"I felt I was skiing some of my best slalom I had ever done," Rob Poth reflects on last season

Rob Poth ended the 2018-2019 on a huge high as he scooped the British Slalom National Championship title in Tignes. Hard work, perseverance and not giving up when the going got tough on the course, meant that when he got to the finish, his time was best of the British racers and his name would join the likes of Alain Baxter, Noel Baxter, Dave Ryding as British Slalom Champion. Come the new season and Poth was moved up to race on the Europa Cup team. A big step up from racing on CIT and FIS races but moving in the direction that he needs to be taking if he is to achieve his ambitions in the sport.

With an older brother coaching with the Kandahar Racing set up, Poth is not averse to helping out with the coaching of the next generation racers. This passing of experience to the younger racers is great to see and is also building a small fan base for him.

The 23 year old from Potters Bar is currently ranked at 355 on the World Rankings in Slalom. Four top ten results in FIS slaloms last season including making the podium in Krvavec in February put a rosy complexion on the season. While the season ended for him nursing an injury, this has been a positive season for him.

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