First results at Alpine World Junior Championships, 5th for Jaz Taylor at Telemark World Cup and 4th for Woodsy in Czech Republic

Charlie Raposo has posted the best result so far for the Delancey British Alpine Ski Team at the 2015 Alpine World Junior Championships in Hafjell, Norway. Raposo came an excellent 17^th place yesterday in the Men's GS, but unfortunately Paul Henderson and Jack Gower both DNF'd - Paul DNF in the 1^st run and Jack in the 2^nd - and Max Baggio did not start the second run. For the women, Cara Brown finished 38^th in the GS, with Alice MacAulay in 52^nd. Both Darcie Mead and Anna Henderson DNF in the first run. Today it is the Men and Women's Slalom. All the action from the 11-strong British squad can be followed on the FIS website - www.fis-ski.com ...

Following her bronze medal at the recent Telemark World Championships in Steamboat Springs, Jasmin Taylor took 5^th place in the Sprint at the World Cup in Thyon, Switzerland and 10^th place in the Classic. James French had the best men's result, finishing 17^th in the Classic and 21^st in the Sprint. Fred Thomas was 23^rd in the Sprint and Jasper Taylor 30^th in the Classic.

At the Cross Country World Cup in Lahti, Finland, Andrew Musgrave came 40^th in yesterday's 15km Classic, improving on his 46^th place in Saturday's Freestyle Sprint. Teammate Andrew Young took 69^th place in both races. They will now both compete in the City Sprint in Drammen in Norway on Thursday - a classic Sprint race around the city church.