GB Athletes in Action
19th January 2026
It’s another busy week for GB’s snowsport athletes as the Winter Olympics draws closer. We also round up last week’s results. UPDATED
Athletes Competing
Park & Pipe
X-Games – Aspen – 23-25 January
- Mia Brookes (SB)
- Kirsty Muir (FS)
- Zoe Atkin (FS)
- Gus Kenworthy (FS)
Alpine
Slalom/Super G, Downhill – Kitzbuehel – 20-25 January
- Dave Ryding (SL)
- Laurie Taylor (SL)
- Billy Major (SL)
- Luca Carrick-Smith (SL)
- Roy Steudle (SG, DH)
Ski Cross
Ski Cross – Veysonnaz – 21-24 January
- Ollie Davies
Para Snowboard
Snowboard Cross World Cup and Europa Cup – Lenk – 21-22 January
- James Barnes-Miller (WC)
- Ollie Hill (WC)
- Davy Zyw (EC)
Para Nordic
Biathlon World Cup – Jakuszyce – 22-25 January
- Scott Meenagh
Last Week’s Results
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Park & Pipe Laax World Cup
- Maisie Hill (SB SS) – 31st
- Katie Ormerod (SB SS) – 19th
- Txema Mazet-Brown (SB SS) – 56th
- Siddhartha Ullah (SB HP) – 43rd
- Chris McCormick (FS SS) – 58th
- Tom Greenway (FS SS) – 50th
Alpine Slalom Flachau World Cup
- Victoria Palla – DNF1
Alpine Slalom Wengen World Cup – Wengen
- Dave Ryding – DNF1
- Billy Major – DNQ
- Laurie Taylor – DNQ
- Luca Carrick-Smith – DNQ
20-year old Luca was the fastest of the British racers and just missed out on a second run.
With a start bib number of 62 he finished 34th.
“Massive result for Luca and this will go a long way for his confidence and shows just what he is capable of,” said his father, Phil Smith, to PlanetSKI.
“In his 5th World Cup race he came of age and was only 0.12 seconds off qualification and it showed his potential.”
Snowboard Cross Dongbeiya World Cup
- Charlotte Bankes – 1st, 3rd
- Huw Nightingale – 17th, 35th
- Max Vardy – 41st, 20th
See here for a PlanetSKI report on Charlotte’s victory: Victory for GB’s Charlotte Bankes
Moguls Waterville Valley World Cup
- Makayla Gerken Schofield – 26th
Telemark Carezza World Cup
- Jaz Taylor – 2nd, 12th
- Georgiana Altham – 14th, 13th
- Callum Ogelman – DSQ, 19th
Para Snowboard Banked Slalom Kuhtai World Cup and Europa Cup
- James Barnes-Miller (WC) – 7th, 2nd
- Ollie Hill (WC) – 5th, 13th
- Nina Sparks (WC) – 10th, 7th
- Davy Zyw (EC) – 3rd, 2nd
- Sam Waddington (EC) – 13th, 11th
Para-Alpine Downhill/Super-G Saalbach World Cup
- Neil Simpson – DH + SG (Guided by Rob Poth and Andrew Simpson) – 3rd (DH), 3rd (DH), 2nd (SG), 3rd (SG)
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