Noel Baxter

Noel Baxter (born 1974) is a Scottish alpine skier from Aviemore. He is the brother of fellow Alpine skier, Alain Baxter, and a cousin of snowboarder Lesley McKenna.[1]

He represented Britain at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics. Despite good form in the 2009-2010 season, he was not picked for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[2] After retiring from competition Baxter became a coach for the Spanish national ski team.[3]

He was in a relationship with Argentine alpine skier Macarena Simari Birkner, with whom he has a child.[4] Baxter, as with his brother Alain, also played shinty for Kincraig Camanachd.

References

  1. "Team GB hails Baxter". bbc.co.uk. 23 February 2002. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. Gavin Musgrove (27 January 2010). "Baxter devastated at Olympic snub". Strathspey and Badenoch Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  3. "Noel Baxter - CHHP". chhp.com. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  4. "Baxters end season on downhill note". Strathspey and Badenoch Herald. 28 February 2007. Retrieved 14 February 2014.