Cutting Edge 12.03.08
 Europa
Cup Girls show us how it's done!
Pam Thorburn
After scoring a string of personal bests it seems as though
Pam Thorburn feels the need - the need for speed. The Strathaven
skier recently celebrated her 22nd birthday while competing
in the Citizens' Super G at Haus im Ennstal in Austria, treating
herself to presents worth remembering by finishing an impressive
8 th and 11th out of the 80 competitors, scoring her best
GS FIS points of the season. more
Sophie Readman
Growing up in Andorra with both parents being ski instructors
is the perfect way to get into the world of skiing. So when
Sophie Readman won the Downhill at the British Junior Championships
in her first year everyone started to take notice of the highly
talented skier. more
Mel Piper
Auchterarder born Mel Piper has been skiing since she was
only two and a half on family holidays and took to racing
at the tender age of 11. She started racing on the dry ski
slope at Hillend, and began skiing part time for the Scottish
team. At 16 years old she joined the Development team and
climbed to the British team last year in one of the best moments
in her career so far. more
On the Road to Recovery
The World Cup Team has had a hard 07/08 season on the injury
front. In the competitive world of sport, injuries can be
all too common especially when you're racing down mountains
at 90 miles an hour.
Of the nineteen members of the British Ski Team, ten have
been injured at some stage throughout the season. Three of
the five members of the World Cup Team have suffered injuries
which have resulted in time out of the season. Rehabilitation
and getting back to racing fitness aren't quick processes
particular if bones have been broken and ligaments torn.
Noel Baxter - broke his arm at the end of September after
a summer
City life brought to new heights
The picturesque scenery and healthy mountain air of the small
Italian town of Courmayeur is about to play host to the glitz,
glamour and celebrity of the 2008 City Ski Championships.
>From Thursday 13 March to Sunday 16 March, around 200
skiers from 40 different cities will travel to Italy to compete
in the four race event. The main event is the hotly competed
Giant Slalom on the Saturday but the skiers will also take
part in the Parallel Slalom event where teams of four compete
in a relay race, the Radar Trap, a speed skiing competition
and a Boardercross event.
Results Round-up
FIS Race Super G, Innerkrems, Austria - 26 February 2008
Pam Thorburn - 40th place
Emma Norton - 71st place
FIS Citizens' Giant Slalom, Haus im Ennstal, Austria - 27
February 2008
Pam Thorburn - 8th place
Sophie Readman - 14th place
Look Ahead...skiing..12.03.08
Europa Cup Finals - 10th March-15th March, Les Orres, France
British Land Alpine Championships - 30th March-11th April,
Meribel, France
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