Alex TILLEY

Historical Results

Athlete

Attended Aboyne Academy. Left school at 16 to pursue her ski racing career. "I left school very early at 16, I went straight from school to being a full-time ski racer and grew up very quickly, learning to live by yourself, cooking etc. When I look back I realise I took on quite a lot at a young age." (Athlete, 23 Jan 2022; maisonsport.com, 5 Oct 2017)

Father, Dave Tilley. Mother, Jude Tilley. Brother, Callum Tilley. Sister, Rachel Tilley. (Athlete, 23 Jan 2022)

English

Team Evolution

National: Noel Baxter (GBR)

2008 FIS event in Sunday River (Slalom - DNF1)
2013 World Cup in Maribor (Slalom - DNF1)

6 November 2021: Fractured her right ankle in a training crash in Austria, undergoing surgery. The injury kept her out of competition in the Olympic lead-up but she was back on snow training in Austria in early January and returned to competition in the Kronplatz World Cup giant slalom on 25 January 2022. (Athlete, 23 Jan 2022; Instagram)

August 2013: Bruised a knee in on-snow training in New Zealand but continued racing after only a short break with a full complement of FIS competitions in August and September. (racer-ready.co.uk, 21 Aug 2013)

2009

Began skiing when she was seven or eight on the recommendation of a neighbour at the nearby Alford dry slope. "I was talked into it by my next-door neighbour, I used to watch people play football and skateboard and thought skiing would be a cool sport to get into, I had tried a few different sports but had never stuck with any of them so there was a lot of encouragement when I enjoyed the skiing." (Athlete, 23 Jan 2022; maisonsport.com, 5 Oct 2017)

"I loved being in the mountains and the people I met along the way." (Athlete, 23 Jan 2022)

Her career-best 13th in the season-opening giant slalom World Cup at Soelden in October 2021 to open the 2021/22 Olympic season. (Athlete, 23 Jan 2022)

Alain Baxter (GBR), three-time Olympian. "Alain Baxter was one of my early idols, when he won his medal at the Salt Lake Olympics, I had just started skiing. I remember my dad going crazy at the TV, celebrating, but I didn’t understand what he had achieved, only in the past five years or so have I realised, I’m always a little bit gutted I didn’t have that understanding at the time. And the other of course is Chemmy Alcott, as a female skier on the World Cup circuit and a great role model." (Athlete, 23 Jan 2022; maisonsport.com, 5 Oct 2017)

Two-time Olympic ski racer and legendary British star Alain Baxter (GBR). (Athlete, 23 Jan 2022)