Emma Carrick-Anderson

Emma Carrick-Anderson
Born	17 June 1975 Stirling, Scotland
Known for	British alpine skier
Spouse	Phil Smith
Children	3

Emma Carrick-Anderson (born 17 June 1975) is a Scottish former alpine skier who competed for Great Britain at the Winter Olympic Games in 1992, 1994, 1998 and 2002. ^[1]

Skiing career

Originally from Dunblane, Carrick-Anderson began skiing at the age of two and was racing by the age of six; ^{[2] [3]} she spent four years attending the Austrian Ski School in Schladming. ^[4] In 1992, she was named as the Scottish Skier of the Year. ^[2]

Carrick-Anderson made her debut at the 1992 Winter Olympics at the age of sixteen. ^[5] She competed in four Olympics, six World Championships, and numerous World Cups. ^[6]

Olympic Games	Event	Finishing Position
Albertville 1992	Women's Combined	17
	Women's Slalom	19
	Women's Giant Slalom	22
Lillehammer 1994	Women's Slalom	DNF
	Women's Giant Slalom	DNF
Nagano 1998	Women's Slalom	DNF
Salt Lake City 2002	Women's Slalom	19

Post-Skiing

She announced her retirement in 2003, stating that while she remained motivated she was "fed up with living out of a suitcase." She had also found it difficult to adapt to the new skis that came into use for competition. ^{[7] [3]}

Following her retirement, she relocated to the French Alps to work as a ski instructor, and has done commentary work for Eurosport and the BBC. ^{[6] [8]}

Carrick-Anderson now focuses her time on coaching her three boys – Zak, Freddy and Luca – who are all competing on the Europa Cup circuit. "When they were young, skiing was fun. I think a lot of kids get pushed into ski racing too early." ^[9]

Personal life

Her elder brother Crawford was also a skier, ^[4] but achieved success as a mountain bike racer. ^[10]

Carrick-Anderson married Phil Smith, a fellow skier, in 2004. ^[11] The couple have three sons, all of whom have followed in their parents' footsteps as keen competitive skiers. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Emma Carrick-Anderson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
2. "Emma's Efforts Rewarded" . Dundee Courier. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
3. "The Routine: Emma Carrick-Anderson, Britain's No 1 Female Skier | Since I cut my ear off, I've been lucky with injuries". The Independent. 20 January 2002. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
4. Baker, Andrew (11 February 1996). "A dedication to excellence; close-up; Emma Carrick-Anderson". The Independent . Retrieved 12 February 2014.
5. "Emma Carrick-Anderson". Team GB. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
6. "Emma Carrick-Anderson, 4-time Olympian". Snoworks. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
7. Bathgate, Stuart. "End of an Era as Emma Calls It a Day" . The Scotsman. ProQuest   327063003 . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
8. More lessons please, we're skiers, BBC Sport, 14 November 2004
9. Episode 221, The Ski Podcast, 20 September 2024
10. Clark, Ron (5 April 1997). "No easy ride in the trials of life". The Herald (Glasgow) . Retrieved 20 May 2021.
11. Raikes, Sally (4 July 2002). "Chalet Style". Scotland on Sunday.
12. Like mother like son – Olympic skier's son following in parent's footsteps, Ealing Times, 9 February 2018
13. Tate, Derek (2020). Learn, Enjoy, Flow & Grow. Kinross: Parallel Dreams Publishing. ISBN   978-0-9556251-9-0.
14. Children's Team Selection Announcement, GB Snowsport, 15 October 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021