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Young and established athletes impress at GB Alpine Championships
British Alpine talent in fine form in Santa Caterina
The 2025 GB Alpine Championships’ Santa Caterina debut saw British Alpine athletes in excellent form as the traditional season-closer delivered a range of exceptional performances across FIS and Children’s Week races.
Overall podiums for Owen Vinter (1st – Men’s NC DH, 1st – Men’s NC SG), Max Laughland (2nd – Men’s NC SG, 1st – Men’s NJC U21 SG), Nicole Wordley (1st – Women’s NJC U21 SG, 2nd – Women’s NJC U21 GS), Freddy Carrick-Smith (1st – Men’s NC GS, 1st – Men’s NJC U18 SL), Jack Irving (1st – Men’s NJC U21 GS, 2nd – Men’s NJC U21 SL), Zak Carrick-Smith (1st – Men’s NJC U18 GS, 2nd – Men’s NJC U18 SL), Molly Butler (2nd – Women’s NC SL, 2nd – Women’s NJC U21 GS), George Brown (3rd – Men’s NJC U18 GS), Tabitha Milkins and Emily Turner (joint 3rd – Women’s NJC U18 SL), Laurie Taylor (1st – Men’s NC SL), and Billy Major (2nd – Men’s NC SL) provided the highlights of the week’s FIS races with Vinter awarded the overall Victor Ludorum title and the Sir John Ritblat Cup with Holly Tutt in second place, receiving the DHO Challenge Plate.
British Titles – National Championships:
- Owen Vinter – DH, SG, Combined
- Holly Tutt – DH, SG, Combined
- Freddy Carrick-Smith – GS
- Vici Palla – GS
- Laurie Taylor – SL
- Molly Butler – SL
British Titles – National Junior Championships
- Max Laughland – DH, SG
- Nicole Wordley – SG, DH, Combined
- Zak Carrick-Smith – GS, Combined
- Molly Butler – GS
- Freddy Carrick-Smith – SL
- Charlotte Holmes – SL
Children’s Week saw a number of outstanding showings across the U16/U14/U12/U10 categories. Lily Flitton won both GS and SG titles in the U14 girls’ races and was also awarded with the U14 girls’ Combined title. Edward Lloyd won SL, SG and Combined awards in the U14 boys. In the U16s, Ryan Faber won the GS and Combined titles and finished joint 1st with Harrison Adkins in the SG race, with Adkins also taking the U16 boys’ SL title. Allegra Turton won both GS and Combined titles for U16 girls.
New awards this year, saw U10s and U12s being awarded trophies for overall performances: Athena Makonnen and Lola Landman – Overall U10 girl, Arthur Prenelle and Lewis Gallacher – Overall U10 boy, Scarlett Lapidus-Ewin – Overall U12 girl, Marcus Pop – Overall U12 boy.
Other noteworthy results came from Cecilia Hamer (1st – SL U14 Girls), Alice Bond (1st – SL U16 Girls), Charlie Miller (1st – GS U14 Boys), Darcey Davies (1st – SG U16 Girls). Lily Flitton was alwo awarded with the Cairngorm Quaich which recognises outstanding international achievement for athletes selected to the British Children’s Team. Ambition won the Overall Children’s Team titles for both U14 and U16.
