More Success for GB Ski Athletes
6th March 2025
Last modified on March 9th, 2025
Alpine skier Luca Carrick-Smith comes third in Alpine World Junior Championships Slalom, while the telemark skier Jaz Taylor takes Silver at Krvarvec Sprint World Cup.
Luca Carrick-Smith capped a sensational Alpine World Junior Championships for Britain’s Alpine team with a first British podium since Graham Bell took Downhill silver 41 years ago.
Sitting fourth at the turn, 19-year-old Luca delivered a sensational second run to propel him into third spot, less than half a second off the lead, and into British Alpine skiing history.
As well as marking Britain’s first Overall age category podium at an Alpine World Junior Championships since 1984, the result also gives Britain its first ever Slalom World Junior Championships medal.
It comes amid a season of astonishing results in the Alpine ranks:
- Dave Ryding’s sixth place and Reece Bell’s 20th spot at last month’s Alpine World Championships
- The performances of Luca’s brothers Zak and Freddy Carrick-Smith at the European Youth Olympic Festival.
In the age-group rankings, Freddy Carrick-Smith’s overall seventh spot was enough to comfortably seize the U18 Men’s Slalom title.
It comes hot on the heels of his defence of the U18 GS title, a race which saw Jack Irving finish in fifth place, and three British men feature in the top-12.
Full Podium
- Theodor Braekken (NOR) – 2. Gustav Wissting (SWE) – 3. Luca Carrick-Smith (GBR)
Luca Carrick-Smith. Image credit @simonedecillia
Jaz Taylor’s Crystal Globe defence saw her rack up another World Cup podium at the Telemark Sprint World Cup with a second place finish in Krvarvec, Slovenia.
The result gives Taylor her eighth World Cup of the season and came in a performance which saw her finish just 0.22s behind race winner, Argeline Tan Bouquet of France with a finishing time of 2:14.56.
Jaz Taylor. Image c/o FIS Telemark.
Taylor now sits 45 points clear in the Overall Telemark World Cup standings and 15 in the Sprint World Cup standings.
The remaining races are in Krvarvec, Pra Loup, and Thyon 4 Vallees.
- Argeline Tan Bouquet (FRA) – 2. Jaz Taylor (GBR) – 3. Augustine Carliez (FRA)
Jaz Taylor. Image c/o FIS Telemark.
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