The British Ski and Snowboard have announced their team for the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships, which will take place on 14-25 January 2015 in Kreischberg, Austria.
First major Freestyle event since Sochi
After Jenny Jones‘ success in Slopestyle at Sochi 2014, there will be a lot of interest in snowboarders Aimee Fuller, Jamie Nicholls and Billy Morgan.
Nicholls and Morgan will be joined by Sam Turnbull for Men’s Big Air, with Fuller taking part in the Ladies event.
Snowboard Slopestyle qualification is on the 19th, with the finals on the 21st. Big Air qualification is on the 23rd with the finals a day later on 24th January.
James Woods competing at the X Games
Katie Summerhayes, Anna Vincenti and Isabel Atkin compete in the Ski Slopestyle, with qualification on the 20th and the finals on 21 January.
Summerhayes is the reigning World Junior Champion in Ski Slopestyle, so she will be looking to make the step up at senior level.
Katie Summerhayes – World Champion
James Woods will stay in the US to compete in the X Games in Aspen, which take place from 21st-25th January.
Debut for Molly Summerhayes
In Ski Halfpipe, Katie Summerhayes’ sister, the 17 year old Molly Summerhayes will take part in her first major competition.
She may be joined by Rowan Cheshire who is currently on her way back from injury.
For the men, Sochi stars James Machon and Murray Buchan will compete in the halfpipe, with qualification on the 21st with finals on 22nd January.
The full team is detailed below:
Snowboard Slopestyle
Aimee Fuller
Jamie Nicholls
Billy Morgan
Snowboard Big Air
Aimee Fuller
Jamie Nicholls
Billy Morgan
Sam Turnbull
Ski Slopestyle
Katie Summerhayes
Anna Vincenti
Isabel Atkin
Ski Halfpipe
Murray Buchan
James Machon
Rowan Cheshire
Molly Summerhayes
Moguls
Ellie Koyander
Andrew Longley
Aerials
Elodie Wallace
Lloyd Wallace
Ski Cross
Ed Drake
Liz Stevenson
Emily Sarsfield
Pam Thorburn
Snowboard Cross
Zoe Gillings-Brier
Stephanie Gehrig
Thomas Bankes