Florence Bell (skier)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 March 1996 (age 28) Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Ireland |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
Florence Bell (born 5 March 1996 in Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom[1]) is an alpine skier from Ireland. She is the younger sister of Alpine skier Victoria Bell.
In 2012 Florence was the only representative for Ireland (male or female) at the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria where she competed in Slalom and Giant Slalom and where her result in Slalom gave Ireland the best ever Alpine skiing result of any Winter Olympics.
In 2013 Florence was a member of her school team (King Edward VI Handsworth School) that won "Overall School" and "Overall Team" victories and 23 other podium places at the British Schoolgirl Races in Flaine, France [2] which was a record in the 50-year history of the event. Individually, Florence won the "Overall" title at the same event. In the same year, she was proud to represent Ireland at the European Youth Olympics in Brașov, Romania.
She competed for Ireland at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the giant slalom and slalom events.[3][4]
In 2015 Florence represented Ireland in Slalom and Giant Slalom at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015 in Vail & Beaver Creek, USA [5]
See also
References
- ^ FIS Biography
- ^ "British Schoolgirl Races Results".
- ^ "Florence Bell: Ireland's skier ready for Sochi after pipping her sister to Olympic place". The Score. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "Sochi bound Irish Team selected for the Winter Olympic Games". Olympics.ie. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "2015 World Ski World Championships Irish Team Announced".
External links
- Sochi2014 Profile
- "Florence Bell: Ireland's skier ready for Sochi after pipping her sister to Olympic place". The Score. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- "Sochi bound Irish Team selected for the Winter Olympic Games". Olympics.ie. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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