This is a list of notable British alpine skiers.
A
edit- Chemmy Alcott (born 10 July 1982), 7-times British national overall champion; competed at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.[1]
- Ian Appleyard (10 October 1923 – 2 June 1998), competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics.[2]
- Anna Asheshov (born 8 July 1941), competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics.[3]
B
edit- Konrad Bartelski (born 27 May 1954), finished second in a World Cup downhill race in 1981, and competed at the 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics.
- Alain Baxter (born 26 December 1973, half-brother of Noel Baxter), seven-time British slalom champion, competed at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing third in 2002 but subsequently failed a drug test and was stripped of the bronze medal.
- Noel Baxter (born 25 July 1981, half-brother of Alain Baxter), competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
- Lesley Beck (born 10 July 1964), finished tenth in the slalom at the world championships in 1987, competed at the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics
- Graham Bell (born 4 January 1966, brother of Martin Bell), competed at the 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics.
- Martin Bell (born 6 December 1964, brother of Graham Bell), finished eighth in the downhill at the 1988 Winter Olympics; also competed at the 1984, 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics.
- Carol Blackwood, competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics.[4]
- Christopher Blagden, competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics.[5]
- Helen Blane, competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics.[6]
- Ross Blyth, competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics.[7]
- Clare Booth, competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics and the 1988 Winter Olympics.[8]
- David Borradaile, competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics.[9]
- Peter Boumphrey, competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics.[10]
- John Boyagis, competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics and the 1952 Winter Olympics.[11]
- Mick Brennan, competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics.
- Robin Brock-Hollinshead, competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics.[12]
- Richard Burt, competed at the 1992 Winter Paralympics and the 1994 Winter Paralympics.
- Frederick Burton, competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics.[13]
C
edit- Fiona Campbell, competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics.[14]
- David Cargill, competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics.[15]
- Moira Cargill, competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics.[16]
D
edit- Michel de Carvalho, competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics.
- Rupert de Larrinaga, competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics.[17]
- Russell Docker, competed at the 2002 Winter Paralympics, the 2006 Winter Paralympics, and the 2010 Winter Paralympics.
- Edward Drake, competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
- Bridget Duke-Wooley, competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics.[18]
- Ronald Duncan, competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1992 Winter Olympics.
- Birnie Duthie, competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics.[19]
E
edit- Fiona Easdale, competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics.[20]
- Doreen Elliott, co-founded the Ladies' Ski Club, later becoming its president
- Jade Etherington, competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics.
- Charlotte Evans, competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics.
F
edit- Wendy Farrington, competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics and the 1964 Winter Olympics.[21]
- Felicity Field, competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics.[22]
- Menna Fitzpatrick, competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
G
edit- Kelly Gallagher, competed at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, 2014 Winter Paralympics, and the 2018 Winter Paralympics.
- Josephine Gibbs, competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics.[23]
- Bunty Greenland, competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics.[24]
H
edit- Gina Hathorn, competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics, 1968 Winter Olympics, and the 1972 Winter Olympics.[25]
- Tania Heald, competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics.[26]
- Renate Holmes, competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics and the 1960 Winter Olympics.[27]
- Hazel Hutcheon (born 18 August 1960), 1977 British women's combined champion,[28] competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics.[29]
I
edit- Serena Iliffe, competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics.[30]
- Valentina Iliffe, competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics, 1976 Winter Olympics, and the 1980 Winter Olympics.[31]
K
edit- Jennifer Kehoe, competed at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.
- Jeanette Kessler, competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics.
- Millie Knight, competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics and the 2018 Winter Paralympics.
L
edit- Hilary Laing, competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics.[32]
- Wendy Lumby, competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics.[33]
- Peter Lunn, competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics
M
edit- Sheena Mackintosh, competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics.[34]
- Vora Mackintosh, competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics.[35]
N
edit- Zandra Nowell, competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics.[36]
O
edit- Sophie Ormond, competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[37]
P
edit- Claire de Pourtales, competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics.[38]
- Caroline Powell, competed at the 2014 Winter Paralympics.
- Debbie Pratt, competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics.[39]
- Addie Pryor, competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics.[40]
R
edit- James Riddell, competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Anne Robb, competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics and the 1980 Winter Olympics.[41]
- Xanthe Ryder, competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics.[42]
- Dave Ryding, won Britain's first-ever World Cup gold medal in the slalom at Kitzbühel in 2022, and competed at the 2010, 2014, and 2018 Winter Olympics.
S
edit- Audrey Sale-Barker, also a prominent aviator.
- Jeanne Sandford, competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics.[43]
- Rosemary Sparrow, competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics.[44]
T
edit- Diana Tomkinson, competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics.[45]
- Anna Turney, competed at the 2010 Winter Paralympics and the 2014 Winter Paralympics.
W
edit- Theresa Wallis, competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics.[46]
- Jocelyn Wardrop-Moore, competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics.[47]
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