The sliding Irish
…tionally and financially in order to compete for our country. The sport of skeleton is ferociously expensive; perhaps not by Formula 1 standards, but as an unfunded athlete, the financial burden is crippling. Faced with what for most would probably feel like an insurmountable battle, I draw on my fighting spirit and refuse to be beaten. With the World Skeleton Championships coming up in Whistler, Canada this year, I need your help. I desperately n…
15th September 2018read full article
Winter Olympic Potential
…r Olympic ambitions. Great Britain is the leading country in the world for Skeleton, achieving continuous success at every Winter Olympics since Skeleton was added. Most recently in PyeongChang 2018, Lizzy Yarnold defended her title winning her second gold medal, and Laura Deas and Dom Parsons both won bronze medals. I am confident that I have the best team around me and I have the passion and determination to achieve my ultimate Winter Olympic go…
3rd May 2019read full article
Support My Olympic Dream
…ith a new Olympic cycle underway, and having watched the success of the GB Skeleton team in Pyeongchang this Winter Olympics, it makes me even more motivated and determined to achieve my goal. I’m sure you all watched the Games and were as ecstatic as I was when Lizzy retained her Olympic title, whilst both Laura and Dom won bronze! This incredible achievement just adds to the successful history of British Skeleton who can boast an Olympic medal a…
28th May 2018read full article
Winter Olympics | Cool Runnings Ireland
…Help Irish Skeleton racer Brendan Doyle with his 2018 Winter Olympics fundraising campaign. The Skeleton racer needs financial help to qualify for PyeongChang and is trying to combat that with Winter Olympics Fundraising on Pledge Sports….
1st July 2015read full article
Get Philippa To Winter Olympics 2022
…ry interesting. What is interesting is that I am part of the Great British Skeleton team and love to slide down hills of ice, head first, at 70mph plus. I train full time in Bath in the summer and around world in the winter. With all this training I don’t have enough time or energy to be able to work to earn money for all my expenses. I do get lottery funding from UK sport but that is very minimal and very difficult to live on. I am starting this…
1st January 2018read full article