Jilly Curry

Jilly Curry
Personal information
Full name Jilly Wallace
National team Great Britain
Citizenship British
Born (1964-11-29) November 29, 1964
Years active 1984 - 1994
Sport
Country Great Britain
Sport Freestyle skiing
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 1992, 1994

Jilly Wallace (née Curry, born 29 November 1964) is a British former freestyle skier, who won 29 FIS World Cup medals, which is more than any other British skier or snowboarder. She competed at the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics.

Career

Curry competed in freestyle skiing from 1984-1994. During her career, she won 29 FIS World Cup medals, including three gold medals. Her medal tally more than any other British skier or snowboarder in FIS World Cup events.[1][2][3] Curry came fourth in the aerial skiing demonstration event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, and also competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.[1][4]

Personal life

Curry is married to Robin Wallace, who competed for Great Britain in freestyle skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. Their son Lloyd competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 Bell, Graham (16 November 2017). "Meet the 22-year-old skier with the chance of an Olympic medal in a forgotten Winter sport". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. "FOUR MEDALS FOR GB SKIERS". Planet Ski. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. "Inspiration all around as Wallace sets sights on Olympic dream". Team GB. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. Burton, Mark (6 February 1994). "Rest of British: Who else can lead the world a dance at the Winter Games?: Jilly Curry - Freestyle skiing". The Independent. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  5. Abbott, Harry (25 January 2018). "Semley aerials skier Lloyd Wallace going to Winter Olympics". Salisbury Times. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  6. Dean, Sam (7 November 2017). "British aerial skier Lloyd Wallace soars towards Pyeongchang after horror crash that left him in a coma". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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