Kelly Galagher wins Britain’s first ever Paralympic Winter gold medal

Visually impaired skier Kelly Gallagher has today become Britain’s first ever Winter Paralympics gold medallist.

She won the women’s Super-G at the Rosa Khutor slopes in Sochi this morning, accompanied by her guide Charlotte Evans.

They were the first pair out … Read More

Michael Schumacher needs a miracle

Michael Schumacher’s family have been informed by doctors at the French hospital where the 45-year-old F1 legend is being treated, that the chances of recovery are now so slim that only ‘a miracle’ can save him.

Schumacher has been … Read More

Esprit Ski defends its ‘family-friendly’ reputation

We recently published a report from our teen correspondent, Katie Campkin, claiming Esprit Ski was not as ‘family-friendly’ as it claimed, when it comes to family holidays with children of mixed ages.  You can read her report by clicking HERE.  … Read More

Unlucky start for GB sit-skier Anna Turney

British Paralympian sit-skier Anna Turney took part in her first event, the downhill, this morning.  Unfortunately she didn’t have the same luck as Jade Etherington (silver medallist in the alpine downhill this morning, as we reported in an earlier story … Read More

Jade Etherington wins downhill silver

Early this morning, 22-year-old Jade Etherington won Britain’s first ever women’s Winter Paralympic medal on snow. 

What an amazing start for Team ParalympicsGB on the first day of action at the Winter Paralympics in Sochi! 

She won the silver medal … Read More

Fifteen-year-old Paralympic skier carries the flag

Britain’s youngest ever Winter Paralympian, Millie Knight – a 15-year old partially-sighted alpine skier – carried the flag at this afternoon’s Opening Ceremony of the Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi. 

Millie lost much of her sight having ingested a parasite called Toxocara, … Read More

Our ten favourite Sochi moments

Sochi 2014, we miss you….

We’re bereft after two fabulous weeks of sporting excitement…

So here to celebrate (in no particular order), are our top 10 favourite Winter Olympic moments of the last fortnight:

1 Jenny Jones winning our first … Read More

Should school holiday prices be capped?

Last week, half term marked one of the busiest weeks of the skiing year, and one of the most expensive weeks to holiday in the Alps.  Once more, the awkward question whether to take children out of school during term-time to … Read More

Half-term in Le Grand Bornand

Here’s the second in our series of half-term reports – written by kids for kids.  This one’s on the French resort of Le Grand Bornand, by Sam Nutt, aged 12.

We drove out to Le Grand Bornand for the half … Read More

GB misses out on historic gold

Team GB had a frustrating day at the Sochi Olympics today, failing to achieve two historic gold medal targets.

In the Cube, the male curlers led by skip Dave Murdoch had to be content with the silver medal … Read More