Langmuir, Victoria Palla, and Alex Tilley have accepted selection for Giant Slalom, while Super G will see Langmuir, Roy Steudle and Owen Vinter in contention. Steudle will also compete in Downhill, where he is the sole British entrant, as well as Alpine Combined alongside Guigonnet, Langmuir and Vinter.
Parallel will have confirmed entries for Raposo and Langmuir, with Guigonnet and Tilley set to decide closer to competition.
Participation in the Team event will be determined based on an assessment of athlete fitness during the Championships, with the intention to enter a British team if availability and athlete health permits.
The Championships, which will run from 6 to 19 February in Courchevel and Meribel, will see the world’s top Alpine talent battle it out on French territory for the first time since the 2009 Championships in Val d’Isere.
DAVE RYDING SAID:
“It’s great to be in the World Championships squad again, and even more so to be selected alongside so many brilliant British Alpine skiers. This will be my eighth World Championships, and I’m determined to put down the best runs that I can, as will everyone on the British team. Everybody in the squad has worked incredibly hard to reach this level, and I’m confident we can make a real mark on these Championships.”
FULL SQUAD SELECTION:
Men’s
- Dave Ryding (SL)
- Billy Major (SL)
- Laurie Taylor (SL)
- Charlie Raposo (GS, PAR)
- Ed Guigonnet (SL, AC)
- Calum Langmuir (GS, SG, AC, PAR)
- Roy Steudle (SG, DH, AC)
- Owen Vinter (SG, AC)
Women’s
- Charlie Guest (SL)
- Alex Tilley (SL, GS)
- Reece Bell (SL)
- Victoria Palla (SL, GS)
START OF SEASON 2022/2023 ROUND UP
FIRST RACES
Season got off to a cracking start with two FIS slaloms, both high level races, with a lot of the competitors being regular Europa Cup racers.
Ed had bib 42, meaning he was seeded 42nd.
In the first run he finished 24th at 1,45 seconds off the lead. An intelligent run on a very rutty course.
Second run (top 30 start in reverse order) he finished 13th overall, a total of 1,54 seconds off the lead. (and 8th in the second run)
He scored 36,07 FIS points. A PB (personal best) by far.
Ed had bib 41.
GB ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS, Tignes 2022
3rd in Downhill



ED crowned BRITISH OVERALL MEN'S CHAMPION & he won the VICTOR LUDORUM (overall GB Champion)



DAY 2, Monday 28th March 2022
Downhill training runs
First run : DSQ
Second run: 7th overall, 4th Brit
DAY 1, Sunday 27th March 2022
2 Super G races
Super G National Championships race : 2nd GB
Super G Junior National Championships race : 3rd GB
FIS WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, PANORAMA 2022

DAY 7
Here is his slalom run :
Cancelled due to rain.
Slalom races in Slovenia
Getting back on track in slalom !
Still too many mistakes (some bigger than others as you can see at the end of one of the videos), but the hard work is paying off at last !
Selection to the GB Europa Cup Programme
This post marks the end of an amazing three year period.
It started off as a very personal story :
A very talented U16 French (but with double GB nationality) skier who had a serious accident. Once back on snow, he took longer than his coaches wanted to get back on track and at the end of the season, even though he was 10th in France of his age in GS, he was told that he would never make it any further because he was frightened of going fast.
A nationality change to ski for GB, a change of training structure, a lot of work to get his confidence back and 3 years down the line, Ed is now 19 years old.
This year he came 13th in the World Junior Championships in Super G ("best GB speed result this century !") and 27th in the World Junior Championships in Giant Slalom (from bib 52). WJC is a category U21 competition, for which he will still be eligible next year.
Thanks to these great results and the potential he shows, Ed has just been selected to the GB Europa Cup Programme - basically all the benefits of the Europa Cup Squad, but as he does not meet the official GBS criteria, he can't be part of the squad. This is what GBS said "Ed has been offered this based on our belief in his technical abilities and performances irrespective of FIS points and ranking. The labels can be important but our focus is now on getting Ed to the next stage of his ski racing and beyond. Ed will be a full and equal member of our EC programme".
1. He leaves Orsatus, where he has been training for 3 years.
4. From October to April he will be based in Schladming, Austria.What doesn’t change ?
Cost
A year's training and racing will cost “in the region of £25k”. (So in line with what we pay now).
This selection to the GB Europa Cup Programme marks the start of a new period with a story that is now less personal and, hopefully, more marketable to potential sponsors.
FIS WORLD JUNIORS CHAMPIONSHIPS, BANSKO 2021
RUN 2
RESULTS BOARD
RESULTS BOARD
FIRST EUROPA CUP !
MY FIRST EUROPA CUP EXPERIENCE
ORCIERES, France
DAY 1 : DH training was cancelled due to too much snow !
DAY 2 : DH training followed by DH race
I had bib 94 in the race and finished 76th ! PB FIS points (80.52) I wasn't brilliant, but really enjoyed it !
DAY 3 : DH race Weather changed in the middle of the race going from sunny to flat light
I had bib 94. Skied well but not very fast !! Finished 89th. Could have done better, but still pleased with myself.
However my feet were really starting to hurt. Small balls have appeared on the side of each foot and really hurt when I put my boots on.
DAY 4 : SG race. Terrible weather - foggy and windy. The race was stopped several times. I had bib 94 again. The race started at 9h45 and I got to ski at 12h45 !
I only had a short race as going over a jump I "bumped" into a gate that had been moved, and I forgot that they'd moved it !! Short but sweet. DNF
Really enjoyed the Europa Cup atmosphere and really like the speed events.
WATCH THIS SPACE !
Here is the video of my first DH race !
JANUARY 2021
2 GIANT SLALOMS IN COURCHEVEL
Huge work to do in GS this year .... my coaches want me to change the way I ski. Wow ! Hard work
GS1
Bib 37. Too direct on the first run - exactly what my coaches don't want me to do and came out in the second run doing the same. It's the first time I've seen my coach furious. On the positive side, I presume he wouldn't be furious if he thought I couldn't do a lot better.
GS2
Bib 37. Second chance. Skied my best ever in the first run only to be stopped 2 gates before the finish as the racer before me had crashed. Rushed up to the start and ran again - not as good a run, but not bad. (But two runs in a row on sheet ice is exhausting and I was missing energy at the end). Got into the flip for the first time this year. Skied well in the second run, but too gentle. Now need to combine the new skiing tactic with the old aggressiveness.
GIANT SLALOMS in FLAINE
When you start with bib 40+, you've just got to go for it to get into the flip.
I went for it in both races - but had too much energy/attack which got the better of my skiing.
GS 1
Bib 43. Huge mistake in the first run and almost as big in the second. Best forgotten !
GS 2
Bib 41. Skied really well in the first run, no mistakes, but too hard for the conditions and missed the flip by under 1/2 second. Second run mistake. Another leaning curve !
BACK TO WORK !
NEW YEAR - NEW FEELS - NEW CHANCES - SAME DREAMS
Started the year with 2 Super G in Chatel.
Haven't done a Super G training since July.
SG1 : huge mistake, but happy with my skiing
SG2: small mistake. Again happy with my skiing. And PB points.
Back to training.
Next races are GS.