Thank you!

Big smiles when the post came today! 

My new gear from X-Bionic and X-Socks UK arrived! Massive thanks to Ardblair Sports Ltd for helping me with the support. Can't wait to get out training in the new kit! 

Check out www.x-bionic.co.uk for more high performance sportswear not only for wintersports but cycling and running too!

Nia's Everywhere....

Well today was the day the Jack Wills Young Brits Award Winners 2014 went up in stores all over the UK! I popped into the Norwich store to say hi today, it's surreal!

To follow the story and to see my fellow winners check out www.jackwills.com and for my interview and video follow www.blog.jackwills.com this is where I will also be posting my updates throughout the winter. For anybody interested in applying for 2015 there's information on the site!

In thumb news I'm now seeing my hand therapist regularly and have started physiotherapy. My thumb is healing well and I will be back on skis at the end of October! For the time being I'm doing fitness training 5-6 times a week to make up for the time I lost after recovering from surgery! 

Nia x

BIG NEWS

Quite a lot has happened in the last month! My focus has mainly been getting back to full health so I can return to training properly. 

Two weeks ago I went to Les Houches to see my old team mate Jazzy, I was meant to be easing myself back into training gently... But we decided to go hiking both days, each taking 5 hours each and climbing 1000m vertically each time! It was hard work and I was stronger than I thought so now I'm super motivated! It was weird going back to Les Houches in the summer and climbing up the pistes I'm usually racing down, and the views from Chamonix - Lac Blanc definitely made the effort worth it! 

As soon as I returned back to England I was working for BSA again at Norfolk Snowsports Club for the race camp before the All England Championships. I was with working the youngest group, most of them all too young to race in the championship but I look forward to seeing them race in the next few years! A huge well done to two of the boys who I've had great fun coaching when I've been at Norfolk Alex Ogden and Joseph Thompson who are now U10 and U12 English Champions! 

Now a BIG announcement to make!! Over the past few months people have been asking me what happened with the Jack Wills Extraordinary Young Brits award 2014. I am thrilled to announce I was a winner in the Endurance category!!! I've known for about 2 months and it's been so hard to keep it a secret!!!! This means I've won £5000 to help fund my winter season, and round the world travel next summer. I'm also extremely lucky to receive mentoring throughout the winter to help manage my season. It's a fantastic opportunity and I'm having so much fun! Over the last few months I've done photoshoots and interviews, and I will feature in Jack Wills stores from the 18th September! I would like to thank EVERYONE who has helped support by voting and sharing, I could not have done it without you! I'm now super excited to see how this winter goes and hopefully help raise the profile of British Ski Racing!

Here's a sneak peak at some of the behind the scenes pictures from my photoshoot! (Pictures were taken by the awesome Matt Holyoak!)

 

 

I've now started back fitness training and progress with my thumb recovery is going well. I've had my cast removed and I now have a removable splint. Fingers crossed I will be able to get back on skis at the end of October!

Will keep you updated!

Nia x