It was a snowy third day for the skiers as they went head to head in the battle for the sought after skiercross title. British Freestyle Ski Team members Angus Morison and Emily Sarsfield, here at the BRITS specially to compete in the Trespass British Skiercross Championships, were on form and flying the flag for British skiing both taking gold for the second year running.
The women's skiercross was seriously fast paced and from the starting gates, the podium was set. 2007 Trespass British Skiercross Champion, Emily Sarsfield led from the start and had the race under control right through to the end, ensuring she held onto the title for another year. Second spot went to Danielle Freeze, third to Becky Hammond and in fourth was Elspeth Rogers.
In the men's competition, Angus Morison, fresh from a recent 3rd place in a FIS Europa Cup competition, lead the pack from the start gates, and despite persistence from the other competitors, Andrew Matthew, Edward Cozzi and Steve Trotter, who stepped up the pace in the hope of closing the gap on Angus and taking the title from him. There was no stopping Angus as he had the finish line in his midst, cruising through to claim first place and the title for another year. Andrew Matthew took the silver, third and fourth place went to Edward and Steve respectively.
Both Angus and Emily were delighted to defend their titles against some of the up and coming British talent. The tricky weather conditions made life difficult for all the competitiors and a special shout out goes to 15 year old Martin Trotter who produced the 5th fastest qualifying time which would have been good enough for a place in the men's semi final!
