British Ski Championships begin in Meribel

Sponsored by real estate investors Delancey, The British Ski Championships is the biggest event on the British alpine calendar. It offers young British athletes the chance to race on the same pistes recently chosen by FIS to host the Finals of the Alpine Ski World Cup in 2015.

The Earl of Wessex, a long standing supporter of the National Championships, will be attending this year’s event. Races take place on the Grand Duc, Gelinotte and Stade slopes, with the finish line and prize-givings at la Chaudanne.

David Ryding is a favourite to win the Men’s Championships, having finished 3^rd at last week’s Croatian National Ski Championships – beating one of the world’s top skiers, Ivica Kostelic, in the first slalom event. Chemmy Alcott is still recovering from injury and will not be in Méribel to defend her women’s title.

Schedule:

• Sunday 25: British National Championships Super G
• Monday 26 & Tuesday 27: Downhill Training (men & ladies)
• Wednesday 28: The Sir John Ritblat British Men’s Downhill National Championship, Ladies Downhill National Championship, British National Junior Championship Downhill (men and ladies)
• Thursday 29: British National Junior Championships Super G (men and ladies); British National Championship Super Combined Slalom (men & ladies)
• Friday 30: British National Championship Giant Slalom (men); British National Championship Slalom (ladies)
• Saturday 31: British National Championship Slalom (men); British National Championship Giant Slalom (ladies)
• Sunday 1 April: British National Junior Championships Slalom (ladies); British National Junior Championships Giant Slalom (men)
• Monday 2: British National Junior Championships Giant Slalom (ladies); British National Junior Championships Slalom (men).
• British Children’s Championships: 3rd to 6th April