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I first started skiing 8 years ago, when I went to Mayrhofen in Austria. Which living person do you most respect and why? Tiger Woods. He came from nothing, became number one and still never gives up. Proudest ski moment? Putting on a pair of skis of course. If I hadn't I wouldn't be here now. Worst ski moment? It was a comp in Australia. I lost control after the last jump, fell and was bouncing on my back and head right the way to the finish line where I crossed it headfirst and got stretchered off which didn't give me many points! What is your favourite ski resort? It's got to be Tignes. Loads of snow in the winter, and as it is a glacier you can still ski in the summer in the mornings and play golf in the afternoons. Perfect! Best Freestyle course you have competed on? The world Cup course in Steamboat, USA. I trained there for two seasons. If you could be anyone for the day who would it be and why? It would have to be David Beckham because he is very skilled and I wouldn't mind his mega bucks pay packet. If you were not a Ski athlete which other sport would you take up? Probably Welly throwing. No, I was joking, it would be golf definitely. How will your schoolteachers remember you? Ermm, the guy who threw a stink bomb in school assembly! It was funny at the time. Everyone had to evacuate the building; it was not funny when they found out who it was…. What was the worst thing written on your school report? ' Martin doesn't listen in Science, doesn't do his homework, so I have predicted him a U in his GCSE's '.………I got a C in the end. What was your favourite subject at school? Geography, and travelling with the Freestyle team is the best way to learn it. What was the last book you read? Ski and Board Magazine! What are your hobbies? Golf outdoors and Playstation at home. What is your greatest vice? Biting my nails my mum always tells me to stop. Who is your inspiration? My Uncle Lawrence he is my Godfather & Manager! He supports me all the time when I am down, so he keeps me going. Describe a good night out Going to a quiet pub first with my mates. Onto a nightclub, hopefully meeting some nice ladies and then……………! What do you drink on a night out? When training or competing I stick to soft drinks like lemonade or coke. But when I am at a party I'll have a drink but not beer, I absolutely hate it. I prefer Smirnoff Ice. Favourite film ever and also of the last 12 months? Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels favourite film ever and the last 12 months Anger Management. I like to be entertained! What are your three favourite TV programmes? Eastenders, Only Fools and Horses and They think it's all over. Who would you most like to meet? Jennifer Lopez, for obvious reasons…………No not like that! Which celebrity do you fancy most? Cameron Diaz, but we could have a height problem! What music do you play before a big night out? Oasis. What music do you play when you're sad to cheer you up? The Corrs. What do you hate? Brussel sprouts. What is your greatest fear? Spiders, especially the hairy ones!!! What puts a smile on your face? My 3-year-old cousin Abigail and of course winning! Which talent would you love to master? Skiing and not falling on my head! Seriously I'd love to be multi-lingual so I could show respect to people and talk to them in their native language when I visit their country. What is the naughtiest thing you have ever done? Running naked down a street at Christmas in London, don't think anyone recognised me! It was one of those truth or dare things never again! If you had to give up something for lent what would it be? This year I have given up crashing in competitions, hopefully! Okay, you've got £5 left in the world what would you spend it on? A Speck and Brie sandwich and a Hot Chocolate or if I wasn't hungry I'd give it to someone worse off than me. If you were granted one wish what would it be? Most people would say world peace, and obviously so would I. But I would really like to be a success in the Olympics and make the people that are backing me proud. What would be your most proud moment you could achieve in the next 4 years? Competing at the next Olympics in Turin 2006, and achieving a good result. That would make it all worth it. What advice would you give to any young skiers wishing to get in to Freestyle skiing? Freestyle skiing is a fun sport and a technical one as well. Spend as much time on your local dryslope as well as on the real stuff, always consider safety in what you do, but don't stop yourself trying new daring things. Practise makes perfect and most importantly have fun, relax and enjoy yourself. After your career as a skier athlete, what do you see yourself doing? At the moment I don't actually know because I am concentrating on my skiing full time. I would love to stay in the sports industry. I can't see myself in a 9-5 job 5 days a week. It would do my head in. Hopefully I could instruct the next generation of British Freestylers!!!!!
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