Simon Bates - British Freestyle A Team (3rd year in team)
'The Flying Scotsman'
Home Town - Edinburgh
Date of Birth - 29th Jan 1977 (age 24)
Education - Local comprehensive, then joint honours Computing and Electronics at
Edinburgh University, graduating in 1998.
Occupations when not competing - Ski and snowboard instructor working on local
dryslope when at home.
Also worked at temp office work, computer consultant, waiter in Little Chef,
Kleeneze salesman
When /where did you learn to ski - at age 6 on the local dryslope (Midlothian Ski
Centre)
Lots of school trips and family holidays to Scottish and European resorts
Competition history - Competed in Alpine events at primary / secondary school.
Five years of Alpine race training and competing on Alpine dryslope and snow
circuits - many age group podium places
Started mogul competitions on dryslope in 1994 - 2nd in All England Championships
Welsh dryslope mogul champion 1995
Winner of Dryslope Mogul League 1996
All England mogul champion 1997
Scottish Junior Mogul Champion at Nevis Range 1995
British Downhill Speedskiing Championships Glencoe 1995 - 2nd (over 125 kph)
Three Regions Championships Telemark Champion 1997
European Mogul Challenge 1996 - Meribel- Quarter final
European Mogul Challenge 1997 - Val d'Isere - Quarter final
British Dryslope Snowboard Championships 1998 - 2nd in slalom
Scottish Mogul Championships 1999 - 2nd
Anglo-Scottish Mogul Champion 2000
British Mogul Championships 1999 - 2nd
Rocky Mountain Mogul League Breckonridge 1999 -5th
French Mogul Championships 2000 - 6th
Australian Cup 2000 -6th single moguls, 5th dual moguls
Oberstdorf Europa Cup 2001 - 10th single moguls, 9th dual moguls
Scottish Freestyle Championships 2001 - 2nd single moguls, 1st dual moguls, 3rd Big
Air
Australian Cup 2001 -7th single moguls, 9th dual moguls
British Freestyle Championships 2001 - 1st in Moguls, Dual Moguls, Ski Cross
Ski jumped off 30m hill in Steamboat Springs, Colorado but not in competition
World Ranking (Nov 2001 - Jan 2002)
Single Moguls
104/834
779 35 points,
Dual Moguls
70/576
730.50 points
Plans for 2001/2002 Season
November - from 17th training with Phillipe Dufour in Tignes for World Cup
December - 1st Tignes, FRAWorld Cup
5th to Steamboat Springs, Colorado USA for World Cup on 15th/16th. Training with
Winter Sports Club.
17th to Sauze d'Oulx, ITA with David Spiers. Europa Cup on 21st/22nd
Work at dryslope over Christmas/ New Year
January - depending on whether Olympic qualification has been achieved Either 5th Oberstdorf, GER World Cup
11th/12th Livigno, ITA Europa Cup
then Steamboat for training
or
18th/20th Lake Placid, USA World Cup
26th/27th Blackcomb, CAN World Cup
to Calgary for Olympic training
February
depending on whether Olympic qualification has been achieved Either 12th Salt Lake City, USA Olympics
or
training in Steamboat, possibly some Nor-Ams
March
1st/13th training in Steamboat
16th /17th Ski Cross Nevis Range, SCO
23rd/30th British Championships Val Thorens, FRA
April
6th/7th Scottish Championships Cairngorm