A future Winter Olympic hopeful from Bridgnorth has flown off to Italy to represent England at the ISF World Skiing Championships this week. Charlotte Shrimpton (pictured), who attends Bridgnorth Endowed School, has formed part of a five person skiing team against 18 other countries including Austria, France, Italy and Switzerland.
Charlotte’s team will be competing in the slalom and giant slalom events in Folgaria.The event represents an opportunity for Charlotte to take part in a world class event and get involved in an international get-together, which has been organised to encourage exchanges of culture between the participating countries.
Phil Loveday, headteacher at the Endowed School, said: “Charlotte is a fantastic young lady who works very hard to balance making great progress at school with the pressures of training and competitions. “We are very proud of her successes and wish her well in the World Championships.”
Charlotte returns from action tomorrow to catch up with her school work. She will also continue her skiing training in Telford to prepare for the British and Scottish Championships in Meribel, France this Easter.