Chemmy competed in her third Olympics, at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Again competing in all five alpine disciplines (Downhill, Super G, Giant Slalom, Super Combined and Slalom) and equalled her best Olympic placing after finishing 11th in the super-combined. She also achieved a further two top 20 finishes, placing 13th in the downhill and 20th in the super-G.
At the Turin 2006 Olympic Winter Games, Chemmy's 11th place finish was the best Olympic performance by a British female skier since 1968; she also achieved a top twenty finish in the Super G.
“This is great news for us; Chemmy joins an already strong UK team, including Ed Drake, TJ Baldwin, Max Moss and Imogen Taylor, to name a few. Chemmy is a great ambassador for our brand moving forwards, she has achieved some great results in her career to date, and we look forward to working with her to help break her existing records” said Jason Summerfield, Manager of ATOMIC UK.
Chemmy joining the ATOMIC TEAM reinforces the fact that we have the strongest athletes in the UK. We are proud to work with such a focussed and successful group of competitors, and look forward to seeing the podiums littered with red and white skis for the 2010/11 race season.
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