Dave RYDING
Great BritainEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
 Alpine Skiing |
Men's Slalom | 13 |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 5 | Mixed Team | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR | |
| 9 | Men's Slalom | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR | 00:01:40.160 |
| 17 | Slalom | 2014 | Sochi, RUS | 00:01:45.910 |
| 27 | Slalom | 2010 | Vancouver, CAN | 00:01:45.130 |
| 47 | Giant Slalom | 2010 | Vancouver, CAN | 00:02:48.030 |
| World Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 9 | Slalom Men | 2019 | Are, SWE | 2:07.03 |
| 9 | Team Parallel Mixed | 2019 | Are, SWE | |
| 11 | Slalom Men | 2017 | St. Moritz, SUI | 1:36.18 |
| 39 | Giant Slalom Men | 2011 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER | 2:15.79 |
| 41 | Giant Slalom Men | 2009 | Val d'Isère, FRA | 1:15.41 |
| World Cup Rankings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | All | Slalom |
| 2021/2022 | 35 | 7 |
| 2020/2021 | 37 | 12 |
| 2019/2020 | 57 | 13 |
| 2018/2019 | 24 | 9 |
| 2017/2018 | 34 | 11 |
| 2016/2017 | 23 | 8 |
| 2015/2016 | 70 | 22 |
| 2014/2015 | 99 | 30 |
| 2012/2013 | 136 | 51 |
| World Cup - Best Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Season | Slalom | City Event |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 1st | |
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 3rd | |
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 7th | |
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 4th | 1 x 2nd |
| 2017/2018 | 1 x 6th | 1 x 4th |
| 2016/2017 | 1 x 2nd | 1 x 4th |
| 2015/2016 | 1 x 12th | |
| 2014/2015 | 1 x 16th | |
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 26th | |
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 1 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Kitzbuehel, AUT | 1:41.26 |
| 5 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Val d'Isere, FRA | 1:32.42 |
| 16 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Wengen, SUI | 1:42.96 |
| 20 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Schladming, AUT | 1:47.49 |
The Rocket
Disc golf, football (supports Liverpool). (Athlete, 14 Oct 2021; bbc.com, 23 Nov 2019)
Athlete. Business Owner: Runs a cafe in the village of Tarleton, near Preston with his fiancee. "I wanted a taste of what the real world was like and also wanted to do something outside of skiing to keep my mind fresh.” (bbc.com, 23 Nov 2019)
Attended Runshaw College in Leyland in the early 2000s studying sport, geography and biology. (LinkedIn)
Father, Carl (gas engineer and ski coach). Mother, Shirley (hairdresser). Sister, Joanna. Fiancee, Mandy Dirkzwager.
English
Kandahar Ski Club, Pendle Ski Club
Personal: Tristan Glasse-Davies (GBR)
Sister Joanna Ryding (Alpine skiing): Competed in FIS events and national championships races before retiring in 2011after a crash. Now an Alpine para-skiing coach with GB Snowsport. (chorley-guardian.co.uk, 8 Jul 2021)
Fiancee Mandy Dirkzwager (Alpine skiing): Representing the Netherlands, she competed at the World Championships (2013), two Junior World Championships (2006, 2008), and two Winter World University Games (2011, 2013).
2002 FIS event in Pitztal (Slalom - 49th)
2009 World Cup in Alta Badia (Slalom - DNF)
2015: Pain from a non-ski-related shin injury hampered him at the 2015 World Championships at Vail/Beaver Creek, where he failed to finish the first run of slalom. (teamgb.com, 2 Apr 2015; fis-ski.com)
2005
Father encouraged him to take lessons at the local dry ski slopes at age six, joining Pendle Ski Club. His parents, both keen skiers (especially his dad), gave him and his sister some incentive to get involved - if they achieved the basics, he would take them skiing on real snow. “It all started having to fight to get on the family ski holiday. After that, I had lessons twice a week but I did it because I really enjoyed it rather than it being a competitive thing.” The following year his family visited the French Alps resort, Samoens.
At age 16, he was selected to the English ski team, but his parents only allowed him to pursue skiing full-time once he'd finished his A-Levels at 18. They gave him a year to see how far he could get which ended with his selection to the British team at age 19 and then began World Cup touring. "At first when I was around they were saying 'oh, this is just the new Eddie the Eagle.'" (gbsnowsport.com; manchestereveningnews.co.uk, 14 Aug 2013; dailymail.co.uk. 3 Jan 2019)
“I’ve always lived in this village and it’s totally flat as far as the eye can see. So why skiing is in our family? I have no idea. I’ve no idea where I got the talent from.“ (thesun.co.uk, 17 Feb 2017)
“I will look back at the end of my career and see where I'm at. But I just want to keep working, keep learning, keep getting better and maybe - you never know - maybe go that one step more.” (dailymail.co.uk, 3 Jan 2019)
Becoming the first Brit to earn a Europa Cup crown when he won the 2013 slalom title, and his three World Cup podium finishes. (familyskinews.com, 11 Mar 2013; Athlete, 14 Oct 2021)
Motorcycle racer Valentino Rossi (ITA), nine-time Grand Prix world champion.
Football player Steven Gerard (GBR), for Liverpool, now manager of Aston Villa. (Athlete, 14 Oct 2021)
Alpine skier Alain Baxter (GBR), three-time Olympian (1998, 2002, 2006). (Athlete, 14 Oct 2021)
"Commit, dedicate, send it." (Athlete, 14 Oct 2021)
Was recognised in the inaugural Racer Ready Awards balloting in 2000 with both "British Male Athlete of the Year" and "Social Media Campaign by an Athlete Award" in fan balloting conducted by the British ski magazine Racer Ready. (racer-ready.co.uk, 10 Jul 2020)
Selected as an opening ceremony flagbearer for Great Britain at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.
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