The GB Skeleton Development Squad
Can you tell us about the selection process for the fast track training programme run by the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association (BBSA), which is giving you the opportunity to be selected for the Milan Cortina Games in 2026?
The selection phases took place for around six months starting in April 2021. They tested us in a number of areas including: force deck testing, our ability on the push track, sprinting, counter movement jumps, among other things, as well as interviews.
After this a selected group of us were taken to Norway for the final selection where we were tested on our natural ability on the ice. It was then finally narrowed down to four girls.
It is a four-year programme and we are training full time in Bath with the hope to represent Great Britain and win a gold medal at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games.
You are one of just four athletes from a group of 370 to join the GB Skeleton Development Squad. To get to this point you had to go through five selection centres, culminating in a gruelling 10 days at the Lillehammer ice camp in Norway. How does it feel to have come this far?
It’s an amazing feeling to been given such a unique opportunity. Looking back, I’m glad I decided to sign up for the selection phases, even if they were challenging at times.