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If you ever talk to someone connected in some way to British skiing about Dave Ryding two things will happen. First, a warm smile will come to their face, a testament to the type of individual he is. The second occurrence will be an almost grimace of sorts.
On Saturday January 22 Dave Ryding created history as he became the first British skier to ever win a World Cup race, triumphing in the Slalom at Kitzbuhel. Ryding has long been considered the top British skier but struggled to see through a win, often falling short at the final hurdle or being second-best to legendary Austrian racer Marcel Hirscher. Ad/> But now heading into the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, which you can stream on discovery+, Ryding will be in with a chance of medal which would be truly historic.
Dave Ryding became the first Briton to win a race on the Alpine skiing World Cup when he stunningly captured the classic Kitzbuhel slalom. Ryding was sixth after the first run but put down a stellar second run in heavy snowfall to beat Lucas Braathen of Norway by 0.38 seconds. Ad/> The victory comes less than two weeks before the start of the Beijing Olympics, where Ryding will now suddenly be viewed as one of the medal contenders in the slalom.
Dave Ryding has said he never stopped believing after he became the first Briton to win a race in the Alpine skiing World Cup when he stunningly captured the classic Kitzbuhel slalom. Ryding will now be seen as one of the medal contenders in the slalom with the win coming just two weeks ahead of the Beijing Olympics.
Dave Ryding has won Britain's first alpine skiing World Cup gold medal with victory in the Kitzbuhel Slalom.
Dave Ryding won the Kitzbuehel men's slalom on Saturday in a first for a British skier in the 55-year-history of the Alpine skiing World Cup.
Team GB will head to the Beijing Winter Olympics looking to secure more than one gold medal at a single Games for the first time in their history — and they are well set to do that. Joint record hauls of five medals were recorded at Sochi 2014 and Pyeongchang 2018 and there are hopes Britain could have their best Winter Games ever this year.
World champion Charlotte Bankes leads a contingent of 21 ski and snowboard athletes who have been picked to represent Team GB at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. The 26-year-old will be competing at her third Games but her first for GB, having represented France in the previous two.