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Dave Ryding
David Ryding (born 5 December 1986) is a retired English World Cup alpine ski racer who specialised in slalom. Widely considered to be the greatest British skier of all time, he competed for Great Britain in five Olympics, nine World Championships, and won the Europa Cup Slalom Series in 2013. Ryding's best World Cup result was a victory in the 2022 Kitzbühel slalom, the first victory for any British athlete at that level in Alpine skiing.
Ryding grew up in Croston and Bretherton, Chorley, Lancashire and attended Trinity St Michaels Junior and Infant School, Croston, Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy, Croston and Runshaw College, Leyland
During his junior school year in 1998 age 11, Dave was the individual boys champion of the Chorley & District large schools cross-country race held at Albany High, Chorley.
While at Bishop Rawstorne CE Language College in 1999. Dave as part of a team of four including his sister Joanna Ryding, Peter Williams and Rachel Turner were crowned the Under 14s English Skiing School Champions. All four negotiated a tough slalom course on the dry slope in Swadlincote, Derbyshire. The pupils training at Ski Rossendale with the school and at the ski slope in Pendle during their free time.
Born at Chorley & South Ribble Hospital, Chorley, and growing up in Croston and Bretherton, Lancashire, England. Ryding started competing on dry ski slopes at age eight, first skied on snow at twelve, and continued racing on dry slopes until age 21. He began skiing at Pendle Ski Club.
Ryding started competing on the Europa Cup, considered the second tier of global ski racing, from the 2007–08 season, and made his World Cup debut in a slalom race in Alta Badia in December 2009.
He won his first British national senior title in 2008, defeating Alain Baxter, who was competing in his final British championships and whom Ryding described as his role model during his teenage years. He has since gone on to win eight British Championship slalom titles.
Ryding competed for Great Britain at the 2010 Winter Olympics in giant slalom, in which he finished 47th, and in slalom, in which he finished 27th.
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Dave Ryding
David Ryding (born 5 December 1986) is a retired English World Cup alpine ski racer who specialised in slalom. Widely considered to be the greatest British skier of all time, he competed for Great Britain in five Olympics, nine World Championships, and won the Europa Cup Slalom Series in 2013. Ryding's best World Cup result was a victory in the 2022 Kitzbühel slalom, the first victory for any British athlete at that level in Alpine skiing.
Ryding grew up in Croston and Bretherton, Chorley, Lancashire and attended Trinity St Michaels Junior and Infant School, Croston, Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy, Croston and Runshaw College, Leyland
During his junior school year in 1998 age 11, Dave was the individual boys champion of the Chorley & District large schools cross-country race held at Albany High, Chorley.
While at Bishop Rawstorne CE Language College in 1999. Dave as part of a team of four including his sister Joanna Ryding, Peter Williams and Rachel Turner were crowned the Under 14s English Skiing School Champions. All four negotiated a tough slalom course on the dry slope in Swadlincote, Derbyshire. The pupils training at Ski Rossendale with the school and at the ski slope in Pendle during their free time.
Born at Chorley & South Ribble Hospital, Chorley, and growing up in Croston and Bretherton, Lancashire, England. Ryding started competing on dry ski slopes at age eight, first skied on snow at twelve, and continued racing on dry slopes until age 21. He began skiing at Pendle Ski Club.
Ryding started competing on the Europa Cup, considered the second tier of global ski racing, from the 2007–08 season, and made his World Cup debut in a slalom race in Alta Badia in December 2009.
He won his first British national senior title in 2008, defeating Alain Baxter, who was competing in his final British championships and whom Ryding described as his role model during his teenage years. He has since gone on to win eight British Championship slalom titles.
Ryding competed for Great Britain at the 2010 Winter Olympics in giant slalom, in which he finished 47th, and in slalom, in which he finished 27th.
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