emily sarsfield    
 

BIOGRAPHY

name: Emily Sarsfield
dob: 30th June 1983
home town: Durham, England
ski’s out of: Meribel, France
nationality: British

sport: Skiing
event: Ski Cross
career high british ranking: 1st
career high world cup ranking: 19th

I started skiing at the age of 3 when I was introduced to the sport by my parents on family holidays. Coming from a sporty family I did many different sports and it was only at the age of 12 before I started skiing competitively. I was selected to ski for England at 13 years old and at that point my focus on skiing became more serious.

After a successful alpine ski career I changed discipline to the new exciting freestyle event of ski cross in 2005. Various ski coaches advised me that my skiing style and attitude would be suited to this new extreme event and at the World University Games, in my first ever ski cross race, I finished in 6th position.

I have never looked back since then, ski cross is the ultimate downhill race with the biggest adrenaline rush.

Having travelled the World Cup circuit for the past 4 seasons I slashed my World Cup ranking to a career high of 19th in 2008 and achieved the best result for all British female skiers, finishing 11th in the ski cross world cup finals in Italy. I am also 4 times British champion and finished 16th in the 2007 ski cross Freestyle Skiing World Championships in Italy.

Due to a serious knee injury in 2009, I missed over half the season. Fortunately surgery was successful and due to the hard work I put in over the summer to recover, I am back training hard and back on skis preparing for this seasons World Cup races.

I still remain Britain’s No.1 ski cross athlete with the hope of competing at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010.

My longer term goal is to consistently place in the worlds top 16 for ski cross.

 

 

  

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