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Welcome to the home of the British Disabled Ski Team... 
 
 
The British Disabled Ski Team (BDST) represents the racing arm of "The Skiers & Boarders Charity" Disability Snowsport UK. Team members are registered and annually licensed with the International Paralympic Committee, Alpine Skiing by DSUK under the delegated powers of Snowsport GB which is the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) member representing Alpine Skiing.
 
See what its all about with a selection of video clips and pictures including Sean Rose's downhill at the Turin 2006 Paralympic Winter Games in Sestriere. 
 

News Update

 

 

 

Media Pack - British Disabled Ski Team
 
BDST media pack is updated for 2009 and is published below. If you would like further details, please contact media@BritishDisabledSkiTeam.co.uk , or phone 0161 7492290        
 
 

Please click to download our Media Pack.(Please be patient as the file is large and may take a few minutes to complete depending on your internet connection))

 

Individual Athlete Profiles (Click athlete name below for *PDF download)

 

Jane Sowerby

 

Sean Rose

 

Talan Skeels-Piggins

 

Tim Farr

 
Others to be added in due course

 

 

BDST Squad Selection released for 2009/10 season

 

Following a succesfull season debrief and ParalymicGB Winter Camp in loughborough over the weekend of 25th/26th April, we are delighted to announce athlete selection for both the "A" and "B" squads of the British Disabled Ski Team. 
 
Congratulations to all for achieving the levels set to represent BDST and GBR at future IPCAS events and respective team categories.
 

Skiers aim for Vancouver
 
Check out the BBC pictorial feature as GB ski team prepare for the 2010 Winter Paralympics - Click here 
 
 
 
  

Sowerby achieves overall third in the IPCAS European Cup Rankings for the 2008/09 Season...
 
 
 
With the final results in from the last European Cup races in Slovakia, it was time for the overall season rankings to be assessed. GB had a limited number of athletes competing in the European Cup races this season given the demand for World Cup competition and training and competition in North America. Nothwithstanding this, Jane Sowerby, who has been building on her performance throughout the season came up trumps - she was crowned in third place in the overall combined European Cup points list for this season and a fantastic and deserved achievement for the efforts put in.
 
With only 4 athletes having competed in the IPCAS European Cup races this season GB still managed to achieve an excellent 14th place in the overall Nations rankings which was a bonus given the focus outside Europe this season.
 
The squad now unwind a little with some forerunning at the British Championships in Meribel before the summer programme begins in earnest. This will include proposals to send a large contingent of athletes and development sqaud to the Winter Games New Zealand in August 2009 as part of the final preparations for Vancouver 2010.
 
 
2009 IPC European Cup Finals, Jasna, Slovakia (25th - 29th March 2009)
 

 

Hat-trick of  Medals for Sowerby with Gold, Silver & Bronze in Jasna...

 

Sowerby returning from the highs of her first world cup competition in Whistler, Canada was dominant in the last competition of the European season in Jasna, Slovakia. She kicked off the weeks races with a deserved bronze in the Super G less than 3 seconds off the leader. Consolidating on this success she produced a superior win in the second Super G and combined this with a strong slalom to achieve Silver in the overall Super Combined.

 

 

Docker delivers with Bronze in Super G... 

 

In a welcome return to form following a good display in the Whistler World Cup a few weeks ago, Docker also produced excellent results achieving his first podium this season with a great display of speed skiing in the super G to collect the Bronze for the men. This unfortunately could not be replicated in the second of the SG races but Docker still pulled himself into the top 10 to finish a very creditable 7th. Whilst the technical races have never been Russell Docker's forte, he dug deep to record a time which was good enough to keep him in the top ten and record overall 10th place in the Super Combined.

 

 

Farr produces on slalom day...

 

Other attendees included Tim Farr who has been returning from a season of injury and who finally began to see some progress with a 15th in the second Super G which when combined with a great Slalom pulled him into 12th place in the Super Combined.

 

However he was finally back in the groove on slalom day with a long overdue top ten, finishing in 9th place. Fellow racer Docker still achieved a finish but down the field in 19th. For the ladies, Sowerby continued her great late season performance just outside the medals with a 4th

 

The technical Giant Slalom which was due to take place on Sunday was cancelled due to poor conditions.

 

 

Skeels-Piggins claims Bronze in Sun Peaks Super G...

 

 

Elsewhere in the last of the North American races Talan Skeels-Piggins, who had remained behind after the Whistler World Cup, managed to up his game and achieve Bronze in the IPC NorAm (Canadian Nationals) Super G and 5th in the Slalom in Sun Peaks, BC, Canada.

 

A fitting end to the season for these hard working athletes and further valuable points to help with Vancouver 2010 selection.

   

Results:

 

Athlete

Super G (1)

Super G (2)

 Super Combined

Giant Slalom 

Slalom

Jane Sowerby

3rd

1st

2nd

 

Cancelled

4th

Russell Docker

3rd

7th

10th

 

Cancelled

19th

Tim Farr

20th

15th

12th

 

Cancelled

9th

 

 

 

  

 

   

 
Additional information available via the Whistler IPC Alpine World Cup Finals 2009 website. Click here.
 

Why you should explore our site...

Can you imagine the feeling of ski racing with missing limbs, paralysed, blind, physical or mental illnesses, reaching speeds of over 80kph? This is the daily pursuit of our highly motivated athletes, striving to race against the top disabled racers from around the world. Please, feel free to browse the various sections of this site as they are developed and learn more about our team, including up-to-date race results and future plans.

Spread the word, the Brits are back on the disabled world ski scene in a big way!

 
Passion, Performance, Potential...

The athletes are mainly self funded and the team is always on the lookout for potential sponsors. This can be in any form, if you are interested in supporting us please get in touch
 
Remember, the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics are just around the corner…

British Disabled Ski Team
Phone number: 01479 861272
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