British Snowboard Champion 2004/05
Silver Olympic Passport Holder 2005/06
Podum Position (3rd) British Championships 2005/06
Podum Position (2nd) British Championships 2006/07
Podum Position (3rd) British Championships 2007/08
Represented Great Britain in the World Championships.

Biography

Steven is currently working on his biography, telling his story of how became interested in Snowboarding - read the story so far >

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Apart from competing in all the small charitable local races I entered another Giant Slalom F.I.S. race in Puy St. Vincent in France. Having to borrow a car and was accompanied by my good friend Craig, who spoke beginner French and could help me read the map, we set off. After eight hours of driving through snow blizzards and icy roads we stopped at a village hotel to ask directions but discovered that due to the poor visibility we had ventured into Italy over the Alps. We eventually arrived at our destination in the early hours of the morning and found a cheap hotel that was open late.

After only a few hours sleep I prepared my board and trained briefly before the race with another racer John Gillings, which I had met at the British Championships. His parents were of a wealthy background and could afford to pay for his coaching annually so I had hoped to learn something from him.
With a late starting time, rutted course and fatigued I was not so successful at this event. With more blizzards moving in and on advice from a friend we travelled back following a different route taking us into Italy. However we had not anticipated having to pay to go through the Frejus Tunnel. We were also low on fuel. We took a gamble and topped up with what we hoped would be enough fuel to get us back and also leave enough to pay for the tunnel. Unfortunately we were fifty French francs short. Luckily we searched our bags, pockets and the floor and found enough change to pay our way through the tunnel.
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