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In 1993 Alcott won the Etoile D'Or French Village Ski Championship, becoming a member of the British Junior Alpine team in 1994 and won the 1995 ''[[Sunday Times]] Junior Sportswoman of the Year'' award.<ref name="olympics.org.uk">{{cite web | url=http://www.olympics.org.uk/athletebio.aspx?at=242 | title=Chimene Alcott | accessdate=31 December 2009 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= | publisher=British Olympic Association}}</ref> Every British summer from the age of eleven to nineteen, Alcott travelled to New Zealand to train in the [[antipodes|antipodean]] winter.<ref name="guardian.co.uk"/> |
In 1993 Alcott won the Etoile D'Or French Village Ski Championship, becoming a member of the British Junior Alpine team in 1994 and won the 1995 ''[[Sunday Times]] Junior Sportswoman of the Year'' award.<ref name="olympics.org.uk">{{cite web | url=http://www.olympics.org.uk/athletebio.aspx?at=242 | title=Chimene Alcott | accessdate=31 December 2009 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= | publisher=British Olympic Association}}</ref> Every British summer from the age of eleven to nineteen, Alcott travelled to New Zealand to train in the [[antipodes|antipodean]] winter.<ref name="guardian.co.uk"/> |
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She was a talented athlete as a youngster, not only representing [[London Borough of Richmond|Richmond]] in [[dry slope skiing]], but also in tennis at the [[London Youth Games]]. Her achievements as a junior and senior were recognised when she was inducted into the [[London Youth Games Hall of Fame]] in 2011.<ref name="Richards">{{cite news| |
She was a talented athlete as a youngster, not only representing [[London Borough of Richmond|Richmond]] in [[dry slope skiing]], but also in tennis at the [[London Youth Games]]. Her achievements as a junior and senior were recognised when she was inducted into the [[London Youth Games Hall of Fame]] in 2011.<ref name="Richards">{{cite news|url=http://www.london24.com/sport/athletics_2_5504/dalton_grant_joins_hall_of_fame_and_vows_to_inspire_next_generation_1_1081580 |publisher=London 24 |title=Dalton Grant joins Hall of Fame and vows to inspire next generation |date=7 October 2011 |location=London |first=Joshua |last=Richards |accessdate=19 March 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102022526/http://www.london24.com/sport/athletics_2_5504/dalton_grant_joins_hall_of_fame_and_vows_to_inspire_next_generation_1_1081580 |archivedate=2 November 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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Aged twelve, Alcott broke her neck in a skiing accident, recovering with two of her [[vertebrae]] fused together. She still carries [[X-rays]] of the injury so that if she is ever in an accident, the hospital will know not to prise the vertebrae apart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-features/news/newsid=258954.html|title=Chemmy Alcott bio|publisher=[[Olympics on NBC|NBC Olympics]]|accessdate=13 February 2010}}</ref> |
Aged twelve, Alcott broke her neck in a skiing accident, recovering with two of her [[vertebrae]] fused together. She still carries [[X-rays]] of the injury so that if she is ever in an accident, the hospital will know not to prise the vertebrae apart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-features/news/newsid=258954.html|title=Chemmy Alcott bio|publisher=[[Olympics on NBC|NBC Olympics]]|accessdate=13 February 2010}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Alcott made her [[International Ski Federation|FIS]] race debut in August 1997 in a [[Giant Slalom]] event at [[Coronet Peak]], New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=1642 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> By the end of the 1997/1998 season, she had made her debuts in both the FIS Junior World Championships ([[Chamonix]]) and the British National Championships ([[Tignes]]), where she won a Silver medal in the [[Giant Slalom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=6167 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> |
Alcott made her [[International Ski Federation|FIS]] race debut in August 1997 in a [[Giant Slalom]] event at [[Coronet Peak]], New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=1642 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> By the end of the 1997/1998 season, she had made her debuts in both the FIS Junior World Championships ([[Chamonix]]) and the British National Championships ([[Tignes]]), where she won a Silver medal in the [[Giant Slalom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=6167 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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She returned to the Australia/New Zealand Cup during the 1998 European summer, winning the overall championship. The following winter Alcott won Silver ([[Super Giant Slalom skiing|super G]]) and Bronze ([[Giant Slalom skiing|giant slalom]]) medals at the 1999 [[European Youth Olympics]] in [[Štrbské Pleso]], Slovakia. In December [[2000 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1999]], Alcott made her [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|World Cup]] debut in a giant slalom race in [[Lienz]], Austria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=11126 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date=28 December 1999 |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> The winter of 1999 also saw her crowned World Schools Champion, before adding the World Artificial<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lsersa.org/races00/worlds/press.htm |title=World Artificial Ski Slope Championships |publisher=Lsersa.org |date=28 May 2000 |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> and Australian Overall Championships to her name in 2000. |
She returned to the Australia/New Zealand Cup during the 1998 European summer, winning the overall championship. The following winter Alcott won Silver ([[Super Giant Slalom skiing|super G]]) and Bronze ([[Giant Slalom skiing|giant slalom]]) medals at the 1999 [[European Youth Olympics]] in [[Štrbské Pleso]], Slovakia. In December [[2000 Alpine Skiing World Cup|1999]], Alcott made her [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|World Cup]] debut in a giant slalom race in [[Lienz]], Austria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=11126 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date=28 December 1999 |accessdate=11 February 2010 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The winter of 1999 also saw her crowned World Schools Champion, before adding the World Artificial<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lsersa.org/races00/worlds/press.htm |title=World Artificial Ski Slope Championships |publisher=Lsersa.org |date=28 May 2000 |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> and Australian Overall Championships to her name in 2000. |
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At the 2001 Junior World Championships, Alcott finished 8th in the slalom event on her way to 5th in the overall classification.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=14142 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The season also saw Alcott capture the 2001 British Junior title and the Senior British super G title in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.witanwealthbuilder.com/chemmy/results/frameset.html |accessdate=6 February 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718070409/http://www.witanwealthbuilder.com/chemmy/results/frameset.html |archivedate=18 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&type=result&category=ALL&season=2001&sort=&discipline=ALL&position=&place=Pitztal&Submit=Search |title=biographie |publisher=FIS-Ski |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> |
At the 2001 Junior World Championships, Alcott finished 8th in the slalom event on her way to 5th in the overall classification.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=14142 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The season also saw Alcott capture the 2001 British Junior title and the Senior British super G title in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.witanwealthbuilder.com/chemmy/results/frameset.html |accessdate=6 February 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718070409/http://www.witanwealthbuilder.com/chemmy/results/frameset.html |archivedate=18 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&type=result&category=ALL&season=2001&sort=&discipline=ALL&position=&place=Pitztal&Submit=Search |title=biographie |publisher=FIS-Ski |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> |
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Her [[Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics|Olympic debut]]<ref>{{cite news | title =Chemmy Alcott | work =Team GB | publisher =BBC Sport | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/winterolympics2002/hi/english/team_gb/newsid_1719000/1719518.stm | accessdate =4 January 2008 | date=21 January 2002}}</ref> followed in [[Salt Lake City]], Utah. She competed in all of the Alpine disciplines with a best result of 14th position in the [[Alpine skiing combined|combined]] event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=16691 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date=14 February 2002 |accessdate=11 February 2010 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
Her [[Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics|Olympic debut]]<ref>{{cite news | title =Chemmy Alcott | work =Team GB | publisher =BBC Sport | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/winterolympics2002/hi/english/team_gb/newsid_1719000/1719518.stm | accessdate =4 January 2008 | date=21 January 2002}}</ref> followed in [[Salt Lake City]], Utah. She competed in all of the Alpine disciplines with a best result of 14th position in the [[Alpine skiing combined|combined]] event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=16691 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date=14 February 2002 |accessdate=11 February 2010 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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Later in the season, Alcott returned to the Junior World Championships, finishing in 4th place based on overall championship points.<ref>{{cite web|author=Let go of your conscious self and act on instinct |url=http://www.natives.co.uk/news/2002/0302/04che.htm |title=Chemmy Alcott 5th in World Juniors, 2002 |publisher=Natives.co.uk |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> In her final British Junior Championships, Alcott won all the titles on offer. She also won British Senior tiles in the [[Giant Slalom]], [[Super Giant Slalom skiing|Super G]] and [[Downhill]] – claiming the Overall Senior crown for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|author=Let go of your conscious self and act on instinct |url=http://www.natives.co.uk/news/2002/0102/1601bri3.htm |title=British Ski Alpine Champs 2002, Day 3: The British Land Downhill Championship |publisher=Natives.co.uk |date=18 January 2002 |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> |
Later in the season, Alcott returned to the Junior World Championships, finishing in 4th place based on overall championship points.<ref>{{cite web|author=Let go of your conscious self and act on instinct |url=http://www.natives.co.uk/news/2002/0302/04che.htm |title=Chemmy Alcott 5th in World Juniors, 2002 |publisher=Natives.co.uk |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> In her final British Junior Championships, Alcott won all the titles on offer. She also won British Senior tiles in the [[Giant Slalom]], [[Super Giant Slalom skiing|Super G]] and [[Downhill]] – claiming the Overall Senior crown for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|author=Let go of your conscious self and act on instinct |url=http://www.natives.co.uk/news/2002/0102/1601bri3.htm |title=British Ski Alpine Champs 2002, Day 3: The British Land Downhill Championship |publisher=Natives.co.uk |date=18 January 2002 |accessdate=11 February 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008001127/http://www.natives.co.uk/news/2002/0102/1601bri3.htm |archivedate=8 October 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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=== 2003 === |
=== 2003 === |
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In March [[2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2003]], Alcott scored her first World Cup points by finishing 27th in a GS event in [[Innsbruck]], Austria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=18857 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> |
In March [[2003 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2003]], Alcott scored her first World Cup points by finishing 27th in a GS event in [[Innsbruck]], Austria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=18857 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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At the British National Championships in [[Tignes]], France, she won the slalom title for the first time on her way to a clean sweep of all the disciplines title.<ref>{{cite web|author=Let go of your conscious self and act on instinct |url=http://www.natives.co.uk/news/2003/0403/02chem.htm |title=Alcott goes from strength to strength |publisher=Natives.co.uk |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> |
At the British National Championships in [[Tignes]], France, she won the slalom title for the first time on her way to a clean sweep of all the disciplines title.<ref>{{cite web|author=Let go of your conscious self and act on instinct |url=http://www.natives.co.uk/news/2003/0403/02chem.htm |title=Alcott goes from strength to strength |publisher=Natives.co.uk |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204235420/http://natives.co.uk/news/2003/0403/02chem.htm |archivedate=4 December 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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=== 2004 === |
=== 2004 === |
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Throughout the [[2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2004]] World Cup season, Alcott consistently finished in the top-30, including an 11th-place finish in the [[Lake Louise Mountain Resort|Lake Louise]] super G – less than 1.5 seconds behind [[Renate Goetschl]]'s winning time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=24127 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> |
Throughout the [[2004 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2004]] World Cup season, Alcott consistently finished in the top-30, including an 11th-place finish in the [[Lake Louise Mountain Resort|Lake Louise]] super G – less than 1.5 seconds behind [[Renate Goetschl]]'s winning time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=24127 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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In January 2004, Alcott achieved her first top-10 result, a 9th-place finish in the [[Cortina d'Ampezzo|Cortina]] dDownhill.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=24712 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date=18 January 2004 |accessdate=11 February 2010 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It was the best result by a British woman for more than 30 years, after Gina Hathorn's 9th-place finish in a [[Slalom skiing|Slalom]] at [[Heavenly Valley]] in March 1972.<ref>{{cite web|author=Let go of your conscious self and act on instinct |url=http://www.natives.co.uk/news/2004/01/20chem.htm |title=9th Place for Chemmy Alcott |publisher=Natives.co.uk |date=20 January 2004 |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> |
In January 2004, Alcott achieved her first top-10 result, a 9th-place finish in the [[Cortina d'Ampezzo|Cortina]] dDownhill.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=24712 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date=18 January 2004 |accessdate=11 February 2010 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It was the best result by a British woman for more than 30 years, after Gina Hathorn's 9th-place finish in a [[Slalom skiing|Slalom]] at [[Heavenly Valley]] in March 1972.<ref>{{cite web|author=Let go of your conscious self and act on instinct |url=http://www.natives.co.uk/news/2004/01/20chem.htm |title=9th Place for Chemmy Alcott |publisher=Natives.co.uk |date=20 January 2004 |accessdate=11 February 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120034431/http://www.natives.co.uk/news/2004/01/20chem.htm |archivedate=20 November 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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However a knee ligament injury meant that Alcott was unable to defend her British titles.<ref name="guardian.co.uk"/><ref>{{cite web|author=Let go of your conscious self and act on instinct |url=http://www.natives.co.uk/news/2004/03/21brit.htm |title=The British Land National Ski Championships Meribel |publisher=Natives.co.uk |date=21 March 2004 |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> |
However a knee ligament injury meant that Alcott was unable to defend her British titles.<ref name="guardian.co.uk"/><ref>{{cite web|author=Let go of your conscious self and act on instinct |url=http://www.natives.co.uk/news/2004/03/21brit.htm |title=The British Land National Ski Championships Meribel |publisher=Natives.co.uk |date=21 March 2004 |accessdate=11 February 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120060051/http://www.natives.co.uk/news/2004/03/21brit.htm |archivedate=20 November 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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=== 2005 === |
=== 2005 === |
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At the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005|2005 World Championships]] ([[Santa Caterina di Valfurva|Santa Caterina]], Italy), Alcott finished 19th in the [[Downhill]], 22nd in the [[Super Giant Slalom skiing|Super G]] and 35th place in the [[Giant Slalom]]. |
At the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2005|2005 World Championships]] ([[Santa Caterina di Valfurva|Santa Caterina]], Italy), Alcott finished 19th in the [[Downhill]], 22nd in the [[Super Giant Slalom skiing|Super G]] and 35th place in the [[Giant Slalom]]. |
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At the British National Championships ([[Meribel]], France), Alcott again won the [[Downhill]], [[Super Giant Slalom skiing|Super G]], and [[Slalom skiing|Slalom]]), also winning the [[Victor Ludorum|Victrix Ludorum]] trophy for the Overall Championship for the third time.<ref>{{cite web |
At the British National Championships ([[Meribel]], France), Alcott again won the [[Downhill]], [[Super Giant Slalom skiing|Super G]], and [[Slalom skiing|Slalom]]), also winning the [[Victor Ludorum|Victrix Ludorum]] trophy for the Overall Championship for the third time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natives.co.uk/news/2005/03/26brit.htm |title=Mickel and Alcott win Downhill |accessdate=31 December 2009 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date=26 March 2005 |work= |publisher=www.natives.co.uk |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828050248/http://natives.co.uk/news/2005/03/26brit.htm |archivedate=28 August 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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=== 2006 and the Torino Winter Games === |
=== 2006 and the Torino Winter Games === |
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In the World Cup, Alcott achieved seven top-30 results, with a best finish of 12th place in the super G at [[Bad Kleinkirchheim]], Austria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&type=result&category=WC&season=2006&sort=&discipline=ALL&position=30&place=&Submit=Search |title=biographie |publisher=FIS-Ski |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> |
In the World Cup, Alcott achieved seven top-30 results, with a best finish of 12th place in the super G at [[Bad Kleinkirchheim]], Austria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&type=result&category=WC&season=2006&sort=&discipline=ALL&position=30&place=&Submit=Search |title=biographie |publisher=FIS-Ski |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> |
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In a weather disrupted British Championships ([[Meribel]], France), Alcott won the slalom and giant slalom titles. The super G was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions, as was the Senior downhill. However it was decided to award the Senior downhill title using the results of the previous day's Junior race, in which Alcott did not compete. This meant that Katrina Head pipped her to the Overall British title, ending Alcott's stranglehold on the [[Victor Ludorum|Victrix Ludorum]] trophy.<ref>{{cite web|author=Let go of your conscious self and act on instinct |url=http://www.natives.co.uk/do/ecco.py/view_item?listid=9&listcatid=70&listitemid=1265 |title=British Land British Downhill title decided by weather in Meribel |publisher=Natives.co.uk |date=28 March 2006 |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> |
In a weather disrupted British Championships ([[Meribel]], France), Alcott won the slalom and giant slalom titles. The super G was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions, as was the Senior downhill. However it was decided to award the Senior downhill title using the results of the previous day's Junior race, in which Alcott did not compete. This meant that Katrina Head pipped her to the Overall British title, ending Alcott's stranglehold on the [[Victor Ludorum|Victrix Ludorum]] trophy.<ref>{{cite web|author=Let go of your conscious self and act on instinct |url=http://www.natives.co.uk/do/ecco.py/view_item?listid=9&listcatid=70&listitemid=1265 |title=British Land British Downhill title decided by weather in Meribel |publisher=Natives.co.uk |date=28 March 2006 |accessdate=11 February 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725072810/http://www.natives.co.uk/do/ecco.py/view_item?listid=9&listcatid=70&listitemid=1265 |archivedate=25 July 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> |
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=== Post-Torino and 2007 === |
=== Post-Torino and 2007 === |
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During her break from racing, Alcott underwent surgery on her feet to remove the [[Tailor's bunion|bunionettes]] that had been troubling her for years. Alcott's recovery period was extended by two months to five months following a fall during rehabilitation where she re-broke her left foot.<ref name="telegraph.co.uk"/> |
During her break from racing, Alcott underwent surgery on her feet to remove the [[Tailor's bunion|bunionettes]] that had been troubling her for years. Alcott's recovery period was extended by two months to five months following a fall during rehabilitation where she re-broke her left foot.<ref name="telegraph.co.uk"/> |
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Alcott began the [[2007 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2007]] season with two 13th-place finishes in the first two downhills of the season at Lake Louise and an 11th-place finish in the super G at the Canadian resort.<ref>{{cite web|author=Let go of your conscious self and act on instinct |url=http://www.natives.co.uk/do/ecco.py/view_item?listid=9&listcatid=39&listitemid=2436 |title=Chemmy Alcott recovers from surgery to place in top 15 |publisher=Natives.co.uk |date=8 December 2006 |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> This was followed by a 7th-place finish in the next event in Reiteralm, Austria, in a [[Alpine skiing combined|Super Combined]] competition,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=47858 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date=15 December 2006 |accessdate=11 February 2010 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> the best result of her career to date. Alcott also finished 9th in the [[Tarvisio]] [[Downhill]] and had four top-20 results in [[Giant Slalom]], qualifying Alcott for her first World Cup Finals ([[Lenzerheide]], Switzerland), where she placed 15th in the [[Giant Slalom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=47963 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date=18 March 2007 |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> |
Alcott began the [[2007 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2007]] season with two 13th-place finishes in the first two downhills of the season at Lake Louise and an 11th-place finish in the super G at the Canadian resort.<ref>{{cite web|author=Let go of your conscious self and act on instinct |url=http://www.natives.co.uk/do/ecco.py/view_item?listid=9&listcatid=39&listitemid=2436 |title=Chemmy Alcott recovers from surgery to place in top 15 |publisher=Natives.co.uk |date=8 December 2006 |accessdate=11 February 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725072920/http://www.natives.co.uk/do/ecco.py/view_item?listid=9&listcatid=39&listitemid=2436 |archivedate=25 July 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> This was followed by a 7th-place finish in the next event in Reiteralm, Austria, in a [[Alpine skiing combined|Super Combined]] competition,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=47858 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date=15 December 2006 |accessdate=11 February 2010 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> the best result of her career to date. Alcott also finished 9th in the [[Tarvisio]] [[Downhill]] and had four top-20 results in [[Giant Slalom]], qualifying Alcott for her first World Cup Finals ([[Lenzerheide]], Switzerland), where she placed 15th in the [[Giant Slalom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=47963 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date=18 March 2007 |accessdate=11 February 2010 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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At the British Alpine Championships in [[Meribel]], Alcott won all four titles on offer: the downhill, super G, giant slalom, and slalom events. |
At the British Alpine Championships in [[Meribel]], Alcott won all four titles on offer: the downhill, super G, giant slalom, and slalom events. |
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Alcott had a relatively poor [[2008 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2008]] World Cup season, except for 16th and 17th-place finishes in the downhill and super combined events at [[Sankt Anton am Arlberg|St. Anton]] and a 16th-place finish in the GS race in [[Maribor]], Slovenia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=52872 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> |
Alcott had a relatively poor [[2008 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2008]] World Cup season, except for 16th and 17th-place finishes in the downhill and super combined events at [[Sankt Anton am Arlberg|St. Anton]] and a 16th-place finish in the GS race in [[Maribor]], Slovenia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=52872 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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At the British Championships in Meribel, France, Alcott won the downhill, super G, giant slalom, and slalom titles. She also finished second to 19-year-old Louise Thomas in the super combined.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&type=result&category=NC&season=2008&sort=&discipline=ALL&position=&place=Meribel&Submit=Search |title=biographie |publisher=FIS-Ski |date=30 March 2008 |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> The Championships also saw Alcott take the Overall title for the fifth time. |
At the British Championships in Meribel, France, Alcott won the downhill, super G, giant slalom, and slalom titles. She also finished second to 19-year-old Louise Thomas in the super combined.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&type=result&category=NC&season=2008&sort=&discipline=ALL&position=&place=Meribel&Submit=Search |title=biographie |publisher=FIS-Ski |date=30 March 2008 |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> The Championships also saw Alcott take the Overall title for the fifth time. |
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Alcott finished 10th in the opening giant slalom of the season in [[Sölden]], Austria. However, she broke her ankle during training for the next race in Canada, resulting in three months on the sidelines.<ref>{{cite news|last=Thompson |first=Anna |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/winter_sports/7749605.stm |title=BBC SPORT Alcott sidelined by broken ankle |publisher=BBC News |date=26 November 2008 |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> On her return to action, Alcott finished 15th in the GS at [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]], Italy, and then 21st in the super G at [[Garmisch Classic|Garmisch]] the following weekend. |
Alcott finished 10th in the opening giant slalom of the season in [[Sölden]], Austria. However, she broke her ankle during training for the next race in Canada, resulting in three months on the sidelines.<ref>{{cite news|last=Thompson |first=Anna |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/winter_sports/7749605.stm |title=BBC SPORT Alcott sidelined by broken ankle |publisher=BBC News |date=26 November 2008 |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> On her return to action, Alcott finished 15th in the GS at [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]], Italy, and then 21st in the super G at [[Garmisch Classic|Garmisch]] the following weekend. |
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At the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009|2009 World Championships]], Alcott finished 21st in the super G. In the following event, the super combined, Alcott had to restart her downhill run after approximately one minute due to a fall from the previous competitor, Frida Hansdotter. On her re-reun, she finished 13th on her way to 19th overall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gRSIkStpRq5AUzBkDmjzfRvItbeg |accessdate=6 February 2009 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=54009 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref> In the actual [[Downhill]] race, Alcott finished 15th,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/winter_sports/7877681.stm |title=BBC SPORT | Other sport... | Winter Sports | Women's downhill race postponed |publisher=BBC News |date=8 February 2009 |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&raceid=54013 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> whilst she finished 29th in the giant slalom – the result of a fall during the second run.<ref>http://www.fis-ski.com/pdf/2009/AL/5616/2009AL5616RLR1.pdf</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&raceid=54018 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
At the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2009|2009 World Championships]], Alcott finished 21st in the super G. In the following event, the super combined, Alcott had to restart her downhill run after approximately one minute due to a fall from the previous competitor, Frida Hansdotter. On her re-reun, she finished 13th on her way to 19th overall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gRSIkStpRq5AUzBkDmjzfRvItbeg |accessdate=6 February 2009 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=655&raceid=54009 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In the actual [[Downhill]] race, Alcott finished 15th,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/winter_sports/7877681.stm |title=BBC SPORT | Other sport... | Winter Sports | Women's downhill race postponed |publisher=BBC News |date=8 February 2009 |accessdate=11 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&raceid=54013 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> whilst she finished 29th in the giant slalom – the result of a fall during the second run.<ref>http://www.fis-ski.com/pdf/2009/AL/5616/2009AL5616RLR1.pdf</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&raceid=54018 |title=resultats |publisher=FIS-Ski |date= |accessdate=11 February 2010 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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Alcott won all five races at the British National Championships (Meribel, France), downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, and super combined titles.<ref>{{cite news|last=Benammar |first=Emily |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/skiing/5106659/Chemmy-Alcott-wins-womens-overall-title-Ed-Drake-and-Dave-Ryding-share-mens.html |title=Chemmy Alcott wins women's overall title; Ed Drake and Dave Ryding share men's |publisher=Telegraph |date=4 April 2009 |accessdate=11 February 2010 | location=London}}</ref> |
Alcott won all five races at the British National Championships (Meribel, France), downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, and super combined titles.<ref>{{cite news|last=Benammar |first=Emily |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/skiing/5106659/Chemmy-Alcott-wins-womens-overall-title-Ed-Drake-and-Dave-Ryding-share-mens.html |title=Chemmy Alcott wins women's overall title; Ed Drake and Dave Ryding share men's |publisher=Telegraph |date=4 April 2009 |accessdate=11 February 2010 | location=London}}</ref> |
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Full name | Chimene Mary Alcott | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Chemmy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hove, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, U.K.[1] | 10 July 1982|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | chemmyalcott.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Alpine skiing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | March 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chimene "Chemmy" Mary Alcott (born 10 July 1982)[1] is a former British World Cup alpine ski racer. She competed in all five disciplines: downhill, super G, giant slalom, slalom, and combined.[2]
Alcott competed in four Winter Olympic Games and seven FIS World Championships and been overall Senior British National Champion five times (2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008). She retired from international competition following the 2014 season.[3]
Early life
Born in Hove, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England,[1] Alcott was named after Sophia Loren's character in the 1961 film El Cid. She started skiing at 18 months old on a family holiday in Flaine, France, and first raced at the age of three.[4][5]
In 1993 Alcott won the Etoile D'Or French Village Ski Championship, becoming a member of the British Junior Alpine team in 1994 and won the 1995 Sunday Times Junior Sportswoman of the Year award.[6] Every British summer from the age of eleven to nineteen, Alcott travelled to New Zealand to train in the antipodean winter.[5]
She was a talented athlete as a youngster, not only representing Richmond in dry slope skiing, but also in tennis at the London Youth Games. Her achievements as a junior and senior were recognised when she was inducted into the London Youth Games Hall of Fame in 2011.[7]
Aged twelve, Alcott broke her neck in a skiing accident, recovering with two of her vertebrae fused together. She still carries X-rays of the injury so that if she is ever in an accident, the hospital will know not to prise the vertebrae apart.[8]
Career
Alcott made her FIS race debut in August 1997 in a Giant Slalom event at Coronet Peak, New Zealand.[9] By the end of the 1997/1998 season, she had made her debuts in both the FIS Junior World Championships (Chamonix) and the British National Championships (Tignes), where she won a Silver medal in the Giant Slalom.[10]
She returned to the Australia/New Zealand Cup during the 1998 European summer, winning the overall championship. The following winter Alcott won Silver (super G) and Bronze (giant slalom) medals at the 1999 European Youth Olympics in Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia. In December 1999, Alcott made her World Cup debut in a giant slalom race in Lienz, Austria.[11] The winter of 1999 also saw her crowned World Schools Champion, before adding the World Artificial[12] and Australian Overall Championships to her name in 2000.
At the 2001 Junior World Championships, Alcott finished 8th in the slalom event on her way to 5th in the overall classification.[13] The season also saw Alcott capture the 2001 British Junior title and the Senior British super G title in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.[14][15]
2002 and the Salt Lake City Winter Games
At 19 years of age, Alcott was ranked in the Top 10 in the world for her age group, whilst also rising from 683rd to 126th in the downhill rankings over the course of the season.[6][16]
Her Olympic debut[17] followed in Salt Lake City, Utah. She competed in all of the Alpine disciplines with a best result of 14th position in the combined event.[18]
Later in the season, Alcott returned to the Junior World Championships, finishing in 4th place based on overall championship points.[19] In her final British Junior Championships, Alcott won all the titles on offer. She also won British Senior tiles in the Giant Slalom, Super G and Downhill – claiming the Overall Senior crown for the first time.[20]
2003
In March 2003, Alcott scored her first World Cup points by finishing 27th in a GS event in Innsbruck, Austria.[21]
At the British National Championships in Tignes, France, she won the slalom title for the first time on her way to a clean sweep of all the disciplines title.[22]
2004
Throughout the 2004 World Cup season, Alcott consistently finished in the top-30, including an 11th-place finish in the Lake Louise super G – less than 1.5 seconds behind Renate Goetschl's winning time.[23]
In January 2004, Alcott achieved her first top-10 result, a 9th-place finish in the Cortina dDownhill.[24] It was the best result by a British woman for more than 30 years, after Gina Hathorn's 9th-place finish in a Slalom at Heavenly Valley in March 1972.[25]
However a knee ligament injury meant that Alcott was unable to defend her British titles.[5][26]
2005
At the 2005 World Championships (Santa Caterina, Italy), Alcott finished 19th in the Downhill, 22nd in the Super G and 35th place in the Giant Slalom.
At the British National Championships (Meribel, France), Alcott again won the Downhill, Super G, and Slalom), also winning the Victrix Ludorum trophy for the Overall Championship for the third time.[27]
2006 and the Torino Winter Games
The Torino Winter Olympics Games saw Alcott finish 11th in the downhill, the best Olympic performance by a British female skier since 1968.[6] Alcott was however disqualified from the combined event following the first run of the slalom, where her skis were found to be 0.2 mm narrower than the FIS regulations allowed.[28] She recorded 19th and 22nd-place finishes in the super G and giant slalom events, respectively.
In the World Cup, Alcott achieved seven top-30 results, with a best finish of 12th place in the super G at Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria.[29]
In a weather disrupted British Championships (Meribel, France), Alcott won the slalom and giant slalom titles. The super G was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions, as was the Senior downhill. However it was decided to award the Senior downhill title using the results of the previous day's Junior race, in which Alcott did not compete. This meant that Katrina Head pipped her to the Overall British title, ending Alcott's stranglehold on the Victrix Ludorum trophy.[30]
Post-Torino and 2007
A few weeks after the Olympics, Alcott's mother Eve died suddenly, and consequently Alcott decided to take some time away from the sport.[31]
During her break from racing, Alcott underwent surgery on her feet to remove the bunionettes that had been troubling her for years. Alcott's recovery period was extended by two months to five months following a fall during rehabilitation where she re-broke her left foot.[31]
Alcott began the 2007 season with two 13th-place finishes in the first two downhills of the season at Lake Louise and an 11th-place finish in the super G at the Canadian resort.[32] This was followed by a 7th-place finish in the next event in Reiteralm, Austria, in a Super Combined competition,[33] the best result of her career to date. Alcott also finished 9th in the Tarvisio Downhill and had four top-20 results in Giant Slalom, qualifying Alcott for her first World Cup Finals (Lenzerheide, Switzerland), where she placed 15th in the Giant Slalom.[34]
At the British Alpine Championships in Meribel, Alcott won all four titles on offer: the downhill, super G, giant slalom, and slalom events.
2008
Alcott had a relatively poor 2008 World Cup season, except for 16th and 17th-place finishes in the downhill and super combined events at St. Anton and a 16th-place finish in the GS race in Maribor, Slovenia.[35]
At the British Championships in Meribel, France, Alcott won the downhill, super G, giant slalom, and slalom titles. She also finished second to 19-year-old Louise Thomas in the super combined.[36] The Championships also saw Alcott take the Overall title for the fifth time.
2009
Alcott finished 10th in the opening giant slalom of the season in Sölden, Austria. However, she broke her ankle during training for the next race in Canada, resulting in three months on the sidelines.[37] On her return to action, Alcott finished 15th in the GS at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, and then 21st in the super G at Garmisch the following weekend.
At the 2009 World Championships, Alcott finished 21st in the super G. In the following event, the super combined, Alcott had to restart her downhill run after approximately one minute due to a fall from the previous competitor, Frida Hansdotter. On her re-reun, she finished 13th on her way to 19th overall.[38][39] In the actual Downhill race, Alcott finished 15th,[40][41] whilst she finished 29th in the giant slalom – the result of a fall during the second run.[42][43]
Alcott won all five races at the British National Championships (Meribel, France), downhill, super-G, giant slalom, slalom, and super combined titles.[44]
2011
Alcott sustained a double fracture of her right leg when she crashed training for the World Cup downhill race at Lake Louise, Canada, on 2 December 2010, and consequently missed the entire 2011 skiing season.[45]
2012
In Winter/Spring 2012, Alcott competed in ITV1's Dancing on Ice alongside professional skater Sean Rice. They finished 5th place in the competition and were eliminated on 11 March 2012.
Broadcasting
During her injury lay-off at the start of the 2009 World Cup season, Alcott joined Matt Chilton in the British Eurosport commentary box as guest commentator for several of the women's World Cup events.
Alcott has previously appeared on Channel 4's World Cup Skiing programme, with a regular feature called Fit to Ski,[46] in which she demonstrated different exercise techniques.
In January 2012 it was announced that Alcott would take part in the ITV programme Dancing on Ice. There was some concern that this would put at risk her rehabilitation from the fractured leg she sustained in December 2010.[47]
Personal life
In June 2008, Alcott climbed Mount Kilimanjaro along with fellow ski racers Julia Mancuso and Laurenne Ross, and Alcott's then boyfriend Mark Weaver. The climb raised US$30,000 for international humanitarian organisation Right to Play.[48][49]
As of January 2009, she lives in Hampton Court, England.[50] Chemmy is also a motor sport fan; has an MSA Competition Licence and is competing in the 2012 Silverstone Classic Celebrity Challenge race.
In October 2013, the BBC reported that Alcott was to marry her current boyfriend, and fellow alpine ski racer, Dougie Crawford.[3][51] They married at Syon House on 6 June 2014;[52] she now uses the name Chemmy Crawford-Alcott.[53]
Results
World Cup Top-10 finishes
Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Result | Notes |
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2010 | 18 December 2009 | Val-d'Isère, France | Super Combined | 9th | [2][permanent dead link] |
2009 | 25 October 2008 | Sölden, Austria | Giant Slalom | 10th | [3][permanent dead link] |
2007 | 3 March 2007 | Tarvisio, Italy | Downhill | 9th | [4][permanent dead link] |
15 December 2006 | Reiteralm, Austria | Super Combined | 7th | [5][permanent dead link] | |
2004 | 18 January 2004 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Downhill | 9th | [6][permanent dead link] |
World Cup Season standings
Season | Overall | Downhill | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Combined | ||||||
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Rank | (Pts) | Rank | (Pts) | Rank | (Pts) | Rank | (Pts) | Rank | (Pts) | Rank | (Pts) | |
2011* | injured 2 Dec 2010, out for season | |||||||||||
2010 | 32 | (175) | 41 | (10) | − | (−) | 26 | (44) | 18 | (68) | 8 | (53) |
2009 | 55 | (117) | 38 | (20) | − | (−) | 28 | (50) | 36 | (25) | 25 | (22) |
2008 | 63 | (76) | 39 | (26) | − | (−) | 28 | (25) | 42 | (9) | 28 | (16) |
2007 | 32 | (249) | 27 | (84) | − | (−) | 21 | (76) | 33 | (37) | 13 | (52) |
2006 | 60 | (82) | 51 | (11) | − | (−) | − | (−) | 29 | (66) | 38 | (5) |
2005 | 78 | (30) | 42 | (12) | − | (−) | − | (−) | 43 | (16) | − | (-) |
2004 | 51 | (139) | 27 | (68) | − | (−) | 39 | (21) | 39 | (50) | − | (-) |
2003 | 115 | (4) | − | (−) | − | (−) | − | (−) | 50 | (4) | − | (-) |
Source:[2]
Major championships
Junior World championships
Event | Date | Location | Discipline | Result |
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2002 Junior World Championships | February/March 2002 | Sella Nevea, Italy | Overall (Points) | 4[permanent dead link] |
3 March 2002 | Ravascletto, Italy | Giant Slalom | 13[permanent dead link] | |
1 March 2002 | Sella Nevea, Italy | Slalom | 22[permanent dead link] | |
28 February 2002 | Tarvisio, Italy | Super G | DNF[permanent dead link] | |
29 February 2002 | Downhill | 12[permanent dead link] | ||
2001 Junior World Championships | February 2001 | Verbier, Switzerland | Overall (Points) | 5 |
10 February 2001 | Giant Slalom | 19[permanent dead link] | ||
10 February 2001 | Slalom | 8[permanent dead link] | ||
7 February 2001 | Super G | 21[permanent dead link] | ||
6 February 2001 | Downhill | 18[permanent dead link] | ||
2000 Junior World Championships | 26 February 2000 | Lac Beauport, Canada | Slalom | DNF[permanent dead link] |
25 February 2000 | Stoneham, Canada | Giant Slalom | 21[permanent dead link] | |
22 February 2000 | Mt. St. Anne, Canada | Super G | 26[permanent dead link] | |
1998 Junior World Championships | 1 March 1998 | Chamonix, France | Giant Slalom | 72[permanent dead link] |
28 February 1998 | Slalom | 56[permanent dead link] | ||
27 February 1998 | Super G | DNS[permanent dead link] |
Other achievements
- London Youth Games
- Hall of Fame member (Class of 2011)[7]
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- ^ a b "Chemmy Alcott". FIS. World Cup season standings. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ a b Mintz, Geoff (25 March 2014). "Chemmy Alcott retires from ski racing". Ski Racing. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
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External links
- Chemmy Alcott at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Ski-db.com – results – Chemmy Alcott
- Sports Reference – Olympic results – Chemmy Alcott
- Chemmy Alcott's BOA Profile
- Official website
- Chemmy Alcott on X
- Chemmy Alcott's SnowsportGB Profile
- A Chemmy Alcott fan bio website
- Chemmy Alcott – Maximuscle Ambassador Profile
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