1 December 2001

Britain¹s number 1 women¹s slalom skier Emma Carrick-Anderson made a promising start to her Olympic season this week in Finland.

Carrick-Anderson placed 9th on Thursday and 12th on Friday amid a quality World Cup field. She was delighted with these performances: "I feel really positive about this start. Before the race, I was concerned that this very steep slope would not suit my style, so I am delighted with this performance."

Britain¹s number 2, Chemmy Alcott failed to complete the course on Thursday and achieved 31st place in yesterday¹s race. This was Chemmy¹s first competitive outing since her double victory in Cardrona, New Zealand in September.

RESULTS

Thursday 29th November
1. POUTIAINEN, Tanja FIN 38.89 44.62 1¹23.51
2. SCHILD, Marlies AUT 39.11 44.51 1¹23.62
3. GRUENENFELDER, Corine SUI 39.69 44.38 1¹24.07

9. CARRICK-ANDERSON, Emma GBR 39.61 45.43 1¹25.04
ALCOTT, Chimene GBR DNF

Friday 30th November
1. POUTIAINEN, Tanja FIN 38.92 39.99 1¹18.91
2. ZUZULOVA, Veronika SVK 38.48 40.57 1¹20.05
3. RAITA, Henna FIN 38.98 40.36 1¹20.34

12. CARRICK-ANDERSON, Emma GBR 40.37 41.28 1¹21.65
31. ALCOTT, Chemine GBR 42.22 41.93 1¹24.15

Useful Links:

Chemmy Alcott's Site
British Alpine Squad 2001/02 (29/10/01)
Games to go ahead (19/9/01)
Maier to miss Olympics (18/9/01)
British Team Update (28/08/01)
Alain Baxter Interview (18/07/01)
No booze at Olympics (21/3/01)

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