World Cup Skiing on 4 is brought to you from Wengen, Switzerland this Sunday
13th January at 8 am on Channel 4.
Former British Champion Konrad Bartelski joins Nick Fellows as this weeks
special guest. Due to the difficult weather condition in Wengen the race
schedules have changed and we will bringing you the slalom event on Sunday.
British interest in the slalom race is with 21 year old hopeful Dave Ryding
who after gaining impressive results on the Europa Cup tour will be competing in
his first ever World Cup race this weekend.
Our main athlete feature will be on Austrian Benni Raich who is the current
leader of the Overall standings and the Slalom standings
As usual Chemmy Alcott will be getting viewers in tip top condition to make
the most of the ever increasing snow conditions in Europe in her Fit to Ski
Section
We will also bring you a report on the eco friendly resort of Wengen which is
picturesque, car free and traditional.
The classic Wengen downhill race can be seen in our Alpine Highlights
programme on Monday night 14th January with a feature on Swiss Champion Didier
Cuche. British No.1 Finlay Mickel will make his return from injury in this
event.
Tuesday night, 15th January, sees a return to the Nordic World Cup with
action from the Tour de Ski in Novo Mesto and Prague
Channel 4 finishes its week of wintersport on Friday night, 18th January,
with action from the Snowboard and Freestyle World Cup. The programme features
aerials from Liahuna Mounatin, China and Big Air events from Sofia, Bulgaria. As
usual we will have a Behind the Board feature with Craig Smith the British team
coach.
Don’t forget to tune into Channel 4 this Sunday at 8 am for the latest World
Cup action.
Please forward to fellow ski enthusiasts…
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