Telemark skier Jasmin Taylor has taken her fifth career World Cup victory in France.
Jasmin’s win, also GB Snowsport’s first World Cup victory of the season, came in the ladies’ sprint competition in Pralognan-la-Vanoise.
After carrying a 3.24sec lead into the second run, Taylor was able to hold on to her lead to win by 0.79sec from Switzerland’s Amelie Reymond and Beatrice Zimmerman.
It is the first time Taylor (pictured above today) has beaten Telemark legend Reymond who has 134 World Cup wins.
“It was a really good race,” said Taylor, after recording her fifth-career win. “[It was] quite stressful to be the last down on the second run but I tried to stay focused and it was enough.”
In the men’s sprint, Sion Bingham was the best-placed Brit in 23rd, ahead of Colin Dixon (27th), Magnus McIntosh (29th), Jack Emsley (30th), Ben Silva (31st) and Louis Hatchwell (DNF 1st run).
Taylor will be looking for more success in tomorrow’s classic race which will be streamed live from 9:30am GMT at https://livestream.com/TeleHo
British athletes are also competing in World Cup races in Alpine, Cross Country, Ski Cross, Park+Pipe and Moguls whilst the X-Games continue in Aspen and Britain enters the world of Nordic Combined.
