Chelsea skier Charlie Raposo insists he must take confidence from his performances on the piste after missing out on another medal at the Delancey British National Alpine Ski Championships on Friday.

Having soared to victory in Thursday’s Giant Slalom, Raposo entered the

UVEX British National Championships Slalom brimming with self-belief after proving himself on the national stage.

The 21-year-old’s first run saw him cross the line in a promising time of 43.41 seconds, but after crashing out in the second, Raposo’s dream of a second title was cut short.

But despite the inevitable disappointment in missing out on a podium spot, Raposo insists it’s onwards and upwards from here.

“You’ve got to do what you can and sometimes it doesn’t work out,” he said.

“The first run was actually ok. It was definitely good at the bottom but it took me a while to get into my rhythm at the top.

“I haven’t skied that much this year, which is unfortunate because I do enjoy it ad have the potential to go very fast.

“In the second run, it went wrong because I straddled, I came into the turn a bit early and then my skis were on the wrong side of the gate.

“I’m not frustrated though. My skiing has taken a step in the right direction and I just need to focus on the good points.”

The top spot of the podium was taken by Dave Ryding, whose time of 1:26.70 minutes placed him way above the rest of the British field.

Ryding made history this season by becoming the first British Alpine skier to achieve a World Cup podium finish in 35 years, with his silver medal-winning performance in Kitzbuehel in January.

And with Raposo hopeful of making next season’s British centralised squad, he insists he can learn plenty from Ryding as he continues to go from strength-to-strength on the slopes.

“Dave’s success has been a good booster to the programme that has been coming together, they’ve brought in Rory Tapner, the CEO, and Dan Hunt, our performance director, who really knows what he is doing,” he said.

“I really think they are going to help push British skiing forward and I’m excited to work with and be a part of that.

“There’s something about being in the national team, as opposed to being on my own. That exterior pressure helps you to improve significantly.

“It will be sweet to be around Dave too, not that he’s a Giant Slalom skier, but hopefully my Slalom skills will come on.”

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