SM
Watford vs. Oxford Utd: 1 hr 4 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews

Great Britain

Chemmy Alcott proud of practice performance

:Headline: Chemmy Alcott proud of practice performance: ID:135865: from db_amp
Team GB skier Chemmy Alcott is delighted with her practice run on the Rosa Khutor course in Sochi after she went only 3.19 seconds slower than the fastest athlete.

Team GB women's downhill alpine skier Chemmy Alcott has revealed that she was delighted with her practice run in preparation for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

The 31-year-old, who is competing in her fourth Games, clocked a time of 1:45.89 on an unfamiliar Rosa Khutor course in Russia.

Her time ranked Alcott 36th, but she was only 3.19 seconds slower than the quickest skier, Switzerland's Fabienne Suter, and the Twickenham-born athlete is very pleased with how her training has gone, considering her recent leg operation and the fact that her rivals have previous experience competing in Sochi.

Alcott told reporters: "I am really proud of my performance today. I am much closer to the leader even though I made a mistake on my run. I tried to charge it today and it worked.

"I am one of the few girls racing here today who has not raced this course before. So for the first time for ten years, I am a rookie on a downhill course. The course is fantastic. It is the Olympics, the course has to be special. To throw yourself down an Olympic course five and a half months after surgery makes me proud.

"I just want to go out there and put down a clean run and be satisfied I put myself on the edge. I can't put numbers on it. I am just looking forward to getting out there and pushing myself."

Alcott has been crowned overall Senior British National Skiing Champion five times since 2002.

amp_article__135865 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2014-02-07 22:59:38:
html db last update - 2014-02-07 22:59:38 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Click here for more stories about Chemmy Alcott

Click here for more stories about Great Britain

Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool108111961325
2Manchester CityMan City1072121111023
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest10541147719
4Chelsea105322012818
5Arsenal105321711618
6Aston Villa105321715218
7Tottenham HotspurSpurs1051422111116
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton104421714316
9Fulham104331413115
10Bournemouth104331312115
11Newcastle UnitedNewcastle104331010015
12Brentford104151920-113
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd10334912-312
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham103251319-611
15Leicester CityLeicester102441418-410
16Everton102351017-79
17Crystal Palace10145813-57
18Ipswich TownIpswich100551021-115
19Southampton10118719-124
20Wolverhampton WanderersWolves100371427-133
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .