Alain Baxter
- ISBN-10
- 0954684354
- ISBN-13
- 9780954684358
- Category
- Skiers
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Dewi Lewis Publishing
- Author
- Andrew Ross
Description
Alain Baxter is Britain's leading skier and the only Briton to have won a Winter Olympics medal. After a 15-year climb up the rankings, Baxter caused the biggest upset at the 2002 Winter Olympics by clinching Britain's first ever skiing medal. Agonisingly, the ecstasy was short-lived. He failed a routine drugs test and was stripped of his medal. Baxter fought to clear his name and won, but the IOC refused to give his medal back. This is a story of determination, often against outrageous odds, and of his desire to once again reach the top of his competitive field.
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