Tania Scilimati England Alpine Ski Team Member
Birth Date:	29th December 1986
Address:	La Poste, Panex 1867 Ollon Switzerland
E-mail:	tania@tania-ski.com
Educated at:	Lausanne: Gymnase Auguste Piccard: Maturity

I started skiing when I was 4 but I did not enjoy it at all. When I was 7, I tried again and simply loved it! I started racing in Switzerland as a mini and achieved pretty good results, so I carried on in the Children's I and II, training with the regional team.

When I was in my first year junior, I really wanted to represent Great Britain and therefore went to the British championships where I finished 3rd junior I in slalom. From the following season I became a member of the English Alpine Ski Team.

 I am now in my early 20's and have been a member of the England Alpine Ski Team for five years.  I finished my studies in July 2006 and got my Maturity in Lausanne. Two days after my last exam, I joined the full time British Development Team for which I was selected as A status. I have been picked by the BOA (British Olympic Association) as a silver passport holder which means I have prospects for the next Olympic game. From January 2007, I started training privately with Alex Hosp (he used to be a pro skier) and sometimes together with other racers from England. I mostly race the technical disciplines: slalom and giant slalom.