'The Skipper'

'The Skipper'

How old are you?  35

How long have you been skiing?  20 Years

What is your preferred discipline? Sprint

What are your skiing aspirations?  To be the best that I can be in all disciplines and to score an overall World Top 25 ranking.

What would be your advice to upcoming skiers? Be bold and try your best.  Train hard and you will be rewarded.  Believe only in yourself and that you are truly the best.  Overcome what is thrown at you in pursuance of your goal.

Is there anything you do before a race? To try to imagine myself on the course, focus, visualise every turn every pitch and try to raise my anxiety levels.

Who is your sporting hero? Right now it has to be Usain Bolt – he epitomises the values of a true sportsman.  Back ‘when I were a lad’ it was Daley Thomson – LEGEND.

What do you do to relax? There is no time for that!  I’m switched on 24/7!

What is your nickname? Nobby or Skip.

If you were not a ski racer what would you be doing? I’d probably still be in a bobsleigh!

Who is your secret crush? Maggie from SSGB.

What is you favorite food? Anything with pasta.

What’s on your iPod? 9,367 songs so pretty much everything that was ever composed. Oh and photos of my girls.

Can you tell us something nobody else knows about you? I don’t wear underwear beneath my race suit.

What song is most likely to make you move on the dance floor? Anything from Saturday Night Fever if you want to see the moves!

What can you be heard saying most often (catchphrase/motto)? ‘We’re all tired’ or ‘Dry your eyes’