It’s Gold for GB’s Laurie Taylor
3rd September 2023
He won the second slalom race at the Winter Games NZ at Coronet Peak ski resort in New Zealand. His World Cup ranking moves from 79 to 53. NEW
Cold temperatures overnight resulted in great snow conditions for the technical race, which was held on the slopes of Race Arena.
Taylor, who trained with the local Queenstown Alpine Ski Team from ages 11-18 years old, used his local knowledge to his advantage.
“I knew the conditions were going to be tough, I was going to have to follow the track rather than do what I wanted to do and I knew everyone else was going to be going 100% so I had to give more,” he said after his victory.
“This result really helps bring my points down for world rankings and bib allocations, so it’s a big help.”
Here at PlanetSKI we reported on the event of the eve of the Winter Games NZ:
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