Ellie Koyander (born Elleanor Koyander on 23 March 1991) is a British Olympic mogul skier who competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Early life

She was born in

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. She trained with the Sharks Ski Club in

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. She attended the

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, a

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. Her father is a former mogul skier.

Career

She started mogul skiing in 2002. By the age of 15 she had become the GBR Mogul skiing champion. and French Junior Champion She was coached by Patrick D. Deneen, father of USA moguls competitor Patrick M. Deneen.

2010 Winter Olympics

In the

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she was the youngest member of

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, aged 18. She was the youngest female ever to have competed in an Olympic

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event. Great Britain only entered three freestyle skiers in three separate events. All three competitors were female. In the actual competition, she came 24th out of 27. The first 20 qualified for the final.

Personal life

She used to live in

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in the picturesque

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. She now lives in Washington state with her husband and former fellow moguls Olympian, Patrick M. Deneen. On 29 June 2012 she carried the

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through Ashbourne.

References

External links

Her website

Twitter

Snowsport England

Video clips

Profile at the BBC

Interview in January 2009

YouTube channel
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