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Richmond School Ski Club
Welcome to Richmond School Ski Club. We were founded last May following the success of 4 of our students who represented the school at the British School Girls’ Ski Competition in France in January 2010. We offer monthly race training sessions to students who have are keen skiers, can confidently link parallel turns and who either have a very keen interest in ski racing or are keen to give it a go. If your son/daughter is interested in taking part, please contact Victoria Roberts on vroberts@richmondschool.net.
IMPORTANT NOTICE!
Ski Race Training on 8 November 2011 has been cancelled due to another school commitment. The next session will be on 29 November 2011. The transport cheque for 8 November will not be cashed.
The following article was in Richmond School's February 2011 Newsletter:
Richmond School Ski Team - Sixth out of Fifty Four!
Eight Richmond School girls took part in an intensive race training programme on snow and a team represented the school in the British School Girls’ Ski Competition. All trained in both slalom and giant slalom, together with all round mountain technique. The three strong team of Honor Clissold (13), Cara Websdale (13) and Anna Offord (16), with Hayley Burrows (15) as a reserve, achieved 6th place overall out of 54 schools, with Richmond School being one of only two state schools involved. Thirteen year old Honor, member of the British Children’s Ski Team, won the Giant Slalom in the Children 2 (1997/1996) category, took fourth place in slalom and third overall, despite being in the younger year of the age band; while sixteen year old Anna, competing for the first time, won a bronze medal in slalom and took bronze overall in the junior unregistered racers category.
Ski-ing at Richmond school is growing from strength to strength. ‘We’re absolutely thrilled with how well the girls have done in a national competition. We’re certainly starting to get Richmond School on the skiing map and are keen to build on our success at future events and to welcome new racing talent into the squad. The support we’ve received from school and parents has made the whole venture possible and we are extremely grateful. We’re still seeking local sponsorship for the squad, especially for future competitions.’
Victoria Roberts – Team Manager
You may find the following links and documents useful:
British School Girl Races Flaine, France
Press Release - February 2011
Ski Race Training Reminder - May 2011
Ski Race Training Sessions - Dates & Selection Policy