I will start by telling you about my recent performances at the English Alpine Championships. Having written to you prior to travelling to Italy for the national championships, I stated that a big aim for me would be to win the slalom title, something I have never quite managed to do.

The slaloms were the first events in Bormio which suited me well as I was raring to go and wanted to achieve my goal. The first of the two slaloms unfortunately did not go how I would have liked with me crashing half way down the first run. However on a more positive note I was not injured and this race wasn’t actually the national championships therefore I knew the important race was the next day. I spent the afternoon preparing for the following day as this was something I really wanted to achieve….

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