A YEAR 8 pupil from The Queen Katherine School, Kendal, has just returned from his first international competition in Aosta Valley, Italy, achieving seventh place in the slalom competition. Jake Armitstead had previously attended the British Ski Academy training. Coaches commended Jake on 'a remarkable lack of fear to tuck and point his skis straight down the hill'.
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