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Summerhayes’ Saas Fee Success

British athlete Katie Summerhayes got her season off to a flying start with a 3^rd place podium finish in yesterday’s Saas Fee Europa Cup.  17 year old Katie, who is a member of the Berkeley British Freestyle Freeski team, finished top for GBR in a competition including World Cup and X Games skiers and won by former World champion Viginie Faivre.  After the first heat there were 4 British athletes in the top 6 and in the end, Katie’s excellent podium was closely followed by a 4^th place for Beanie Mile Home, with Becky Hammond and Rowan Cheshire finishing 7^th and 8^th respectively.  Anna Vincenti also competed and despite falling in both runs, her aggressive style bodes well for her future development. 

Tyler Harding put in a strong performance in the men’s event finishing 7^th overall, a fantastic result for the 15 year old GBR athlete, the youngest in the top 16 final.  The other British men: James Webb; Peter Speight and Rob Taylor narrowly missed out on the final, finishing 17^th, 18^th and 19^th, separated by only a single point.

Overall the size and quality of the GBR team took many of the other nations by surprise and all of the British athletes will now return to an arduous training schedule under head coach and team Manager Pat Sharples.

The British Freestyle Freeski team recently announced that they had agreed a vital support arrangement with Berkeley Homes.  This sponsorship arrangement enables a full time coach and implementation of a programme of activities that elite athletes representing Britain deserve.  In addition both Katie Summerhayes and Rowan Cheshire are supported by TASS.