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Chemmy Alcott: Great Britain skier announces retirement
Four-time Team GB Olympic alpine skier Chemmy Alcott has announced that she will retire from racing after the 2014 British Alpine Championships.
Alcott recorded five top-10 World Cup finishes and is the only Briton to have won a run in a World Cup race.
The 31-year-old finished in 19th place in the women's downhill at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi in February.
Alcott said: "It is with a heavy heart that I announce my retirement from ski racing, a sport that defines me."
The British Alpine Championships take place between 29 March and 7 April in Meribel, France.
"I am not retiring from skiing and believe that I still have much to offer the sport," said Alcott, who is marrying British downhill racer Dougie Crawford in July.
Alcott has been Britain's most successful alpine skier and was the first and only Briton to win a run in a World Cup race in the giant slalom at Soelden in Austria in 2008.
Source: bbc.com
Alcott recorded five top-10 World Cup finishes and is the only Briton to have won a run in a World Cup race.
The 31-year-old finished in 19th place in the women's downhill at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi in February.
Alcott said: "It is with a heavy heart that I announce my retirement from ski racing, a sport that defines me."
The British Alpine Championships take place between 29 March and 7 April in Meribel, France.
"I am not retiring from skiing and believe that I still have much to offer the sport," said Alcott, who is marrying British downhill racer Dougie Crawford in July.
Alcott has been Britain's most successful alpine skier and was the first and only Briton to win a run in a World Cup race in the giant slalom at Soelden in Austria in 2008.
Source: bbc.com
