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Ronald 'Boris' Duncan CPhys (born 4 September 1962) is a former British alpine skier who competed on the annual FIS Alpine Ski World Cup circuit from 1981-1993, at four FIS Alpine World Ski Championships and at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. [1] [2] He set up @UK PLC in 1999. [3]
In 1980 and 1983, Duncan was the British men's downhill champion. [4] He was also the men's super-G champion in 1991 and men's combined champion in 1983 and 1991. [4] Duncan's best finish on the world cup circuit was in the downhill on 15 March 1990, when he finished in 13th place at Are in Sweden. [2] [5]
At the 1988 Winter Olympics, Duncan finished 37th in the men's downhill and 'did not finish' the men's combined. [1] In the 1992 Winter Olympics he finished 31st in the men's downhill, 40th in the men's super-G and 'did not finish' the men's combined. [1]
From 2002-04 Duncan was the chairman of the British Ski and Snowboard Federation, trading as Snowsport GB, the governing body for skiing and snowboarding in Great Britain. [6]
Duncan is the co-founder and chairman of @UK PLC. [7] [3] Previously, he ran a computer software consultancy. [7] In 2014 and 2015 he was shortlisted for Entrepreneur of the Year, at the Grant Thornton Quoted Company Awards. [8] [9] [10]
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