GB Racer Molly Butler to Make World Cup Debut
For Molly it is the moment she has been training for and dreaming about for many years – being in the start gate for a World Cup race representing Great Britain.
Molly is now GB’s No 1 ranked female slalom skier.
She is the 2026 British National Champion in giant slalom and 2026 British National Junior Champion U21 in giant slalom and slalom.
She races on Saturday 14th November.
Molly Butler. Image c/o Phil Smith.
Regular men’s slalom team members Billy Major and Laurie Taylor race on Sunday 15th November.
They are alongside the up and coming talent of the 19-year old twin brothers Freddy Carrick-Smith and Zak Carrick-Smith.
Freddy showed his huge potential last month when he took 12th place in the World Cup GS in Soelden, Austria.
Team Carrick-Smith celebrating. Image c/o Elsa Dooley, Fall-Liners.
Freddy and his brothers , Zak and 21-year old Luca, are coached by his mother, Emma.
Team Carrick-Smith celebrating. Image c/o Elsa Dooley, Fall-Liners.
- Molly Butler*
- Freddy Carrick-Smith
- Zak Carrick-Smith
- Billy Major
- Laurie Taylor
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“One of the key things for Molly and the Carrick-Smith brothers will be handling the media pressure now they are in the World Cup and becoming recognised ski sporting figures in their own right,” said the PlanetSKI editor, James Cove.
“Handling it is all about understanding how we in the media operate.
“They will have had huge amounts of sporting pressure for every start gate they have ever been in, but now there is pressure from us lot in the media and our huge audiences.
“They will feel massive expectation on their young shoulders and it can all be a bit daunting.
“They will need to realise it is not quite real, as we write our stories and build up the hype.
“They need to ignore fickle world of media pressure.
“They should sideline all that and concentrate on one thing, and one thing only – being the best on skis that they can be as individuals with all the success they have had so far,” added James.
PlanetSKI will be reporting on the journey of the next generation of GB alpine skiers.
The Carrick-Smith Brothers. Image c/o FIS
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Here at PlanetSKI we will be watching closely and reporting back.
It is an exciting time for GB slalom racing as the season gets underway.
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