Talan Skeels-Piggins

Alpine skiing, Athlete

1970 –

95

Who is Talan Skeels-Piggins?

Talan Skeels-Piggins is a British alpine skier. Skeels-Piggins uses a sit-ski in competitions.

Skeels-Piggins is a former Royal Navy fighter controller. He was paralysed from the chest down following a motorcycle accident in March 2003, which shattered his spine and broke his neck. After his injury he was retained in the Armed Forces and serves as a Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Reserves.

He began skiing on a family holiday at the age of nine. Whilst in the navy he was captain of the Scotland, Northern England & Northern Ireland Command Team and was placed fourth overall in the Navy Ski Championships. After his accident he chose to start skiing using a sit-ski with the goal of competing at the Paralympics. He was selected to compete for the Great Britain team 14 months after sustaining his injuries and competes in the LW10/1 classification for athletes with paraplegia with no upper abdominal function and no functional sitting balance.

By 2008 he had reached a world ranking of 5th in the downhill event. At the 2009 World Championships in Korea, he finished 31st in the Super-G and improved on that position with a 26th-placed finish at the 2009 World Cup in Whistler.

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Born
Sep 10, 1970
Bath
Nationality
  • United Kingdom

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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