David Ryding
 David Ryding | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
5 December 1986 Bretherton, England |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 163 lb (74 kg)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
David Ryding (born 5 December 1986) is an alpine skier from Great Britain. He competed for Great Britain at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[2] His best result was a 27th place in slalom.[3] His first points in the FIS World Cup were taken in the opening slalom race of the 2012/13 season, a 26th place in Levi, Finland on 11 November 2012.[4]
On 11 March 2013 in the final Europa Cup Slalom of the season, held at Kranjska Gora, David needed a solid result to win the season long Europa Cup slalom competition. After a 27th best time in run 1, he posted the fastest time in run 2 to finish 9th, thereby securing the title, and becoming the first British skier to win the season title at the Alpine Skiing European second-tier .[5] Ryding competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics, finishing 17th in the slalom.[6] He scored his second World Cup points finish in a slalom in Åre in December 2014, finishing 17th, and repeated the feat with a 16th place in the Madonna di Campiglio slalom later that month and 24th, 25th and 28th positions in the Adelboden, Wengen and Schladming slaloms in January 2015.[7] Ryding finished the 2015 Alpine Skiing World Cup in 30th place in the slalom standings.[8]
References
- ↑ "David Ryding". Team GB. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ↑ "Profile". Vancouver 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ↑ "Men's Slalom Results". Vancouver 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- ↑ "FIS Slalom Results Levi". Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ↑ "Alpine Skiing". Fis-Ski. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ "Dave’s still Ryding high after ‘kicking’". Lancashire Telegraph. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ↑ "Ryding Dave - Biographie". Federation Internationale de Ski. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ↑ "Cup standings". Federation Internationale de Ski. Retrieved 22 March 2015.