Both were commanding athletes: Catlin, a US track cyclist, was a three-times world champion and Olympic silver medalist, and Soutter, a snowboarder, was tipped to be one of Team Great Britain’s strongest contenders for the 2022 Winter Olympics, having already won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Youth Olympic […]
Éire Rowland-Evans, an 18 year-old bobsleigh athlete based in Swansea, has been accepted onto The True Athlete Project’s Global Athlete Mentoring Programme. The programme pairs Olympic, Paralympic and other elite senior athletes with aspiring juniors in a nurturing, year-long relationship. Together, mentor and mentee journey through TAP’s holistic curriculum, exploring […]
The snowsports charity that supports young and upcoming athletes with their funding and mental health needs, has launched a new personal and corporate scheme that offers a variety of opportunities to help change lives. There are seven different levels of sponsorship available, starting at €500 annually and going up to […]
Benedict Smith from Family Traveller discusses homeschooling, Olympics and Covid-19 with two of the UK’s most exciting young snowboarders funded by the trailblazing Ellie Soutter Foundation Tony Soutter has one of those rare personalities that makes you warm to him immediately. Friendly, down to earth and in possession of an […]
The Ellie Soutter Foundation is staging a virtual auction, this Saturday, July 4th, 2020. The charity, which is dedicated to supporting talented young people in snow sports, will stream the auction live from the French Alps on Saturday 4th July between 4:30-7:30pm CET. Items available to bid for include a […]
The Ellie Soutter Foundation is staging a virtual auction, this Saturday, July 4th, 2020. The charity, which is dedicated to supporting talented young people in snow sports, will stream the auction live from the French Alps on Saturday 4th July between 4:30-7:30pm CET. Items available to bid for include a […]
The Ellie Soutter Foundation is staging a virtual auction, this Saturday, July 4th, 2020. The charity, which is dedicated to supporting talented young people in snow sports, will stream the auction live from the French Alps on Saturday 4th July between 4:30-7:30pm CET. Items available to bid for include a […]
On Lorraine Denman’s left forearm is a tattoo depicting her daughter. Ellie Soutter stands with her arms aloft, the waters of a French lake lapping around her legs – looking out into the distance. “It was one of her favourite pictures,” Lorraine says. “I see happiness, I see freedom.” Ellie, […]
Ellie Soutter Foundation to sponsor young snowboarder Mia Brookes A foundation set up in memory of a British snowboarder has marked the first anniversary of her death by sponsoring a second athlete. Ellie Soutter died on her 18th birthday and her father, Tony, set up the Ellie Soutter Foundation to […]
Had I read the words “GB snowboarder Ellie Soutter triumphs at the 2019 Alpine World Ski Championships” this winter, I wouldn’t have been surprised in the slightest. I’d have been delighted, but not surprised. But when, on 26th July 2018, I read the words “This cruel world took my soul […]
