GB Snowsport have announced their team for this weekend’s World Cup ski races at Levi in Finland with four male and one female British racer set to compete.
The Levi races are the opening slalom competitions of the 26-27 season tour, and the first since Britain’s most successful ever ski racer, Dave Ryding, retired from competition.
However, a clear part of Dave’s legacy is that GB Snowsport have four athletes competing in the men’s race on Sunday. Now well established team members Billy Major and Laurie Taylor will be joined by two of the three Carrick-Smith brothers, Freddy and Zak. Freddy will be aiming to build on his best ever British result in a Men’s GS race with his 12th place at the tour opener in Sölden last month.
Saturday’s women’s slalom race will also be the World Cup debut of 20-year-old Molly Butler who has been posting great results this year, including winning the Australia/New Zealand Cup slalom title in September, meaning she has also secured the yellow bib and a top 31 starting position in Europa Cup slalom races this coming season.
In the UK, live coverage of the Levi Alpine Ski World Cup is broadcast on TNT Sports and streamed digitally via HBO Max (with the TNT Sports add-on).