Will Feneley

William Feneley (born 13 July 1999) is a British freestyle skier.[1] He competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics.[2]

Will Feneley
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Feneley
Nationality United Kingdom
Born (1999-07-13) 13 July 1999
Norwich, United Kingdom
Sport
SportFreestyle skiing
Event(s)Moguls
ClubGB Snowsport

Career

Feneley began skiing at the age of six.[3] He became the youngest mogul skier to represent Great Britain after competing in the Junior World Championships in 2014.[4] After some success on the competitive circuit, he was invited to join the British national squad in 2017.[5] He finished 23rd out of 30 competitors in the first qualifying round in the men's moguls event at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[6] He then finished 17th out of 20 competitors in the second qualifying round,[7] preventing him from reaching the finals.

Personal life

Feneley's brother Luke is also a freestyle skier. Feneley competes in artistic gymnastics, placing third in tumbling at a British national championship event.

References
  1. "FENELEY William - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com.
  2. "William FENELEY Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022.
  3. Sennitt, Owen (3 February 2022). "Norfolk freestyle skier takes shot at Winter Olympics success". Eastern Daily Press.
  4. Lazzari, Adam (24 March 2014). "Young Norfolk skier who is set to make history is aiming for Winter Olympics". Eastern Daily Press.
  5. Shaw, Steve (30 June 2017). "Norfolk teenager Will Feneley heads to Australia with British ski squad and targets place in 2022 Winter Olympics". Eastern Daily Press.
  6. "Winter Olympics 2022 - William Feneley misses top 10 but has second chance on Saturday to qualify for moguls final". Eurosport UK. 3 February 2022.
  7. "Winter Olympics 2022 - William Feneley misses out on moguls final after finishing 17th in second qualifying". Eurosport UK. 5 February 2022.


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