Alex Lillywhite

Alex LILLYWHITE Team GB Skiing

Skiing England

ALEX LILLYWHITE GPA 3.91

ACT

June 11

NCAA 1604476760

If I wish to achieve my full potential in skiing the reality is that I will have to now leave the UK. There are a number of reasons for this but underlying them all is the fact that in the UK skiing is very much a fringe minority sport and this has a number of consequences, principle amongst which is that there is little support either financially or institutionally for people like myself. When I talk to Austrians, Swiss and Norwegians at international tournaments I am often struck by how much support and backup they enjoy and I will never forget an Austrian ski coach at a slalom event in Wildschonau who remarked to me after a very competitive run, "That was very good indeed ... for a Brit!" The culture that says it's OK not to beat the Alpine nations because you represent somewhere classified as a 'low country' is something I need to now escape and for me that means continuing my education and skiing career in the USA Although I am a very ambitious skier I am conscious that no matter how hard I train and where, I must never neglect my education. For me this is the great appeal of attending college in the US, the possibility of combining world class coaching and facilities with a world class education. If I stay in the UK I will have to choose one or the other, whereas in the US I will have the opportunity of both. I am under no llusions as to the amount of work and effort involved, but I have always been a very determined person and I am now ready to make the necessary commitment

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RECENT RESULTS MARCH 2016 British Ski Academy Inter School Ski Challenge 63 European schools including a number of Swiss, French and Italian colleges Les Houches, France

U18 Girls Giant Slalom: Gold Medalist U18 Girls Slalom: Silver Medalist Reed’s School Overall Champions

JANUARY 2016 British School Girls Alpine Race, Flaine, France

U18 Slalom: Gold Medalist Team Slalom: Gold Medalist with Reed’s School U18 Combined Giant Slalom and Slalom: Bronze Medalist U18 Giant Slalom: 4th Place

DECEMBER, 2015 Canada Cup Jasper, Alberta

Overall Individual Slalom and Giant Slalom: Gold Medalist Girls and Boys Combined Team: Gold Medalist with Reed’s School

Academics School Graduation Date of Birth

Reed’s School, Cobham 2017 18 June 1999

GCSE GRADES English Literature English Language Maths Physics Chemistry Biology Geography Spanish PE Drama Art & Design

A B A A A* A* A A* A A B

A Level Subjects Biology Geography

Chemistry PE

4.0 3.3 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.3

Skiing Goals SHORT TERM With A-levels A focus in 2016 my goals for the coming season will be principally to defend the titles I won in 2015/16. In December we return to Jasper, Alberta where I will be competing with the school in both slalom and GS and then on to Flaine in January for the British Schoolgirls. In addition this autumn I will be defending my dry slope British Schools titles LONG TERM Compete in a World Cup or equivalent event Discover and achieve my full skiing potential Obtain all the necessary qualifications and certification to coach on snow in North America and Europe Discover the range of opportunities that being a top level ski racer will bring

ACHIEVEMENTS English Schools Ski Association Selected for Norway Training Camp annually 2012 - 2016.

International School Sport Federation – Team England 2015-2016: L’Aquila, Italy 2013-2014: Sierra Nevada, Spain British Ski and Snowboard Team GB 2012-2013: Team GB Junior Squad Racer Troffeu Boruffa, Andorra (First International Race) 2014-2015: Team GB Junior Squad Racer FEBRUARY 2015: Pokal Loka, Slovenia MARCH 2015: Hahnenkamm 75th Anniversary Invitation, Kitzbuehel, Austria Team GB Senior Development Squad Racer 2015-16: Shortlisted for Lillehammer 2016 Youth Winter Olympic Games Snowsport England – British Alpine Seeding System (BASS) 2014-2015: Ranked 1st in U16 Slalom Category (138.71)

ADDITIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2013-2014: Suffolk County Hockey 2013-2015: Ipswich Ladies Netball Squad 2013: U14 League winners 2012: BT Suffolk Young Sports Personality of the Year Runner up Sports Leaders UK Level 2 award in sports leadership (QCF- National accreditation number: 500/9650/3) Late 2016: Level 1 Snow Sport England Instructor Qualification 2015: First Aid Basic Certificate

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