A season done
MY STORY
I am a nineteen year old GBR skier based in South Yorkshire. I started skiing at just three years old and entered my first competition at just four. From there on out I knew that skiing was all I wanted to do and it has been my passion ever since.
Training at my local SnoZone each Sunday morning and Monday evening I then started to enter small local races before progressing to indoor competitions up and down the United Kingdom. Of course, that was never going to be enough so I started to enter some 'taster races' abroad, mainly in France to start with.
It became clear very quickly that training indoors to race outdoors simply didn't equip me well enough to compete with those training outdoors all winter season. Following much negotiation with my parents I started to do a few more weeks training in the mountains to see what impact this may have on my competitions in the mountains. Sure enough at the age of 12 I achieved my first outdoor podium.
Each season I started to do more a more training outdoors, however soon realised that it was not only the training on the mountain that was critical to get me to where i wanted to be but also my dry land training and physical fitness. Straight after my first year at U14 racing we sought the input of a personal trainer to also compliment my mountain training. I am proud to say I haven't looked back since that point.
At U14 I got my first race representing GBR in Andorra and have subsquently represented GB in Andorra on another two occasions along with races in Abetone and Folgaria.
Throughout my U14 and U16 years I achieved many titles at the English and British Championships across all disciplines, proving to myself that hard work and dedication over many years truly does pay off.
I moved into FIS racing in 19/20, a whole new and difficult chapter. It has taken a lot of grit and determination to make the GBR FIS Squad, having done so now following the 21/22 season the objective remains the same, don't stop until I reach my goal.
ELLIOTT BENNETT
Ski Gallery
ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE
Skiing has been my passion now for over 15 years of my life. Below are some of the highlights.
U14 ACHIEVEMENTS
Winter Season 16/17
ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIPS - BORMIO, IT
After years of work I finally win my first gold medal. U14 English Champion Giant Slalom.
BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS - TIGNE, FR
To round off my last year in the U14 age category...U14 British Champion in Super G and Giant Slalom.
U16 ACHIEVEMENTS
Winter Season 18/19
ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIPS - BORMIO, IT
Super G - 1st and a 2nd, SL 2nd and a 2nd overall at the championships.
BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS - TIGNES, FR
Super G British Champion to round off my children's racing career.
GBR RACING
2016-2019
Representing my country at both U14 and U16 age categories in Andorra, Abetone and Folgaria, with the highlight coming in January 2019 winning silver in the Slalom category in Andorra.
2021-2022
I made the GBR FIS Squad which has been a long road. Alongside this I took my first FIS victory in the Alpine Combined category.
PARTNERS
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CONTACT
Bennetts Wintersports
58-62 Sheffield Road, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 1HS