Former GB skier Graham Bell ate leftovers in restaurants

Olympian Graham Bell was so poor when he was training as a ski racer that he would eat the food other skiers had left behind on tables in restaurants.  Along with brother Martin, Bell competed for Great Britain at the Winter Olympics throughout the 1980s and 1990s. But he never made much money and doubled … Read more

Former Olympic skier Chemmy Alcott speaks of guilt as mother due to ‘dream’ job

Former British Olympic skier Chemmy Alcott says she feels ‘very guilty’ because her ‘dream’ job as lead presenter on Ski Sunday means she won’t be able to see her two sons, four and two, for six weeks Chemmy Alcott has spoken of her guilt as a mother after landing ‘dream’ job Skier and mother-of-two, 38, … Read more

Skier films plunging into a mountain crevasse and is buried under snow 

Heart-stopping footage shows the moment a mountain skier plummeted into a crevasse, badly injuring his leg. Edouard Bozon’s helmet camera recorded his terrifying situation metres underneath a mountain slope in the French Alps after his friend triggered a small avalanche that sent him flying into the ravine. Footage captures Edouard, from Lyon, screaming for help … Read more

Terrifying moment bear chases skier down mountain as chairlift passengers scream

Terrifying moment bear chases skier down mountain as chairlift passengers scream to warn him Footage shows the young tourist skiing for his life as the brown bear chases him  The incident took place at a ski resort in Predeal, Romania, over the weekend   Quick-thinking skier throws his backpack on the ground to distract the bear … Read more

A British and an Irish skier are among eight killed in separate avalanches in the Swiss Alps

A British man and an Irish man are among eight people that have been killed in a series of separate avalanches in the Swiss Alps over the last three days.  The 38-year-old British man, who has not been named, was with nine other people that were engulfed by snow while skiing off piste near Attelas, … Read more

Girlfriend of Romeo jet skier who crossed Irish Sea breaks silence to call him ‘a legend’

Jessica Radcliffe (pictured) says she wants boyfriend Dale McLaughlan freed from jail The girlfriend of a lovesick Romeo who got thrown in prison for crossing the treacherous Irish Sea on a jet ski just to see her broke her silence today to say: ‘He’s my hero’. Loved-up roofer Dale McLaughlan made the 25-mile journey from … Read more

Romeo jet skier, 28, who was jailed for riding across Irish Sea ‘CAN’T SWIM’

The Romeo roofer jailed on the Isle of Man for jet-skiing across the Irish Sea from Scotland to see his new sweetheart ‘can’t even swim’ and had less than ten minutes of fuel left when he hit land, MailOnline can reveal today. Dale McLaughlan’s daring 25-mile trip has also got him in trouble with his … Read more

Lindsey Vonn shows off her stunning Olympic skier bikini body

Lindsey Vonn turned 36-years-old on Sunday and celebrated by showing off her incredibly toned bikini body. The blonde bombshell from Minnesota took to Instagram to post several images where she was on a beach vacation with friends as well as her fiance, pro hockey player PK Subban. ’36 and still in the mix! Thank you … Read more

Astonishing moment a pod of friendly dolphins swim alongside a jet skier by Shoreham-on-Sea

Astonishing moment a pod of friendly dolphins swim alongside a jet skier in the sea off Brighton Nicholas Coleman, 31, filmed the pod of dolphins a mile from the Brighton coast Two young dolphins and two adults played beside his jet ski as he rode along First time he has seen dolphins off the south … Read more