GB Alpine World Cup Squads Named for Next Season

There are five World Cup squad skiers heading an overall 36-athlete team.

2026 Milan-Cortina Olympians Billy Major and Laurie Taylor are joined in the Alpine World Cup squad by Reece Bell, Victoria Palla, and first-time World Cup squad member Freddy Carrick-Smith.

Freddy Carrick-Smith at the 2026 Junior World Alpine Championships in Narvik, Norway, where he won silver. Image © Fis ActionPress

Freddy Carrick-Smith broke through on the World Cup circuit last year.

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The team boasts a combination of experience on the World Cup stage and rich potential in a new era for British Alpine skiing with the departure of Dave Ryding, GB’s greatest ever alpine ski racer.

Dave Ryding waving goodbye at the end of his last Olympics. Image © Sam Mellish/Team GB

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Freddy Carrick-Smith’s two brothers are in the Europa Cup squad and we have been following their progress on PlanetSKI over the years.

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Luca, Freddy & Zak Carrick-Smith. Image c/o Team Carrick Smith

Eleven male and three female skiers have been named in a deep Europa Cup squad featuring significant World Cup and World Championships experience from the likes of Luca Carrick-Smith, Zak Carrick-Smith, Giselle Gorringe, Calum Langmuir, Dominic Shackleton, Owen Vinter, Molly Butler, Jack Irving and Nicole Wordley.

Seventeen of the most promising athletes on the British Alpine scene are named in the FIS Development squad, including a number of athletes selected to the GB Snowsport senior ranks for the first time.

Confirmation of selections comes as the focus is already beginning to turn towards the 2027 Alpine World Championships, scheduled for 1-14 February in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana.

“Firstly, a huge congratulations to every single member of the World Cup, Europa Cup, and FIS Development squads that have been announced today,” said the GB Snowsport Alpine Director, Mark Tilston.

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“Meeting the standard to achieve selection to the team requires a huge commitment to the sport, and every member of these squads has shown real dedication, grit, and determination to make it to the where they are today.

“This has the potential to be an incredibly exciting season for British Alpine skiing, and I’m confident that the whole team and all the coaches and support personnel that work alongside them will make the country proud in the coming months.”

Mark Tilston, Image c/o GB Snowsport

“This is a really exciting team and shows once again that Britain is ready to compete at the highest levels of Alpine skiing this year,” said the GB Snowsport Alpine Discipline Committee Chair, Juliet Foster.

“We are fortunate to have such a talented and committed team of Alpine athletes ready to represent the nation, and I have no doubt they will go on to achieve extraordinary feats this year.

“We are all aware of how much hard work goes on behind the scenes to prepare athletes to compete on the world stage, and I would like to thank and congratulate everyone who has been involved in the journey our athletes have been on.

 “I would also like to particularly acknowledge the support of Tenzing and of the GB Alpine Foundation benefactors, who between them have continue to offer invaluable support to our team and the wider British Alpine community.”

World Cup Squad

• Reece Bell

• Freddy Carrick-Smith

• Billy Major

• Victoria Palla

• Laurie Taylor

Europa Cup Squad

• Molly Butler

• Luca Carrick-Smith

• Zak Carrick-Smith

• Lucas Ellis

• Giselle Gorringe

• Ed Guigonnet

• Jack Irving

• Toby Jennings

• Calum Langmuir

• Max Laughland

• Dominic Shackleton

• Roy Steudle

• Owen Vinter

• Nicole Wordley

FIS Development Squad

• Harrison Adkins

• Brooke Baxter

• Alice Bond

• Hamish Blyth

• Maisie Blyth

• Harry Duncan

• Ryan Faber

• William Freear

• Tia Freshwater

• Olivia Howeson

• Harris Humphries

• Ian Menzies

• Tabitha Milkins

• Mateo Padoan

• Lewis Parton

• Emerson Proctor

• Amelie Swift

These are exciting times for the GB alpine ski team with growing interest from fans, old and new.

GB ski racing fans. Image © PlanetSKI.

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