Olympic Gold & Silver for British Teen Ski Racing Sensation
Olympic Gold & Silver for British Teen Ski Racing Sensation
Published : 24-Jan-2024 08:32
A 16-year-old who, along with his two brothers, has been brought up a ski racer by his ex-ski racing Mum and Dad, has taken silver and gold medals, at the Youth Winter Olympics currently underway in Gangwon, South Korea.
Zak Carrick-Smith, the son of former racers Emma Carrick-Anderson and Phil Smith, won gold in the Alpine Skiing Combined competition on Monday, then took silver today in the GS competition.
The two medals are the first Team GB has ever won in the Winter Olympics, which celebrate 100 years since the opening ceremony of the first games in Chamonix tomorrow.
Zak has a twin brother and another brother one year older, who are also world-class racers. Emma, a three time Winter Olympian herself, and Phil run the renowned Snoworks high-level ski teaching operation.
Gangwon, which re-uses some of the venues from the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, is the fourth Youth Games, accepting competitors aged 16 to 18, following the event's launch in Innsbruck in 2012.
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