Meribel 2023: Five stars who shone at the Inter Services
The final piece of action at the Inter Services snowsports championships in Meribel has taken place meaning the spectacular week-long event is over.
But which military skiers or snowboarders had the best week?
Here are five forces stars who made the headlines in Meribel.
1. Flying Officer Kirsty Guest (Royal Air Force)
The undoubted queen of the slopes in 2023.
Flying Officer Kirsty Guest had never competed at an Inter Services in Meribel before this week but now, she has to be considered one of the best to ever appear at the memorable event.
She competed in five women's Alpine races this week and won every single one of them.
A 100% winning record at your first-ever Inter Services doesn't happen often.
Perhaps her best moment of the week was this run in the Alpine Downhill event.
2. Major Tessa Pirie (British Army)
While Fg Off Guest has taken the Alpine women's crown, Major Tessa Pirie can be very proud of her week's performance.
She's finished second on the podium in every Alpine women's race which is a remarkable haul of five silver medals.
She may be sick of the sight of a certain RAF skier but Maj Pirie's performances have boosted the Army's team haul each day.
In an interview with Forces News, Maj Pirie also revealed she's got international pedigree.
3. Lieutenant James French (Royal Navy)
A man who has slipped between Alpine and Telemark events but walks away with six medals.
While he didn't win anything on the opening day, the Navy man quickly recovered to take gold in the Telemark Sprint and bronze in the Alpine Giant Slalom.
He's also won gold in the Telemark Classic and Parallel Sprint races as well as silver medals in the Alpine Super Giant Slalom and Downhill event.
His highlight was winning the Telemark Classic in our live broadcast on the Forces News YouTube channel.
4. Able Seaman Graeme Price (Royal Navy)
He's a man with a lot of experience at Meribel and he used that to his advantage this week to continue his Inter Services medal haul.
Able Seaman Graham Price was victorious in the Alpine Giant Slalom event on Tuesday with a superb run.
He backed that up with another pair of gold medals in the Alpine Super Giant Slalom and Alpine Downhill races.
The Navy skier, who won medals at the 2019 and 2022 Inter Services, looked right at home on the slopes.
5. Staff Sergeant Lisa Gibson (British Army)
The first women's snowboard winner of the week and the last too.
It's been an interesting seven days for Staff Sergeant Lisa Gibson who was a late call-up to the Army snowboarding team.
However, it was a smart decision from the team's management as SSgt Gibson won gold in the Parallel Giant Slalom and Snowboard Slopestyle events.
It was only in the BFBS Snowboard Cross that she failed to podium but for a late arrival to end the week with two gold medals is very impressive.
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