Innsbruck, Austria Ski Sunday

There is a contradiction in snowboard, up close and personal the

riders look normal. They're not physical giants stacked with muscle,

they're is not intensely focused, blocking their next move at the

expense of their rivals. Snowboarding is fun and it would be

ashamed to take it too seriously. Right?

Wrong. For all the banter and camaraderie, everything changes when

you're stood up here, just a massive kicker and the heavens in which to

apply your trade. This is where the snowboarder gets down to business.

The athleticism and creativity is off the charts and the distinction

between risk and reward is so clear. In this environment progression is

king. What's considered impossible today will be standard fare before

you know it. And that is why the riders push their limits time and

again laying it all on the line. And there's the contradiction.

Perhaps it's because they snowboarder's concept of normal is

anything but. Hello and welcome to Innsbruck, we

are here for the Air Style, an event whose name says it all. Yes,

the best snowboarders in the world are throwing down in the legendary

big air contest and it's the first time that female riders have been

invited to ride the kicker. We have got live music and a massive crowd.

This event has it all. Later in the show we have highlights from the

Stockholm city event, a parallel slalom battle that pits the race

against race in a unique alpine skiing format. And with Dave Ryding

in the elite of slalom racing, regularly taking X Games and welcome

medals, Graham and Jenny bring you a report into how we develop young

talent both alpine and freestyle disciplines. First it is the big air

from Innsbruck and Ed has been getting the lowdown on who is here

and what we have to look forward to. Air Style is one of the oldest and

most prestigious contests in snowboarding and attracts the

biggest names in the game. An impressive line-up of live acts, and

the biggest and critically most knowledgeable crowd you'll ever find

at a snowboard event, who will tonight be screaming at this jump.

Air Style Innsbruck is probably one of the oldest snowboard contests

and to be part of it is awesome. It is like almost a legendary event, I

can say, which makes it extra special for me. If you win the Air

Style in Innsbruck everybody knows about it and talks to you. It is

like the famous race in Kitzbuhel in skiing, that is what Air Style is

in Innsbruck. Air Style started here in 1994 in Innsbruck set up by

two friends, Andrew Osmond and Charly Weger who did it for their

friends, and there was no way they could imagine the global spectacle

it would become today. The first year was all over the place, we had

no idea what we were doing, I was a snowboard photographer at the time

and we had a stupid idea of doing a small event in Innsbruck. Since then

I guess it has grown all over the world. The one thing that makes

Innsbruck so unique is the crowd. Do you think that's the part of the

recipe you couldn't predict? Yes, that is what happened first time

around, we expected a few hundred people on Monday evening and 5000

turned up and it was just like out-of-control and crazy and that is

Innsbruck for you, it is a snowboard city. You've had women riding the

hip jump before but this is the first time men and women have

competed equally on the kicker as well. That is a huge milestone. Yes

and it's about time. Back in the 90s the girls were not ready for it and

we had some injuries back then and decided to stop. You've seen now

over the last few years since the Olympics in Sochi that the girls are

right up there developing really well so they absolutely deserve to

be part of Air Style. Women snowboarding is amazing now, there

are so many girls and boys trying harder and difficult tricks and

progressing way faster which is awesome to see. I wish we had been

here earlier but I think they needed us to see we are ready for these

ramps. It is so important for women's progression. In this event I

tried a new trick yesterday and I think it's going in the right

direction. We haven't had an Austrian winner

here since 2001, how does irk with the crowd go if Anna wins? They will

go crazy because it's been a long time and everyone has been waiting

for an Austrian to win, so let's hope it works out. All of the girls

are really good riders and I know I have to throw down my best tricks to

be able to win. Everybody will be cheering for her and wanting her to

win but I have people supporting me, I have my hyper crew supporting me,

so I will have to block all the other things out and concentrate on

my runs and hopefully it will go my way. There are three of us here,

usually it's just Billy, and we have stayed up late at night whether it

has been and watched it. This morning when the girls are training

we had a good crew of us and got really hyped up about it.

It's the heaviest hitters here. Yeah, the top ten guys are here, so

it's always a heavy hitting contest, for sure. OK, predictions? Yuki has

been off for a bit, Cleveland and Max. I reckon that is your podium.

And EU, where do you fit in to it? I don't know, just in between them

somewhere -- and you. It's always a very special event,

unique contest. With the women competing on the kicker for the

first time and in Snowboard Big Air, and Olympic discipline, does that

wrap up expectation? It does but this is the Air Style, one of the

biggest contests in the world and you have 30 of the worlds best men

and 18 of the worlds best women and a credit to the UK we have three

riders, Rowan Coultas, Billy Morgan, a veteran of Air Style and Katie

Ormerod, a woman in there for the first time. You mentioned Katie

Ormerod, in fantastic form, she won the World Cup in Moscow, big air and

third in the X Games slopestyle, can she podium tonight? She could win.

She's one of the most consistent female riders there is. Billy Morgan

was the first man to land the quad core, were people that out of his

locker on this jump? No, Billy did the quad core and put it in a box

and put it under his bed. He wanted it as a milestone but not something

he wants to pull out all the time. That said, Marcus Cleveland and Max

Power, both threw down quad corks in competition for the first time last

weekend at the X Games and that has definitely changed the landscape of

big air. I think it is going to be one of those two in first place.

With only 30 men and eight women in the competition vying for 12 spots

in the final, the qualifying rounds have been any credible contest in

their own right. Ed has been watching it for us.

On Friday night the men's field was whittled down from 30 to 16 riders

with all of the top names making it through, including both Brits Billy

Morgan and Rowan Coultas. Saturday's semifinals were contested in tricky

conditions with the high wind making clean runs a premium. The big names,

however, made it through, with the exception of you Kaikai. No.

Sebastien to Tom recovered recklessly from huge slam in the

first run to scrape through to the final and was joined by not one but

two Brits, Billy Morgan might have expected to progress, but Rowan

Coultas is enjoying the competition of his life, spirits are high

amongst the British boys. The best day ever! In the women's semis only

four riders could make it through to the finals and the big surprise was

home favourite temple -- Turn 2's failure. Britain's Katie Ormerod

just made it through to join them in fourth place but will have to raise

her game to compete for the win. The standard has been set and now it

is finals time. First up it is the women. The riders get three jumps

with the top two scores added together and the highest combined

score winning. The judges were looking for technical difficulty and

clean landings. I'm sure Ed is looking for creative flair, but both

of us will have our fingers quietly crossed for some British success.

Enni Rukajarvi will be the first woman to drop in on the kicker here

at Innsbruck Air Style. The fin has been very selective about the

contests she enters. She winds up switch, frontside 720, or cab 720

with indie grab a very clean. This is the trick that qualified her in

first place. You can see the control she has got over it there. She lands

squarely over the board, beautiful first jump from Enni Rukajarvi. 86

points is a great marker from the Finn. Cena Kendrick of the last time

you would have seen this woman she was putting Jenny Jones for the

bronze medal in Sochi. She has a frontside tent in her bag. What is

she winding up for? Frontside 720 tell grab and she lands beautifully.

Another very, very clean jump here in the first runs. The grab is so

hard to get on the tail. She holds it. 80.3. The third woman to drop,

one of the other states women of snowboarding. She has done video

parts, web series, she has gone most of the contest. Very nice switch

backside 40 but she didn't get enough speed. She finishes with a

very elegant penguin slide but is not going to count for anything --

backside 540. Katie Ormerod, qualified in fourth, just snuck in.

The cab 900 is her hardest trick. Is she going to open with that? She is

dropping in switch. Yes, winds up into it. Beautifully put down. The

grab was maybe a little short but she is so, so solid on those

landings. Beautiful. The mute grab in the middle. She just gets it in,

90 degrees to the spin. The landing and amplitude were there. The height

she got on the trick, 82.3, second place for Katie Ormerod. Run number

two. Enni Rukajarvi looking to capitalise on that great first run

score. She won the Lienz open two weeks ago and the World Cup last

week. Backside 720. Oh! She was so lucky then. This landing early on

was very soft. It has hardened up a little bit as the temperature has

dropped. That is what held her up there. So that score, 50.3, not what

she was looking for. That she does sit in first. Sina Candrian warming

up a backside spin, backside and frontside are denoted by the

direction of the rotation as you leave the kicker. Backside because

she has turned her back on the landing. Backside 540 Domino grab

and a little bit sketchy on the landing. She didn't look comfortable

at all. Run two down to experience for both Sina Candrian and Enni

Rukajarvi. There is a great chance for Katie Ormerod to take advantage

of these scores. What can Katie lay down? Dropping in full wets, Goofy

footed rider with the right foot forwards, backside 720, tiny bit in

the back-seat but she controlled landing beautifully again. --

dropping in forwards. That's the strongest of the second run tricks

so far and will almost certainly be rewarded with first place. A woman

who learned her trade in Castleford gets a 64 and that bumps her up from

third into first place. Look how much that means to her. It is all

going to come down to these third jumps here in Innsbruck. Run three,

Enni Rukajarvi, so much style, such good technical ability. Dropping in

forwards, going for the backside 720 again. She's gone huge and she

controlled that spin beautifully. She got a really really strong grab,

and then you will see she just wallops out the front leg,

straightens it there. And styles it out and pulls it back in with out

letting grow of the -- letting go of the grab. Sitting really deep into

the landing. 90.34 Enni Rukajarvi and the Finn moves back into first

place ahead of Katie Ormerod. It is Sina Candrian, her weak second

jumper. Can she follow Enni Rukajarvi and capitalise on her

third run? She winds up into the same backside 720 this time and she

has sat down. Disappointment for Sina Candrian, that guarantees Katie

Ormerod is second but can she make it first? Rowan Coultas and Billy

Morgan enjoying the show behind her as she drops in.

Just a little bit short! It was beautiful. The grab was really

strong. It is a super technical trick but she just under rotated. It

feels amazing. It is so good that girls can do this. To get the first

podium as well is amazing. You are podium material now? Yes, it feels

great. It is definitely a boost to my confidence. What an incredible

women's final. If Katie had landed that last jump, could she have

wrestled the lead back? Definitely. She held the grab all the way

through. That is critical. It is the best indicator of style and control.

She just under rotated slightly. Enni Rukajarvi, you said she would

be good? She has incredible technique. She is very stylish. It

is also technical. A deserved win. The men are warming up. It is time

for the men's final. We have two Brits in the next. Billy Morgan Dan

Roan cultus. Three jumps, the best two count. Can we get another bread

on the podium? Ed Leigh is the commentator.

-- Brits. Marcus Kleveland qualified first, so he will drop first. He is

very lied on his feet and incredibly precise. Four full horizontal

rotations mixed with three vertical rotations. He creates a corkscrew

spinning technique. That is the benchmark of a good finals rider.

You have two have this trick down. 87.64 Marcus Kleveland on the first

run. A very high marker from the young Norwegian. Max Parrot. He

doesn't have the style and finesse of Marcus Kleveland body as a huge

repertoire of tricks. He is going to set off with that benchmark trick we

have seen from Marcus Kleveland. A triple cork mute. The mute is the

grab. It is the landing that is immaculate. The spot said. Clean

over the board. Centred. 89.6. Max Parrot moves into the lead. Next in,

Billy Morgan. Southampton's finest. The Acrobat turned snowboarder who

has phenomenal natural talent. Backside triple cork 40 nose grab

air. The difference is he is going for the nose of his board. That

slows the rotation down. He couldn't hold onto the landing.

The first time Rowan Coultas has made the finals. 3.5 full spins. Two

corkscrews. The Grabban that was beautiful. He was wielding the

snowboarder like a scimitar. Absolutely beautiful. He stopped it.

79 points. Now it is good enough for third place. Rowan cultus' dream

continues. -- Rowan cultus. Michael Ciccarelli. They backside 1440.

Another one. We are seeing the benchmark trick by everyone.

Backside 40 triple cork mute. He controls this landing. It tries to

get away from him. He manages to catch the toe edge and getaway.

Third place. Enoch 's Rowan Coultas down to fourth. -- he knocks. Marcus

Kleveland, set just behind Max Parrot. He wants to get his nose out

in front. People need something very, very big. He knows what a wily

competitor Max Parrot is. 4.5 full spins there. Sven Thorgren, the

Swede, dropped his first jump. He went for a jump arguably harder than

a triple cork. Willie go for the 1440 again? No.

A 720, with his hands between his legs, then he slows the board stand,

over rotates it. Then does another 360. There is so much going on in

that trick, it is ridiculous. 15.6 from the first run. 83.3. It is the

combine the score from two of the 3-runs that will count. All pressure

on Sven Thorgren in the third run. Max Parrot looking to build on that

immaculate first-round score. Cab 1620. What?! He made that look

ridiculously easy. Three corkscrew rotations mixed in with 4.5 flat

spins. His spatial awareness in the middle of that spin is absolutely

phenomenal. He has added a 94.6. That has fired Max Parrot into

nearly untouchable territory. Billy Morgan has got that fall from the

first round. He desperately needs this. He has absolutely stomped

that. Look at the style he has on the landing. He is flexing the nose

of the board. What's the angle as he lands, his posture is perfect. --

watch. Billy needed that. 81.6. He has got one more jump to really

crank up that score. Rowan cultus in phrase second run after that magic

first run. -- Rowan Coultas. Backside and 1216 nose grab air. He

made that look so easy. -- 1260. Unbelievable. That blind landing. He

spotted it just as he comes in there. Then he is blind through the

last 180 degrees of that rotation. Rowan Coultas is riding absolutely

out of his skin. Second place! 160.6. Michael suture rally --

Michael Ciccarelli. Cab 1260, I think. Lovely grab on that.

Absolutely beautiful. 75.3 though. Difficult to see where he got marked

down. He does push Rowan Coultas down. Sebastien Toutant. The

horrendous crash in the semifinals. Can he put it to bed? Jesse can!

That is the tricky fell on in the semifinals. He fell on it in the

first run in these finals. This man is a warrior. Horrific Slammy

earlier on. He got back on the horse. Landed it perfectly. Open to

sixth place. -- up into sixth place. Max Parrot is in a very strong

position but it is all still to play for. This is the man who can

realistically still catch him. Marcus Kleveland, the young

Norwegian. Cab 1620. In some ways, not quite a corkscrew. Suddenly he

gets is the end of that location -- rotation. Such incredible spatial

awareness. The landing looked effortless. 92.3. It doesn't catch

Max Parrot. Sven Thorgren, another one of the riders with a big second

run score. He needs this third run if it is going to pushing up.

Absolutely beautiful! The backside 1440. Flat Spon. That is actually

win more technical than the corkscrew rotation. It is harder to

slow the spin down. Pushes him into third place. Max Parrot sitting in

first. What's he going to do? He has such a huge repertoire. Winds up. He

holds onto the landing. It isn't as clean as either the backside 1440 or

the 1620 whee saw. It won't improve the score. Billy Morgan needs this

run if he's going to make it to the podium. Cab 1440 triple cork. That a

new trick for Billy. He went absolutely all in there. He just

misses this landing. He spotted and then he is blind through the last

180. So close to getting there. 66 points. He improves massively on his

score. But it is only enough for sixth place. Rowan Coultas, what can

he add to his already stellar performance tonight? Backside at

1260. So close. Look at the smile on his face. If you could bottle joy,

it would look like that. Sebastien Toutant on, the last man to drop.

Can he upset the podium? He started so badly. He has turned it around in

the final. Frontside air triple cork 14. He can't put it down. If he had,

that would have been one of the top spots without doubt.

Confirmation of the result. That looked, from the first jump,

that there wasn't a doubt in your mind? You look focused on winning.

Yes, I was definitely focused. Focused on doing my best. Not

necessarily on winning. The trick I did in the first jump. I was pretty

stressed before. I went for it, landed and it worked out. The first

time we have ever had a to Brits in an era in style final. You crusted?

We did all right. How hard is it after you dropped the first, you

went back and nailed the second? Is never a good thing. If you get your

first jump, you get two tries on the second. You have two land the last.

I could've done with another one but I'm happy to landed. First time

stoked. With the world Alpine Skiing

championships just around the corner, the Ski Jumping calendar has

taken a break this weekend. The last event was on Tuesday night in

Stockholm. Graham is the best of the action.

The Stockholm city race is very different to a usual World Cup

competition. It is a knockout format. Head-to-head racing decided

after two short runs. Any time deficit is carried into the second

round. The course is between slalom and giant slalom. Only the top 15

skiers are invited. The men and women race on the same night. It all

adds up to a pretty special night. The format is a throwback to Junior

competition. The pressure of racing an opponent rather than the clock

suit some rather than others. It was a huge surprise in the first heat

when World Cup leader was taken out by his Norwegian opponent. He saw

off Alexander Hirscher by several hundredths of a second. That was not

the only surprise in round one. Henrik Kristoffersen -- Henrik

Kristoffersen was beaten by Linus Strasser. The top three in the World

Cup standings into the quarter finals. The door was ajar for day

riding to register another World Cup podium. Perhaps better. -- day

riding. Things were looking good for the bread as he got through the

first round. In the semis, he met Aleksi Patja role, is supremely fast

giant slalom racer. It was a case of close but not close enough for Dave.

He was relegated to the other final. Linus Strasser marched through to

the final. He saw of gross. It was Dave Ryding against Hagglund for

third place. It was a fine result for Dave.

In the final Linus Strasser's habit of upsetting the odds continue

taking his first World Cup win, Pinturault settling for second. If

the men's race was full of surprise the women's race was true to form.

Mikaela Shiffrin, Veronika Velez Zuzulova Rover breezed into the

semifinals on opposite sides of the draw and they were joined by home

favourite and fellow Scandinavian. The semis proved one-sided affairs

with Veronika Velez Zuzulova is a love and Mikaela Shiffrin setting of

the battles for gold between the world's top two slalom racers and

the American's domination continued as Mikaela Shiffrin grab the early

lead forcing Veronika Velez Zuzulova Rover into a mistake. Next up for

the racers it's the World Championships. We will have live

coverage of all of the medal races from St Moritz with Ski Sunday

extra. On the red button ABC sport website and app and unconnected TV.

It all kicks off with the women's super-G on Tuesday at 10:45am. Full

coverage details are on the winter sports index and the BBC's website.

British snow sports are riding the crest of the way that the moment

with Dave Ryding doing brilliantly in Alpine and hold team of writers

excelling in is freestyle we decided to cast an eye to the future to see

how both disciplines are developing the next generation of British

talent. We have been taking a closer look.

When I discovered snowboarding at 17 and I never even thought about a

long-term career in the sport, I just really liked going riding with

my friends. Little did I know that I would be a professional for over ten

years. COMMENTATOR: Jenny Jones has just

taken Britain's first-ever Olympic medal on snow.

For young riders today GB Park and pipe have developed a clear pathway

programme. Coaches can identify the best young talent across the UK and

bring them into the performance pathway. From their the aim is to

support them to reach the pinnacle, representing GB at the Winter

Olympics. We have consciously created a vision for people to come

in and start learning tricks with a view to competing in freestyle when

you recognise the potential to be able to move into international

level competition. It should be a seamless transition. You should get

the kind of support you need all the way through the pathway. But most

importantly, as an athlete you are still in charge. It's all about what

makes you tick and what is fun for you. I've been involved with the

setup of GB Park and pipe from the start and was looking after a lot of

the athletes who are on the main team now when they first got into

the sport, Katie Summerhays, it has been an amazing journey to come from

that through to where they are now with the GB Park and pipe team. The

setup we have now is the real deal. There was never any clear pathway

but we have shown you can do it from the UK, people like Katie

Summerhays, Ormerod, and now we have this pathway in place with a good

programme behind it and people are achieving that.

Alpine racing in Britain is very different. When I came through as a

young ski racer there was a very competitive club structure with a

clear pathway through to international competition.

Graham Bell is running very well here. Yes, 12th, very, very good.

Although the club structure still exists today the pathway has all

been wiped out by funding cuts over the last six years, something that

snow sport England has been trying hard to address.

We have great numbers of kids racing at the moment. I think it is always

a challenge in terms of Alpine with the funding that there is. To have

that clear pathway for athletes to follow all the way through from when

they are starting out on the dry slope here to progress onto snow and

move through the different squads, there is a real challenge around

funding that process and having clarity in the pathway all the way

up to Dave Ryding in the World Cup. Dave Ryding has made skiing history!

The first British racer on a World Cup podium since 1981. Amazing

scenes in Kitzbuhel. Dave Ryding just enjoyed his best season on the

World Cup circuit. What do we need to do to pick up on that success? I

think David is doing a fantastic job by showing it is achievable. But

there is more work to be done in terms of having a clear stepping

stones and supporting the athletes once they come out of the children's

and into this racing. Snow sport England once again laying the

foundations to help our young Alpine athletes to reach the top of their

sport, World Cup racing. And ultimately the Winter Olympics. It

is partly down to Olympic success that GB Park and pipe have been able

to develop the pathway and a support network for the next generation of

riders. With 12 freestyle athletes in Sochi, one of the aims of the

pathway is to ensure that success continues. It supported me in so

many ways, not just on the slopes but off the slopes too, we now have

opportunity and access to the physios, sports trainers, it's not

just focusing on snow, it's focusing on everything. When you get on the

snow after having all of that support it makes the difference. It

helps me work up to be tricks I'm doing, and I just feel more

confident going out and with lots of other people helping me. So I'm

getting to do lots of different things, that I've not tried before.

I really do want to go the Olympics. At times when I was younger I felt

like a lone athlete pursuing my dreams. Olcott has gone second, what

a cracking run! Now Snowsport England are bringing together on a

regular basis the most talented athletes in the country to create a

team environment and prepare them for life at the top of what can be a

challenging and ruthless sport. British ski and snowboard now offer

regular training weekends for members of the Junior Alpine squads.

Athletes have access to on slope technical training, fitness testing

and strength and conditioning sessions as well as classroom

lectures on stuff like media training, sports psychology and

nutrition. It came about because the squad has been lacking for a few

years now and we have such strength in depth in young athletes that they

need somewhere they can progress to. It is such a different change from

being a young athlete in the under 16 and under 14 team to be an

athlete in the international stage. For us we help them along the way

with educational sessions and physical sessions so that they can

build into it naturally. I was one of the first to join into it but it

is a really good stepping stone in the Europa cup, World Cup and

Olympics if I'm lucky. They are good with the fitness and you can see how

you improve with your results and the time you have to work through

them and with your fitness on the snow to get better and the drills we

do our important. You can work on that but maybe it's not quite as

easy. With the steps we are taking to help them with education and the

psychological side, it is a huge part of the sport that a lot of the

clubs don't get the chance to give them, so we are giving them that

access so they can build on that. As a coach myself of some of these

athletes I have seen first-hand how this pathway and education, combined

with a strong on snow programme is helping to create a huge pool of

talented young athletes and I'm really excited to see how far they

can take it. One member of the park and pipe team

is taking is right at the top, Jamie Nicholls. COMMENTATOR: Jamie puts it

down! Jamie Nicholls for Great Britain! Hello, you all right? Are

you good? Not too bad. How was the day on the Hill? Yes, it was a good

day. Where are we going now? The freestyle Park. They get access to

world-class training facilities like the freestyle academy here.

Trampolines, slack line and all kinds of other things down that

side. Ridiculously good, isn't he? Isn't there a skate park here

somewhere? There is a skate park on our right side. Then you've got the

jumps and the airbag down there. Remembered 12-year-old Kirsty from

earlier? She's going. How cool is that? We need one of those in

England. How much has the programme helped you to get where you have got

to? It has massively helped because now there is more of a team

atmosphere, it feels like everyone is more of a team and there is more

people and we all travel together and we all push each other and I

think that's really important to have that. Yes. Because the

programme has kids coming up now and it is really good because those

little kids coming up are looking at us who are at the top and then they

are doing our tricks at God knows how old, 13, 14, now and it's crazy

and the kids know if there is a programme it is perfect. With

PyeongChang on the horizon, the future looks very bright for

freestyle skiing and snowboarding in Britain. It's clear to see that the

hard work that's gone into establishing and developing the

pathway is paying off. With record participation levels and

high profile skiers like Dave Ryding inspiring the next generation, the

future could be bright for Alpine skiing in the UK. They will always

be challenges, but with big challenges come big rewards. Alpine

skiing is still the blue ribbon winter sport, and just because it's

a tough nut to crack doesn't mean we shouldn't try.

The Alpine and freestyle programmes are clearly getting more and more

professional and the proof that they are working is in the results we are

seeing now. It is important to remember, though, that our British

athletes are up against nations with far greater financial and natural

resources. Talking of money, Dave Ryding has proved that you can get

to the top seven in the world with zero lottery funding. It has given a

lot of hope and inspiration to a big group of Alpine skiers coming

through. British snow sport is getting more

creative in its fundraising as well. They have set up an initiative with

tour operators allowing you to make a small donation to the British team

when booking a ski holiday. With over 1 million skiers and

snowboarders going abroad from the UK every year that could be very

significant. Before we go we just have time for ski social. Last week

we featured a couple of golden oldies, not including you in that!

We thought we would let the pendulum swing the other way this week and we

have the next generation of shredders, very appropriate after

the feature we have seen. Keep working hard and you could end

up on a podium just like the one we have seen here at Air and Style.

Talking of recommendations, we want recommendations for a family ski

holiday and with half term just around the corner that is very apt.

Then focus solely on half term, later you go in the season the

warmer it gets, the longer the days are and the cheaper it gets. If you

are looking for location I wouldn't go further and Austria, good learn

to ski resort, and the great thing about Austrian ski schools is they

will take your kids straight out of nappies, and it's just a great way

of getting them out on the mountain and having fun. If you have a mixed

ability group look at one of the big ski areas like the Milky Way

straddling the French and Italian border. They are small family,

parochial results with cheap lift passes but there will also offer

better skiers the chance to ski in a huge area. Keep sending in your

pictures, videos and questions using the #Ski Sunday.

I'm afraid that's all we've got time for this week. If you are a ski

racing fan you will be pleased to know we resume normal service next

week on Ski Sunday. We are in St Moritz for the world

Alpine ski Championships where we will feature the men's and women's

downhill. We will see you then. COMMENTATOR: She's the star of the

skiing season. Amazing strength. He looks to be in

solid form. He's in trouble!

He is in control! When author

Sir Terry Pratchett died,