Full Name: Sega Louise Fairweather

Date of Birth: 5.8.90

Address: Swadlincote, Derbyshire

My School: Burke Mountain Academy, Vermont, USA
Burke continues a tradition of athletic excellence. Since 1970, over 100 BMA graduates have been members of the US Ski Team or skied on other National Teams. 45 have been Olympians. BMA is the most successful program of its kind in the US.

Ski Clubs:Dragons

Ski Coach: Adam Chadbourne
BA, Bates College, 1997, USSA Internationally Certified Coach. Adam is returning for his fifth year as Alpine Program Director at BMA following six years with the US Ski Team. While with the US Team Adam worked as the head coach of the mens Europa Cup SL/GS group and as the head of the Mens Development Team. Prior to his work with the mens team he led J3/J4 development efforts for the USSA, serving as the Youth Development Coach (running Eastern and NDS youth projects including Topolino and training camps around the world). Adam lives in Lyndon Center with his wife Alison and their daughters Emma and Anya.

Brief Ski history:
Learned to ski at Swadlincote dry slope, Derbyshire in 1996. I was the first girl to win the All England, Welsh and Irish champs in the same season at age 9. Since then I have gone on to compete around the world and have represented my country for the last 5 years on snow. I am currently planning my 2009/2010 season calendar.

HONOURS

2009

• Jan
  • 2nd Downhill, Sugarloaf
• Feb
  • 1st Giant Slalom at Temu, Italy
• March
  • 1st Super G, Burke Mountain, Vermont
  • 1st Super G Burke Mountain, Vermont
  • 3rd British National Champs, Downhill
  • 3rd British National Champs, Super G
  • 3rd British National Champs, slalom
  • 3rd Overall combined, British Ladies
  • 1st British Junior Downhill
  • 1st British Junior Super G
  • 1st British Junior Slalom
  • 1st British Junior Woman Overall

2008

• Jan
  • 2nd Giant Slalom Mount Sunapee USA
• Feb
  • 2nd Downhill Sugarloaf USA Eastern Championships
  • 1st Super G Sugarloaf USA Eastern Championships
• March
  • 3rd Slalom Sugarloaf USA Eastern Championships
  • 1st Junior Downhill British Champs
  • 1st Junior Super G British Champs
• Recipient of the Penny Maybey award (Ladies Ski Club of Great Britain)

2006

• 1st Super G Puy St Vincent, France
• 1st slalom in Puy st Vincent,France
• 1st Giant Slalom Courcheval France
• 1st Super G National Junior Champs Meribel
• 2nd Giant Slalom National Champs meribel
• 2nd Slalom Australian National Championships
• Winner of the South Derbyshire Sports Awards - Junior Sportswoman of the year
• Runner up - Derbyshire Sports Awards - Junior Sportswoman of the year

2005

• 1st slalom Norway
• 2nd Giant slalom Norway
• Winner of the South Derbyshire Sports Awards - Junior Sportswoman of the year

2004

• British super G and Giant slalom champion
• Winner of the Leicester Mercury Sports awards - Junior Sportswoman of the year

Other interests: Geology, cycling and spending time in the gym.

Special thanks to my coaches over the years: Howard Blackman, Dave Durgan, Robin Kellen, Simon Brown, Dave Jacobs and Tim Fawke who have pointed me in the right direction.