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Emma has been skiing since the age of 2 and became a member of Kendal Snowsports club not long after.After competing in Alpine for 16 years she switched to Freestyle Skiing, where she tried out various...

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Emma has been skiing since the age of 2 and became a member of Kendal Snowsports club not long after.After competing in Alpine for 16 years she switched to Freestyle Skiing, where she tried out various...

2/20/2014

Vicki Adams MP

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Adams is the second player in the team. She was born and raised in Edinburgh before moving to Majorca for a year when she was nine years old. It was on her return to Scotland - Stranraer – that she was...

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Vicki Adams MP

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Adams is the second player in the team. She was born and raised in Edinburgh before moving to Majorca for a year when she was nine years old. It was on her return to Scotland - Stranraer – that she was...

2/20/2014

Penny Coomes, who started figure skating at the age of just eight, competed in the mixed ice dance at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games alongside partner Nick Buckland. These were the pairs debut...

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Penny Coomes, who started figure skating at the age of just eight, competed in the mixed ice dance at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games alongside partner Nick Buckland. These were the pairs debut...

2/18/2014

six years of skiing Zoe turned her attention to snowboarding and competed in the British Snowboarding Championships at ten years of age.At the age of 15 years Zoe competed at the European Youth Olympic...

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six years of skiing Zoe turned her attention to snowboarding and competed in the British Snowboarding Championships at ten years of age.At the age of 15 years Zoe competed at the European Youth Olympic...

2/17/2014

Joanna Williams made her Olympic debut at the Salt Lake City Games in 2002, representing Team GB in Short track speed skating.Four years later, she became a two-time Olympian when she competed for Grea...

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Joanna Williams made her Olympic debut at the Salt Lake City Games in 2002, representing Team GB in Short track speed skating.Four years later, she became a two-time Olympian when she competed for Grea...

2/16/2014

Jonathan "Jon" Paul Eley a two-time Olympian, former European Champion and world record holder, Jon is the most experienced member of GB Short Track. The Solihull native began skating at just 18-months...

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Jonathan "Jon" Paul Eley a two-time Olympian, former European Champion and world record holder, Jon is the most experienced member of GB Short Track. The Solihull native began skating at just 18-months...

2/16/2014

‘Jacko’ Jackson represented Team GB in the four-man and two-man bobsleigh at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The Vancouver Games were Jackson's first Olympic Winter Games.Jackson along with He...

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‘Jacko’ Jackson represented Team GB in the four-man and two-man bobsleigh at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The Vancouver Games were Jackson's first Olympic Winter Games.Jackson along with He...

2/15/2014

Walker has been a Cpl in the Royal Signals for 11 years and first took up the bobsleigh when an Army friend needed a brakewoman at the Army Championships. Shortly after she was invited to take part in ...

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Walker has been a Cpl in the Royal Signals for 11 years and first took up the bobsleigh when an Army friend needed a brakewoman at the Army Championships. Shortly after she was invited to take part in ...

2/15/2014

Matthew Parr is a three-time senior British National Champion, winning the competitions in 2009, 2010 and 2013. He also won the British Junior National Championships in 2004.2010 saw Parr compete in bo...

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Matthew Parr is a three-time senior British National Champion, winning the competitions in 2009, 2010 and 2013. He also won the British Junior National Championships in 2004.2010 saw Parr compete in bo...

2/14/2014

Richard Shoebridge MP

"Shoei"

Richard Shoebridge born 12th August 1985 in Johannesburg, South Africa.Has joint British and Canadian citizenship. He was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa until the age of 11, moved to Cam...

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Richard Shoebridge MP

"Shoei"

Richard Shoebridge born 12th August 1985 in Johannesburg, South Africa.Has joint British and Canadian citizenship. He was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa until the age of 11, moved to Cam...

2/12/2014

Rosamund Musgrave MP

"Posy"

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

“Posy” Musgrave is currently the top ranked female sprinter in the UK and has competed in ski races across the globe from Norway to China.Her first major international competition was the 2009 World Un...

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Rosamund Musgrave MP

"Posy"

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

“Posy” Musgrave is currently the top ranked female sprinter in the UK and has competed in ski races across the globe from Norway to China.Her first major international competition was the 2009 World Un...

2/12/2014

Andrew Musgrave MP

Trondheim, Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway

Musgrave represented Team GB in cross-country skiing at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The Vancouver Games were Musgrave's first Olympic Winter Games, where his best placing was 51st in the 3...

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Andrew Musgrave MP

Trondheim, Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway

Musgrave represented Team GB in cross-country skiing at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The Vancouver Games were Musgrave's first Olympic Winter Games, where his best placing was 51st in the 3...

2/12/2014

Kristan Lee Bromley MP

"Dr. Ice"

Yorkshire, England

Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games will mark a fourth consecutive Olympic appearance for Kristan Bromley, having competed in Salt Lake City 2002, Turin 2006 and Vancouver 2010. The British slider narrowly...

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Kristan Lee Bromley MP

"Dr. Ice"

Yorkshire, England

Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games will mark a fourth consecutive Olympic appearance for Kristan Bromley, having competed in Salt Lake City 2002, Turin 2006 and Vancouver 2010. The British slider narrowly...

2/11/2014

Rudman represented Team GB in her second Olympic Winter Games at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, where she finished sixth in the women's skeleton.As Britain's only medallist at the 2006 Olympic Winter Gam...

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Rudman represented Team GB in her second Olympic Winter Games at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, where she finished sixth in the women's skeleton.As Britain's only medallist at the 2006 Olympic Winter Gam...

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reasonably late starter at the age of 20, Lizzy Yarnold first started participating in Skeleton after applying for the UK Sport and EIS Talent ID Campaign, Girls4Gold where she was spotted as having hu...

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reasonably late starter at the age of 20, Lizzy Yarnold first started participating in Skeleton after applying for the UK Sport and EIS Talent ID Campaign, Girls4Gold where she was spotted as having hu...

2/11/2014

Whelbourne represented Team GB in short track speed skating at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. They were his debut Games and he placed 16th in the 1500m, as well as being a member of the 5000m...

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Whelbourne represented Team GB in short track speed skating at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. They were his debut Games and he placed 16th in the 1500m, as well as being a member of the 5000m...

2/10/2014

Charlotte Gilmartin MP

"Gilly"

Gilmartin first took up short track skating after her potential was noticed at an ice skating party in her youth. She was one of the youngest skaters to be selected for the national team and began comp...

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Charlotte Gilmartin MP

"Gilly"

Gilmartin first took up short track skating after her potential was noticed at an ice skating party in her youth. She was one of the youngest skaters to be selected for the national team and began comp...

2/10/2014

Christie represented Team GB in short track speed skating at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. These were her debut Olympic Games, where she competed in the 500m, 1000m and 1500m events, placing...

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Christie represented Team GB in short track speed skating at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. These were her debut Olympic Games, where she competed in the 500m, 1000m and 1500m events, placing...

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Alcott has competed in three consecutive Olympic Games, in Salt Lake City, Turin and then Vancouver - at both Turin and Vancouver she finished an impressive 11th place in Downhill and Super Combined re...

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Alcott has competed in three consecutive Olympic Games, in Salt Lake City, Turin and then Vancouver - at both Turin and Vancouver she finished an impressive 11th place in Downhill and Super Combined re...

2/10/2014

started snowboarding when he was seven years old at Halifax Ski and Snowboard centre. By the age of nine, he could already do front flips and backside 900s, and at 13 years old, he was already consider...

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started snowboarding when he was seven years old at Halifax Ski and Snowboard centre. By the age of nine, he could already do front flips and backside 900s, and at 13 years old, he was already consider...

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