SNOW SPORTS
SOCHI 2014 PARALYMPICS
gymnastics background so improved very quickly,” says Fawkes. “Trampolining and tumbling are other good feeder sports for slope- style, half pipe and aerial.”
FOSTERING TALENT With this in mind, British Ski and Snowboard is in talks with commer- cial organisation Woodward about creating an indoor environment with foam pits, sprung fl oors, launch areas, trampolines, tumble zones and skateboard areas. This is all part of a drive to engage with young people – particularly those under 16 – and to foster skills which could later be transferred to snow sports. “We’re in talks now about creating a couple of centres in the UK: one in Scotland and one in England and we’re also hoping to create one in Wales at a later date,” says Paddy Mortimer, per- formance director of British Ski and Snowboard. “Media and music will be part of the mix, as we want to inspire creativity and athleticism. We’re looking to engage with the psychological make up [of the young people] more than the physical. We need to create people who
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The paralympic team put in a stellar performance, and smashed some records. The team brought home the fi rst ever gold from the event and Jade Etherington became the most successful British woman in Winter Paralympic history. Etherington, a visually impaired
skier, with her guide, Caroline Powell, were the downhill stars of the Games, winning three silvers and a bronze. After narrowly missing a medal at the last Winter Olympics,
Team GB’s winter
paralympians met David Cameron following their success in Sochi
Northern Ireland’s Kelly Gallagher and her guide Charlotte Evans took Britain’s fi rst ever gold at a Winter Games in the visually impaired super-G skiing. The curling team also won
a bronze, bringing the medal tally to six, compared to none in Vancouver 2010.
can self regulate and think on their feet, so they’re not led and over coached, because that means when circum- stances change they can’t adapt.” The snow medal target for South
Korea hasn’t yet been set, but Mortimer isn’t anticipating any diffi cul- ties in getting more funding for snow sports from UK Sport. “Previously, they gave us a small amount of money and said prove yourselves. We have done that, not just at the Games, but getting podium positions in the run up,” he says. “UK Sport wants British sport to grow, so it’s just a case of
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putting forward a plausible, evidence- based plan. What we’ve achieved is incredible. Funding, as well as spon- sorship from the likes of Bawbags, Delancey, Reeves and SIGB, has allowed us to take the team to elite training environments, pay the best coaches and put in place an injury management process.”
ON THE ICE Technological developments led to improved performances by the British bobsleigh team. The men’s bobsleigh team came an impressive fi fth in
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