Ellie Koyander is the GBR no.1 female freestyle moguls skier. Ellie made her Olympic debut at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at the age of just 18 taking on the most experienced and elite athletes that the world has to offer. After finishing 24th – narrowly missing the final top 20.
Ellie was first on skis aged 1 year 9 months and is born and bred in Derbyshire. She is now a full time elite level athlete on the FIS World Cup tour, and follows the snow around the world throughout the year, training throughout spring and summer in the USA and Australia.
Her best position at World Cup level has been 16th place. She is considered one of the new breed of women moguls skiers attacking the mountain hard and loves pulling her signature backflip.
Building on the experience of the Vancouver Olympics, she is working hard with her coaches owards the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Follow Ellie’s blogs here to track her ups and downs over the current quadrennial Olympic cycle.
Ellie is always looking for partners to join the ‘journey to the podium’ (if this is you – please make contact ).
Find out more on Ellie’s website or follow her on Twitter, Facebook or 2014 Olympic campaign website.
